New study indicates that 'desensitisation' could be a potential treatment for adults suffering from peanut allergies ...

The vast majority of cases — 646 — are in Texas, where an outbreak in the western part of the state is approaching the ...

Medically reviewed by Corinne Savides Happel, MD Seasonal allergies happen when your body's immune system overreacts to ordinarily harmless things in the environment, like pollen. This overreaction ...

More than 35 million adults in the U.S. have chronic kidney disease, and just a fraction of them even know it. And the number ...

Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) is an autoimmune condition ... While you may be able to treat LADA with oral medications at first (similar to T2D), you will eventually need to take ...

Malaria is a disease spread by a specific type of mosquito. On the occasion of World Malaria Day 2025, a top infectious ...

Scientists in Sweden have taken an important step forward in understanding how a very common virus, called Epstein-Barr virus ...

The "best" cough medicine is ultimately based on the type of cough you have, as well as an evaluation of possible side effects. The three main types of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines adults can use ...

The Wake County health department confirmed a case of pertussis at a Raleigh high school. Here’s what to know about the illness.

Migraine with aura is the most prominent individual risk factor for unexplained stroke in adults younger than 50 years, particularly in women and in those with patent foramen ovale (PFO), a new ...

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