Allergies

Food oral immunotherapy through a parent’s lens: A paradigm shift in food allergy management

A case study highlights the importance of the patient’s perspective in navigating food allergies and of advocating for yourself in the face of scarce resources.

Episode 76 – Ceftobiprole for S. aureus Bacteremia and PEN-FAST

‘There aren’t many options for people like me’: A Q&A on living with food allergies

Rates of food allergy have increased in recent decades. 9 per cent of Canadians now report having a food allergy.

The carbon cost of clicking for health

The ease-of-use that has made autoinjectors a multi-billion-dollar global industry has increased the carbon dioxide footprint that comes with making them by the tens of millions.

Episode 23 – Rapid Fire!

When bread becomes difficult to swallow.

Five things you should know about penicillin allergies

Should we be taking first-generation H1-antihistamines, like Benadryl, off the over-the-counter shelves?

REPLAY – Clearing Confusion in Palliative Care: Goals of Care Interventions for Dementia and Antipsychotics for Delirium

Clearing Confusion in Palliative Care: Antipsychotics for Delirium and Goals of Care Interventions

IgG tests promise to reveal food sensitivities. But are they science or science-ish?

How to get rid of an allergy to medication

Peanut Placebo, Nocebo, PCSK9: Lipid lowering and peanut allergy

Does non-celiac gluten sensitivity really exist?