Episode 71: Food Allergies

On June 13, 2021, our host Dr. Marianne Ritchie was joined by Alana Jones, DO a Pediatrician from Nemours/A I duPont Hospital for Children, Division of Allergy and Immunology.Reactions to food are common and can result from true allergies with possible life-threatening allergic reactions or reactions not caused by the immune system with simply unpleasant symptoms. Learn how to distinguish the two and be prepared!​Your Real Champion: Pocket Full of Miracles​Each week we highlight the #RealChampions in your life! Your family, friends, or colleagues who go the extra mile to help others in their community. For this week, Your Real Champion was Diane McNaughton!Diane and Mark McNaughton welcomed a new baby boy on Father’s Day, but their son’s life would be cut short by a condition called hydrocephalus. Though he only reached the age of four, Christian was a constant source of joy to all those he touched and his memory lives on through the Christian McNaughton Endowment Fund for the St Catherine Laboure School.