Pollen drifts innocuously through the air. From dusk until dawn, you just can’t seem to stop sneezing. Then one morning you wake up with a sore throat and a cough. Is it that cold your neighbor had ...

The allergies or cold question is relevant for more of the year as climate crisis has made allergy season longer and more intense.Photograph: Carol Yepes/Getty Images Ah, spring. A time of thawing and ...

You're stuffed up, you're sniffling - but is it an allergy or is it a cold? It's not always easy to tell, even for someone like Dr. Kevin Lunde, an otolaryngologist at Baylor Plano hospital in Texas. ...

As temperatures rise, flowers bloom and viruses continue to circulate, it can be challenging to tell whether it’s the last gasps of cold season or if allergy season springs anew. Both have similar ...

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Navigating the seasonal sniffles or sudden sneezes can be perplexing—Is it a common cold or the handiwork of allergies? Understanding their subtle disparities becomes paramount as we tread the fine ...

With fall here, it can be hard to tell whether you’re dealing with a cold or allergies. But according to Cleveland Clinic allergist Sandra Hong, MD, there are some key differences. “Very frequently ...