RVA Allergy Blog

The COVID vaccinations have been deployed widely to help prevent complications from COVID infection. The vaccines reduce severity of...

Halloween can be a particularly stressful time for many food allergy families. One in thirteen children has a food allergy and many...

Ragweed The shortening days and soon to be cooler temperatures mean one thing: ragweed season is coming. While most Richmonders...

As the COVID pandemic continues, “long-haul COVID” and “long COVID” have entered our lexicon as the constellation of symptoms that...

Food allergy and sensitivity are increasingly common topics. You may find information on social media, websites, or from your neighbors,...

RVA Allergy's own Dr. Kelley von Elten sat down to discuss allergies and asthma in the Richmond area. In the video, Dr. von Elten talks...

Nicole Dantzler of 8News-WRIC stopped by RVA Allergy last week to discuss how wearing a mask affects how folks experience allergies. We...

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we lived and interacted with each other in the last year. We wear masks and practice social...

The earlier the better is the short answer, but it can be more complicated depending on individual risk factors. There was a time when...

Did you know tree pollen season starts in the Richmond area in early-to-mid-February? It may still feel like winter, but alder tree...

It’s the middle of the night and your new infant is screaming. You’re exhausted. You aren’t sure if something in your diet is causing her...

Swelling, known by the medical term angioedema, is very common and may or may not represent an allergy. Approximately 10-20% of the...

Whether you call them welps, welts, bumps, hives, or the medical term urticaria, all mean an itchy rash that can leave you asking...

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America publishes a list every year of most challenging cities for allergy sufferers, and Richmond...