About this podcast
Welcome to your allergy lifeline..."The Allergist." A show that separates myth from medicine.
Every episode of The Allergist is designed for YOU – the medical professional aiming to stay on the cutting edge of allergy care. We'll clarify, correct, and, most importantly, contextualize the latest evidence.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 83 episodes
- The smoke detector problem · 28 min“Allergy tests are evidence toward a verdict, but they are not the verdict themself.” Dr. Nicole Chase There’s no shortage of tests allergists use. Skin prick tests, component…
- ENCORE: The many faces of milk problems · 29 min“There is nothing magical that happens in your gut that says, ‘oh, now you’re ready for cow’s milk.’ — Dr. Farah Khan Milk has a special talent for creating chaos in clinic. One…
- Stopping strictures before they start · 28 min"This is an allergic disease, and allergists need to help take care of this person." Dr. Seema Aceves Found yourself scratching your head about how to approach EoE in young…
- Breaking down the epithelial barrier hypothesis · 27 minThere’s a question that’s been circulating widely these days. It’s in the clinic, it’s in the news, and it’s on patients' minds. Why do allergies appear to be increasing? Enter…
- Drop the SABA-only reliever. It’s not worth the risk · 44 min"I don't think any asthmatic in this world should have a SABA, ever." —Dr. Paul O'Byrne Is it asthm...
- ENCORE—Epinephrine Essentials: Balancing Confidence, Safety, and Misconceptions · 29 min“If that medicine is associated with fear of an injection, then we are giving the impression that a diagnosis of food allergy is worse than a life sentence.” — Dr. Paul Turner…
- Milk and egg: different ladders, different outcomes · 24 min"Food, milk and egg ladders look the same, but they're not the same." — Dr. Juan Trujillo Ladders are close to standard in some clinics now. The evidence that they change the…
- Managing the child-to-adult transition · 28 min"...these are chronic conditions that are not going to magically go away when a patient turns 18 or 21." — Dr. William Anderson Adolescence and early adulthood tend to be a rough…
- New Epinephrine Options. Fewer Fears? · 29 min“If you are willing to use it and use it quickly, that's what I want you to have.” — Dr. Jay Lieberman Epinephrine is everywhere in allergy practice. Prescribed, refilled…
- CVID? No. SAD? Maybe. · 28 min“You can have a patient that has normal immunoglobulins and abnormal responses to protein antigens as well. Historically, I’ve seen these patients. They do happen. They are out…
- When It’s Not Asthma, Think Larynx · 25 min“If the asthma is under good control but they are still having these episodes, then I do think that maybe they have a PVFMD component to their breathing issue.” Dr. R. Jun Lin…
- When AI meets the allergy clinic · 27 min“AI might feel like magic at times, but mostly it's just powerful technology, and with any technology, it's a tool.” —Merlijn van Breugel AI is no longer a future-tense…
- The Expanding Toolbox for Food Allergy · 28 min“It’s a fun time to be a food allergist”—Dr. David Fleischer Food allergy treatment is no longer just about avoidance, epinephrine, and hoping for the best. With high-dose OIT…
- Evidence-Based or Autopilot? A review of systematic reviews · 26 min“We need more than just random care. We need randomized care.” — Dr. Derek Chu For years, the allergy world has been drowning in a sea of data—risk factors, prevention…
- Microbiome in IEI, Much More Than Probiotics · 26 min“We came up with the idea of testing a ketogenic diet… which in mice, it’s basically a lot of Crisco… giving a keto diet to mice with CGD… led to a decreased susceptibility to…
- Small Risks Big Rewards with SCIT · 28 min“This is a safe and very effective therapy, which is probably underutilized within our own community.” —Dr. Susan Wasserman Subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) sits in that…
- Rewriting the Immune Code · 28 min"So the future is one IV infusion, likely no chemotherapy, and that'll cure our IEIs." — Dr. Nicola Wright For children born with inborn errors of immunity, bone marrow…
- Consent is a Conversation · 25 min"That wholesome conversation that you take a minute or two to go through really creates a physician-patient relationship, expands that communication. Probably will not only…
- Infant anaphylaxis: What it looks like when they can't tell you · 28 min"I have come across allergists in different countries who often don't even prescribe epinephrine for very young children that have only had a history of mild reactions." — Dr…
- The many faces of milk problems · 29 min“There is nothing magical that happens in your gut that says, ‘oh, now you’re ready for cow’s milk.’ — Dr. Farah Khan Milk has a special talent for creating chaos in clinic. One…
