EHR documentation of penicillin allergies often misclassifies intolerances as allergies, leading to potential adverse outcomes from inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. The study found only 50.9% ...

Winter rashes and allergies increase as cold, dry air strips skin moisture and weakens its barrier. Indoor living raises ...

Allergic reactions experienced by children were erythematous rash or itching (31%), hives (15.8%), angioedema (12.8%), ...

Maryland has one of the highest Lyme disease rates in the nation. However, federal funding lapses, cancellations and delays ...

As people with α-gal syndrome seek to boost awareness, researchers are looking to harness the molecule for new therapies ...

Don't just assume symptoms like nausea and vomiting are a stomach bug. It could also be this nightmare illness.

Have your ears or neck ever broken out in a random skin rash after wearing new jewelry? It's likely because you have a metal allergy. Here are several metals most likely to cause such an allergic ...

Bethenny Frankel revealed that she was still looking at the bright side after contracting a bacterial infection during her ...

News of a New Jersey man’s death from alpha-gal syndrome made national headlines last month. Should Philly be worried?

Symptoms of food allergies in children: Food allergy symptoms in toddlers are not always dramatic. Many are subtle, scattered across different systems of the body, and easy to dismiss as common ...

A rash that doesn't heal may be a sign of cancer. Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer. Petechiae can resemble rashes but don't typically itch. A rash that doesn’t heal or go ...

The family of a Colorado woman who died while in jail has filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming that medical staff at the jail where she was held ignored a fatal allergic reaction. Ashley Raisbeck, ...