OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - If you’ve been sneezing a lot lately, you’re not alone. One in four people experience seasonal allergies, which happen to be particularly worse this time of year. Air Pollution ...

Houston Health Department microbiologist Christina Utz starts every workday at 7 a.m. on the roof of the Holcombe Laboratory to collect air samples from the previous 24 hours. She always has some ...

KPRC 2′s Daji Aswad went to the City of Houston’s lab where they showed her how they count the irritating particles and what they look like under the microscope. Allergy season is the entire year ...

While typical pollen seasons come and go, there's one allergen that can occur year-round in Houston because of the region's tropical-like climate. That's mold spores. And while mold spore levels are ...

Monitoring fungal spores in the outdoor air can predict surges in flu and COVID-19 infections, especially during the fall, according to a new study. The study is presented at ASM Microbe 2025 in Los ...

Pollen is a nightmare for many of us as spring rolls around and our allergies make an appearance yet again. When the velvety yellow dust covers our porches and window frames, however, it becomes more ...

Dear Doctors: I have hay fever, but usually it’s not that bad. This year, however, it has been awful. I’m plugged up, my eyes are itchy and by the end of the day, I have a headache. We live near ...

While January is not a month that many think about tree pollen allergens in the air, there’s one tree known to peak in pollen ...

ATLANTA — Are you ready for peak pollen counts over the next couple of weeks? Now that the rain has moved out, we are entering into a dry and warmer pattern. We expect those pollen spores to explode ...

ATLANTA — Spring has officially begun, and here in north Georgia, spring and pollen go hand in hand. Thursday, March 20, the pollen count in Atlanta reached 1,551, which is considered "extremely high.