Episode 14: Hay Fever

HealthHits by Dr Tom Fisher

May 14, 201717:02Science & Medicine

Hello and welcome to the Health Hits podcast. As Spring and Summer approach the dreaded Hay Fever that affects so many of us raises its head. First described by John Bostock in 1819 we now understand that pollen drives i...

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