Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This week, the providers at UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics in York and Spring Grove continue to see pink eye, viral illness ...

Pennsylvania health officials want to stay ahead of an emerging tick-related disease that can cause a life-threatening reaction to red meat. A bite from a lone star tick can cause so-called alpha-gal ...

Unfortunately, many cases may go undiagnosed.

Early-season tick bites have been driving more people to emergency rooms since 2017, and Virginia, along with several other ...

Researchers say they believe they've documented the first known death from alpha-gal syndrome — a red meat allergy caused by tick bites. The findings, by researchers at the University of Virginia ...

Hours after savoring that perfectly grilled steak on a beautiful summer evening, your body turns traitor, declaring war on the very meal you just enjoyed. You begin to feel excruciating itchiness, ...

A lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) found near Aden, Va. The tick can cause alpha-gal syndrome as well as carry other diseases, including ehrlichiosis, tularemia and Southern tick-associated rash ...

This week, the providers at UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics in York and Spring Grove continue to see pink eye, viral illness with high fevers and strep throat. This week, pediatricians at Penn ...