Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Kevin Fussell, MD Up to one in 10 patients with asthma have severe disease, and of those patients, up to 1.3 million have severe uncontrolled asthma.1-3 Since severe asthma has been associated with reduced lung function and poor outcomes.4,5 Dr Kevin Fussell is here to talk about how a treatment option may help patients with severe eosinophilic asthma as well as how we can use telemedicine to help manage and diagnose them. Chung KF, Wenzel SE, Brozek JL, et al. International ERS/ATS guidelines on definition, evaluation and treatment of severe asthma. Eur Respir ..read more

Host: Linda Bernstein, Pharm.D. Allergic reactions to peanut are unpredictable in occurrence and in how they present, with some individuals experiencing severe reactions from even trace amounts. Fortunately, there’s now an FDA-approved treatment option available that—when used in conjunction with peanut avoidance—can help reduce the risk of these allergic reactions in children with peanut allergy, as pharmacist Dr. Linda Bernstein explains ..read more

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Maria Pasioti Food allergy trials help us stay on the cutting edge by studying the latest treatment advances, but are we consistent in the terminology we use and even in the way we apply these findings to clinical practice? To find out, Dr. Jennifer Caudle welcomes Dr. Maria Pasioti, who discusses the design, endpoints, and real-world implications of food allergy trials ..read more

Guest: Brian P. Vickery, MD To help address some common concerns, a recent study from the PALISADE group of clinical investigators looked at the safety and efficacy of peanut oral immunotherapy. So what exactly did the study find? Here to review the trial’s promising results is Dr. Brian Vickery. In addition to being the lead author of the study, he’s also an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Food Allergy Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Emory University ..read more

Host: Amy Mackey, MD Guest: Brian P. Vickery, MD In an effort to help physicians provide better care for those patients at risk of unpredictable—and potentially life-threatening—allergic reactions, the PALISADE group of clinical investigators explored oral immunotherapy as a potential treatment. Joining Dr. Amy Mackey to review these findings is the study’s lead author, Dr. Brian Vackey. He’s also an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Food Allergy Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Emory University ..read more

Host: Amy Mackey, MD Guest: Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH Before we are able to improve how we address, research, and treat food allergies, we must first better understand the true prevalence and severity of this health threat. To help close this knowledge gap, Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine Dr. Ruchi Gupta reveals key findings from The Public Health Impact of Parent-Reported Childhood Food Allergies in the United States study ..read more

Guest: Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH Despite the increasing prevalence of food allergies in children nationwide, accurate and comprehensive statistics regarding its impacts didn’t exist, which is exactly why The Public Health Impact of Parent-Reported Childhood Food Allergies in the United States study was conducted. Here to walk us through its findings is Dr. Ruchi Gupta, Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and lead author of the study ..read more

Guest: Jennifer Caudle, DO Conducting clinical research is essential if we are to better understand peanut allergies, yet the terminology to describe these findings only confuses and frustrates clinicians. Here to help clear up the confusion is Dr. Jennifer Caudle, who also demonstrates the importance of standardizing these terms so that the medical community as a whole can accurately and effectively utilize these research findings ..read more

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Erica Spector As physicians, we know how difficult adjusting to and living with a peanut allergy can be for our young patients, but we don’t always think about the toll that this burden takes on their caregivers. Follow along with Erica Spector, mother and caregiver of a child with a peanut allergy, as she describes the precautions and considerations she takes every single day to ensure that her teenage daughter stays safe in every aspect of her life ..read more

Guest: J. Wesley Sublett, MD, MPH With the prevalence of peanut allergy on the rise, there’s a lot physicians need to know about diagnosis, treatment barriers, and its impact on our healthcare system as a whole. Taking a look at each of these pieces in this problematic puzzle is Dr. Wesley Sublett from Family Allergy and Asthma in Louisville, Kentucky ..read more