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 ...

Islanders’ diets are being upended by an onslaught of alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-induced allergy to meat and dairy. Martha’s Vineyard was already tick-conscious before the lone star species began to ...

Concern over lone star ticks — and the meat allergy known as alpha-gal syndrome — are surging in New Jersey, as residents try to understand whether a tick bite automatically puts them at risk. The ...

In July, University of Missouri Extension launched a new survey — asking Missourians what they know and don’t know about alpha-gal syndrome, an allergy to red meat and other mammalian products that’s ...

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, ...