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Misdiagnoses Happen. Medical Gaslighting Should Not
Anne Maitland, MD As a non-psychiatrist, I really cannot tell you the difference between the diagnoses of hypochondriasis, malingering, Munchausen/Munchausen by proxy, or the disorders of conversion and somatization. I can, however, tell you that the … [Read More...] about Misdiagnoses Happen. Medical Gaslighting Should Not
FAREWELL TO DR. LAWRENCE CHIARAMONTE—A TRIBUTE IN HIS OWN WORDS
By Dr. Paul Ehrlich and Henry Ehrlich We were saddened to read that our co-author Dr. Lawrence Chiaramonte had died due to complications from Covid-19 at the age of 82. He had been in an assisted-living facility, which is an epidemic story ripped from … [Read More...] about FAREWELL TO DR. LAWRENCE CHIARAMONTE—A TRIBUTE IN HIS OWN WORDS
COVID-19 and My Stethoscope: a Pulmonologist Reflects on Changing Practice
Francis V. Adams, M.D. I am looking across my desk at an empty client chair while I await the start of my next virtual office visit. The new world of Covid-19 has ushered in telemedicine literally overnight and I am still learning and adjusting to medicine … [Read More...] about COVID-19 and My Stethoscope: a Pulmonologist Reflects on Changing Practice
AAAAI COVID 19 Website for Practitioners
The American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology has created a website for practitioners, which can be accessed here. Below is guidance offered in the letter to members. Asthma There is no data to support … [Read More...] about AAAAI COVID 19 Website for Practitioners
New Seasonal Allergen Immunotherapy Approved
By Dr. Larry Chiaramonte While Paul and I both have our doubts about sub-lingual immunotherapy [SLIT] as the next big thing in immunotherapy, pharmaceutical companies are putting their money where their tongues are and it will be a force to reckon with … [Read More...] about New Seasonal Allergen Immunotherapy Approved
Biphasic Reactions Not a Big Factor for Food Challenges
In the December 2015 issue of Annals of Allergy Asthma and immunology, I saw a letter written in response to an earlier article called “Epidemiological and Clinical Predictors of Biphasic Reactions in Children With Anaphylaxis”, which had somehow escaped my … [Read More...] about Biphasic Reactions Not a Big Factor for Food Challenges
The Sting: Everything You Need to Know About Insect Stings
Robert E. Reisman, M.D. Allergic reactions to insect stings constitute a major medical problem, resulting in about 50 recognized fatalities annually in the United States and are likely responsible for other unexplained sudden deaths. People at risk often … [Read More...] about The Sting: Everything You Need to Know About Insect Stings
Food in the Curriculum and the Food-Allergic Student
By Jan Hanson, M.A. Way back when, food was eaten at lunch in a lunchroom. Now it’s everywhere in schools. Snacks, holiday parties, birthdays and celebrations—no day is complete unless it’s punctuated with scheduled or random acts of eating. For the … [Read More...] about Food in the Curriculum and the Food-Allergic Student
Integrated Asthma Care
By Dr. Larry Chiaramonte In the past two years we have come through a bruising debate about how to reform the health care system in this country. As someone who has worked on treatment of allergy and asthma, both in the trenches of clinical and hospital … [Read More...] about Integrated Asthma Care
First Food Allergy Treatment Approved by FDA
BRISBANE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIMT), a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing treatments for potentially life-threatening food allergies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration … [Read More...] about First Food Allergy Treatment Approved by FDA
Conference on Integrative Medicine to Treat Allergies and Other Immune Diseases
By Henry Ehrlich This is the third conference I have been associated with and I’m excited. The series is the brainchild of Dr. Xiu-Min Li whose scientific mission over many years has been to adapt traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to … [Read More...] about Conference on Integrative Medicine to Treat Allergies and Other Immune Diseases
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