PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Springtime is prime time for allergies, but if you don't know what's triggering them, you can always get a prick test. "So allergy prick testing is a type of allergy skin test that ...

Allergies can affect everyone differently, including the symptoms you have and the treatments that work. Mili Shum, MD, an allergist at University of Utah Health, helps patients suffering with asthma ...

Katie received her bachelor's degree in registered nursing from Western Governors University. She then also received her master's degree in nursing education from Western Governors University. You can ...

Two YNHH physicians have developed an initiative to test and identify pregnant women who report penicillin allergies in order to verify or clear the reported allergy. Yale physicians developed an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN ANTONIO — A proof-of-concept study showed that de-labeling sailors with reported penicillin allergies can ...

If you've ever looked at an allergy report and felt like it's written in code, you're not alone. A few years ago, I found myself staring at a stack of papers from a diagnostic lab. My sinuses had been ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Penicillin allergy delabeling is recommended for low-risk pregnant patients. Breastfeeding is not an absolute ...

Many people believe they have a penicillin allergy, but up to 90% are not actually allergic. Side effects like nausea are often mistaken for a true allergic reaction. An allergist can perform tests to ...

Allergies happen when your immune system identifies a substance (allergen) as harmful, even though it isn’t. Common summer allergens include pollen, animal dander and insect stings or bites. Our ...