The flowers are in bloom along the Ballona Creek bike path and all over Southern California. Which prompts a question: Is that sneeze allergies or COVID? (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) It's a ...

No matter why it's happening, a cough is always annoying-it's loud, it's uncomfortable, and it never fails to garner unwanted attention. "The purpose of a cough is to help us," says Monica Lee, MD, an ...

ATLANTA - With pollen swirling, and coronavirus cases creeping up again, how do you know if that cough or sniffle is spring allergies, or COVID-19? Dr. Darria Long Gillespie, an emergency physician in ...

Your nose is runny, your eyes are swollen and your new nickname might as well be Sneezy. Classic seasonal allergy symptoms, right? Maybe, but you could also be battling a cold. “They can be hard to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The cough started when I was around 25 or 26. I noticed it right before the pandemic, and I didn’t have a ...

When common allergies progress beyond typical symptoms, they can develop into more serious respiratory conditions requiring medical intervention. Allergic bronchitis represents a concerning ...

Coughing, sore throat and fatigue are overlapping symptoms between different infections and viruses such as flu and COVID. Allergies may also mask as something contagious. Jessica was a writer on the ...

Sneezing in the morning, a runny nose or coughing often goes unnoticed as minor ailments in kids. However, these harmless ...

Though they’re separate conditions, allergic rhinitis and asthma are both atopic diseases. Allergies can trigger asthma, and having asthma can increase your risk for allergic rhinitis. Allergic ...

It’s a confusing time for pollen-sensitive Southern Californians. Spring has arrived, bringing with it the sneezing, coughing and wheezing triggered by seasonal allergies. The Santa Ana winds expected ...