A state appeals court on Friday rejected Christopher “Roly” Young’s attempt to overturn his murder conviction for the fatal ...

Mammalian meat allergy (MMA) is one of the few known food allergies caused by an environmental trigger—a tick bite. In simple ...

MISSOURI, USA — A years-old conspiracy theory about a tick-borne red meat allergy has spread online almost as quickly as cases have risen in numerous states. The Alpha-gal syndrome, spread by the Lone ...

The lone star tick, seen here in a vial, can transmit alpha-gal sugar and thus alpha-gal syndrome. (Staff photo by Ben McCanna/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) Tick. Tick. Tick. It was ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia Beach woman said doctors diagnosed her with a meat allergy, caused by a tick bite. The phenomenon is something doctors across the country say they’re seeing in more ...

A JetBlue pilot’s illness looked like food poisoning, but it was actually an increasingly common tick-borne meat allergy that can be fatal. By Joseph Goldstein The 47-year-old JetBlue pilot went to a ...

A rare tick-spread “meat allergy” has now been tied to its first confirmed death. HealthDay News — A rare tick-spread “meat allergy” has now been tied to its first confirmed death, according to ...

A healthy 47-year-old New Jersey man died in 2024 after eating beef, with symptoms starting 4 hours after his meal. HealthDay News — A rare tick-spread “meat allergy” has now been tied to its first ...

Blood tests confirmed that the man had an alpha-gal sensitivity, which develops after a bite from the Lone Star tick. HealthDay News — A rare tick-spread “meat allergy” has now been tied to its first ...