Hot Topics in Allergy
by ReachMD
This series highlights expert perspectives, key studies, and breaking news from a diverse portfolio of allergy, asthma, and immunology topics. Hosted by clinical allergists Dr. Todd Mahr and Dr. Ketan Sheth, and produced in partnership with the American College of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology, Hot Topics in Allergy is America's go-to resource for accurate and timely AAI education.
Episodes
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The FDA Drug-Approval Process for Allergy Products
Host: Todd Mahr, MD Guest: Warner Carr, MD What phases does the FDA use to approve a new medication, and why does this process take several years? Why must the active and excipient components of the medication, as well as the device, complete all of the testing phases? Dr. Warner Carr, allergist…
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Preventing Asthma Exacerbations
Host: Ketan Sheth, MD, MBA Guest: Carlos Camargo, MD, DrPH, MPH What's the best strategy for managing patients with chronic asthma, and how can physicians create an action plan with their patients to treat an asthma exacerbation? Host Dr. Ketan Sheth reviews recent guideline recommendations for...
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Hereditary Angioedema
Host: Ketan Sheth, MD, MBA Guest: William Lumry, MD Hereditary angioedema is relatively rare and is often misdiagnosed as an allergic reaction to medication or food. What symptoms are helpful differentiating points for making an accurate hereditary angioedema diagnosis? Dr. William Lumry…
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The COPD Spectrum
Host: Todd Mahr, MD Guest: Sidney Braman, MD, FACP, FCCP Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is often diagnosed in late stages, as it is a slowly progressing condition. How can physicians diagnose patients with this deadly disease in its earlier stages, to increase the success of...
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Management for Exercise-Induced Asthma
Host: Ketan Sheth, MD, MBA Guest: William Silvers, MD Are the symptoms of exercise-induced asthma always apparent, and if not, how can physicians diagnose the condition? Can exercise-induced asthma exist independently, or does it always signify an underlying asthmatic condition? Host Dr. Ketan...
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The Importance of Clinical Trials in Allergy Research
Host: Todd Mahr, MD Guest: Steven Weinstein, MD Clinical trials are essential to the safe development of medications. How are clinical trials structured, and what are the features of the various clinical trial stages? Dr. Steven Weinstein, clinical professor in the department of pediatrics at the...
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Managing Lower Respiratory Symptoms in Infants and Children
Host: Todd Mahr, MD Guest: Bradley E. Chipps, MD, FAAP, FACAAI, FAAAAI, FCCP What criteria are included in the modified asthma predictive index, and how does this index help physicians diagnose young patients with wheezing and coughing? When is bronchoscopy recommended as an important diagnostic...
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Evaluating and Treating Adult Chronic Cough
Host: Todd Mahr, MD Guest: Jason Knuffman, MD A cough that continues for more than a couple of months is considered chronic. What are the most likely causes of chronic cough in non-smoking adults, other than asthma? Dr. Jason Knuffman, allergist in the department of allergy at Gunderson Lutheran...
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Probing the Connection Between Autism and Immunity
Host: Ketan Sheth, MD, MBA Guest: Santiago Martinez, MD What is the relationship between immunity and autism? Do the immune systems of those with autism function differently than the rest of the population? Dr. Santiago Martinez, clinical assistant professor at Florida State University College of...
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The Role of Allergists at the Grassroots of Medicine and Public Health
Host: Ketan Sheth, MD, MBA Guest: J. Allen Meadows, MD How are Medicare and health insurance companies affecting physicians and their patients' access to care? What can physicians do to influence policy at the local level? Dr. J. Allen Meadows, clinical instructor in the Montgomery Internal...
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How to Manage Insect Allergy: From Military to First Responders
Host: Ketan Sheth, MD, MBA Guest: Renata Engler, MD How do insect allergies present challenges in emergency situations to first responders? What are the best ways to diagnose and treat anaphylaxis in patients away from a clinical setting? Host Dr. Ketan Sheth talks with Dr. Renata Engler…
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What's New in Allergy Diagnostic Testing?
Host: Ketan Sheth, MD, MBA Guest: I. Leonard Bernstein, MD The Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma has revised its allergy diagnostic testing parameters. What are the parameters trying to establish? What are the advantages of intracutaneous, skin…
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Diagnosing and Managing Childhood Food Allergies
Host: Todd Mahr, MD Guest: Scott Sicherer, MD Because more children now live with food allergies than in decades past, at what point should a physician suspect that a patient might have a food allergy? What gastrointestinal symptoms are most common in children with food allergies? Dr. Scott...
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Expanding the Spectrum of Immunoglobulin Therapy
Host: Todd Mahr, MD Guest: Stanley Fineman, MD, MBA Immunoglobulin replacement therapy has been used for treating various infections over the past 50 years. It has been traditionally administered intravenously, but now subcutaneous delivery of immunoglobulin is proving to be an attractive...
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Tying Reflux Disease to Pulmonary Symptoms
Host: Todd Mahr, MD Guest: Clifford Bassett, MD Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) are both conditions stemming from acid reflux, but can manifest with different symptoms. What other health problems can be tied to LPR and GERD, and how can we determine the...
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Evaluating Chronic Cough in Children
Host: Todd Mahr, MD Guest: Alan Goldsobel, MD Cough is one of the most common symptoms but can develop as a symptom of various disorders, from asthma to bacterial infection to gastroesophogeal reflux disorder. How important is the character of a cough in determining the cause in children...
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The Importance of Biomarkers in Asthma Clinical Phenotypes
Host: Ketan Sheth, MD, MBA Guest: William Calhoun, MD, FACP, FCCP, FAAAAI, FACAAI There are numerous different asthma phenotypes, such as exercise-induced asthma and severe asthma. How does understanding the specific asthma phenotype help indicate which therapies might work best for a patient?…
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Food Allergies on the Rise in American Children
Host: Ketan Sheth, MD, MBA Guest: Amy Branum, MSPH The first federal study of food allergies in children by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found a steep increase in such allergies over the last decade. What accounts for the rise in diagnoses and hospitalizations? Is the severity of food...
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Monitoring Control in Asthma: Do Biomarkers Play a Role, and How Can Asthma Management Plans Help?
Host: Ketan Sheth, MD, MBA Guest: Stanley Fineman, MD, MBA The role that biomarkers can play in asthma control by effectively measuring lung inflammation is a topic that has begun to get more attention lately in medical journals. Although use of most biomarkers is not clinically pragmatic for...
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Are the Common Food Allergens Changing?
Host: Ketan Sheth, MD, MBA Guest: Sami Bahna, MD, DrPH Why are so many people allergic to peanuts? Can people have an allergy to a specific food the very first time they consume it? Both the types of food allergies and the numbers of individuals affected by food allergies increase every year.…
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Best Ways to Follow Asthma Control
Host: Ketan Sheth, MD, MBA Guest: John Oppenheimer, MD Although asthma is chronic, it is treatable. The new asthma guidelines demonstrate a shift in attitudes. Whereas we used to assess the severity of the condition, now we ask how well it is controlled. Dr. John Oppenheimer, director of clinical...
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The Facts on Mold's Health Effects
Host: Ketan Sheth, MD, MBA Guest: Jay Portnoy, MD Molds are unique organisms that surround us, yet there is growing concern about how molds can impact our health. What sorts of bodily reactions are linked to molds? Should we be worried about adverse health effects from all molds or are some...
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Bringing Allergy Guidelines into the Patient Exam Room
Host: Ketan Sheth, MD, MBA Guest: Stuart Stoloff, MD For the first time in 10 years, the guidelines for allergy management have been significantly updated. With the goal of optimizing asthma control for every patient, how were the new guidelines created, and how should they be applied? Dr. Stuart...
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Obesity and Asthma: Tracking Health Outcomes from Childhood through Adulthood
Host: Todd Mahr, MD Guest: William Berger, MD Guest: Bradley E. Chipps, MD, FAAP, FACAAI, FAAAAI, FCCP Recent research confirms adolescent asthma and obesity directly correlates with significant risk of adult asthma. Does obesity impact the therapy response rate? Which current devices confer...
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Highlights from the 'Pediatric Allergies in America' Survey
Host: Todd Mahr, MD Guest: Ketan Sheth, MD, MBA Dr Ketan Sheth was one of the advisors on the Pediatric Allergies in America survey. This was the largest and most comprehensive national survey of parents of allergy sufferers, allergy sufferers under age 18, and health provider perspectives...
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Aspirin Intolerance: Testing & Desensitization
Host: Todd Mahr, MD Guest: Stephen Tilles, MD Aspirin is something widely used in everyday practice, and generally well-tolerated. Yet, potentially serious adverse effects - sometimes leading to hospitalization - exist. Who's at risk? What are the symptoms, and can Aspirin desensitization work…
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Aspirin Intolerance: Prevalence & Diagnosis
Host: Todd Mahr, MD Guest: Stephen Tilles, MD How common is Aspirin Intolerance? When was it first discovered, and what are the clinical manifestations? Dr. Stephen Tilles, clinical assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine, joins Dr. Todd A. Mahr to discuss aspirin...
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SAFE: Treating Anaphylaxis in the Emergency Room
Host: Todd Mahr, MD Guest: Phillip Lieberman, MD Join Dr. Todd Mahr as he interviews Dr. Phil Lieberman, lead author of "SAFE: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Anaphylaxis in the Emergency Room Department" that was published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.
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Allergic Rhinitis and Sleep Disorders
Host: Todd Mahr, MD Guest: Michael Blaiss, MD Dr. Mahr and Dr. Blaiss discuss a recent article published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology focusing on allergic rhinitis and sleep disorders.
About this show
This series highlights expert perspectives, key studies, and breaking news from a diverse portfolio of allergy, asthma, and immunology topics. Hosted by clinical allergists Dr. Todd Mahr and Dr. Ketan Sheth, and produced in partnership with the American College of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology, Hot Topics in Allergy is America's go-to resource for accurate and timely AAI education.
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