The nose bidet: can nasal rinses cure hay fever? I tried them for two weeks to find out
Nasal irrigation is popular in south Asia and on the rise in Europe and the US. A chronic hay fever sufferer sees if it can help him defeat the pollen bomb
June 2023
Hay fever may get worse due to climate change, says Met Office
Warning comes as 12 areas of UK put on red alert for ‘very high’ pollen levels
Heatwave brings surge in A&E patients as England doctors’ strike begins
Some hospitals record highest ever A&E attendance figures as heat, high pollen count and air pollution bring rise in demand
Notebook
It needs more than a pollen forecast to ease the proliferation of allergies
Tim Adams
Changes in our lifestyles, from diet to washing habits, and in the world surrounding us, may explain why so many are struggling
May 2023
Pollen bomb! Six ways to fight hay fever this spring, from vitamin D to making new friends
Air pollution and the climate crisis are making pollen even more of a menace. Here’s how to stop your eyes itching and nose streaming
April 2023
Hope at last for hay fever sufferers: Japan is waging war on pollen
Peter Ormerod
Japan declares war on pollen as hay fever epidemic grips the nation
February 2023
Brief letters
NatWest profits as customers lose out
Letters: Bank closures | Johnson’s manor | Oat cuisine | Cursing children | First hayfever of spring
January 2023
Pollution may make birch pollen more irritating to hay fever sufferers – study
Pollen from trees growing in heavily polluted urban areas has higher levels of Bet v1 allergen, experts find
November 2022
Thunderstorm asthma weather warning for Victoria as high winds whip up pollen
Bureau of Meteorology forecasts storms likely to produce damaging winds, hailstones and heavy rain
September 2022
Melbourne’s apocalyptic spring is back: wake up and smell the pollen
Anna Spargo-Ryan
Itchy, sneezy and wheezy? How Australians can get a handle on hay fever season
June 2022
Weatherwatch
How thunderstorms can trigger hay fever attacks
Rainfall washes pollen out of the air but intense thunderstorms can lead to increased levels of allergens
May 2022
Edith Pritchett on millennial life
Edith Pritchett on … a dismal attempt to combat hay fever season
Can’t buy your hay fever medicine? Don’t panic, there are other ways to get through the pollen season
Achoo! The hay fever season lasts longer than ever. Here’s what we can do about it
Kate Ravilious
Pollen levels prompt warning to UK asthma and hay fever sufferers
July 2021
Science Weekly
Is hay fever on the rise? – podcast
Shivani Dave asks horticulturist, Thomas Ogren, whether hay fever symptoms have become more severe in recent times
June 2021
I used to think hay fever didn’t really exist. I know much better now
Zoe Williams
This year, hay fever season is unbelievably bad, everyone has it – and none of the suggested remedies are any help to my teenage son, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
May 2020
Science Weekly
Covid-19: will my allergies make a difference? – Science Weekly Podcast
In response to lots of questions from listeners, Nicola Davis speaks with Prof Stephen Durham to ask whether those with allergies should be concerned about Covid-19
