Five Things That Could Save Your Life If You’re Immunocompromised
Hello from day 1,113 of isolation. It’s me, your immunocompromised friend in hell. Most days, it feels like the entire world wants you to eff off and die before they’ll…
It’s Time to Start Taking Your Spring Allergies Seriously
It’s not your imagination—spring allergy season really is getting worse every year. (Thanks, climate change.) Pollen seasons now start 20 days earlier and last 10 days longer than they did…
The Best Ways to Relieve Itchy Skin Without a Prescription
This post is part of our Home Remedy Handbook, a tour of the landscape of home remedies from the iffy to the doctor-approved. Read more here. Whether your itchy skin…
Don’t Waste Money on Food Allergy Tests (and What to Do Instead)
Photo: New Africa (Shutterstock) It happens to a lot of people: You start to notice a pattern of unpleasant symptoms, and they seem connected to your diet, so you begin…
Don’t Get Hepatitis From These Recalled Frozen Berries
Photo: RomarioIen (Shutterstock) You never can quite trust that a fresh raspberry isn’t hiding an essence of mold before you bite into it, but a recent recall should give you…
Maybe Dogs Are Allergic to You, Have You Ever Thought of That?
Photo: Stickler (Shutterstock) Anyone who lives with allergies knows how deeply unpleasant they can be, knocking you out with a range of symptoms affecting you from head-to-toe. Dogs feel our…
You Need to Prepare Now for a Holiday Guest With a Food Allergy
Photo: Alphonsine Sabine (Shutterstock) Having friends and family over for the holidays is stressful enough as it is, but if any of your guests have food allergies, you may be…
Maybe It’s Time to Get an Air Purifier
Photo: Parinya Smithijaroenpon (Shutterstock) I’m slow to catch on sometimes. Even though I’d had intermittent wheezing over the years, I didn’t learn I had asthma until my 30s. And even…
Maybe That ‘Virus’ Is Actually a Fall Allergy
Photo: encierro (Shutterstock) When you get the sniffles or a scratchy throat, you might jump to the conclusion you’re sick—and since the pandemic began, there’s plenty of reason to be…
This Treatment Protects Immunocompromised People From COVID
Photo: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP (Getty Images) When the CDC was preparing to recommend the new bivalent COVID booster vaccines (speaking of which, most of us should make plans to get one),…