Have you suddenly developed hay fever? Have you had seasonal allergies, but it’s progressively worsened in recent years? You’re not alone. Why pollen is more aggressive in cities, why playing in the mud helps as a child, and what doctors recommend.
Author: Tom Kattwinkel
Tom Kattwinkel, born in 1995, completed his medical studies in Kiel in 2023. After initial journalistic stops at the Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag, the NDR and n-tv, he spent three months as an intern in the knowledge department of ZEIT ONLINE in spring 2021. There he wrote mainly about Covid-19, vaccinations and the consequences of the corona pandemic. Since June 2023 he has been an editor in the health department.
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