Grace Guthrie was vacationing with her boyfriend in January 2020 when the couple stopped at a café to eat lunch. Guthrie, a 29-year-old dietetic intern at the University of Kansas Medical Center, knew ...

Allergy tests can help identify the source of an allergic reaction. This is especially important if someone experiences severe or repeated allergic reactions. Allergic reactions have a variety of ...

This story originally appeared in the January 2026 issue of Town&Gown magazine. “Oh, my allergies are acting up.” “I think I might be allergic to dairy.” “My allergies have been really bad this year.” ...

Medicare Part B may cover some types of allergy tests if a person meets certain criteria. Allergy testing falls under the “clinical diagnostic laboratory tests” category for Medicare. To qualify for ...

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 ...

Shrimp allergy significantly affected quality of life (QOL) in adults — 81% reported their allergy as at least moderately troublesome, and 70% expressed interest in treatment options, particularly ...

A new study has found that the contents of commercially produced extracts used to test for shellfish allergies differ widely between manufacturers. The researchers are calling for the standardization ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Testing de-labeled 99.5% of the intervention group and 97.9% of the control group without a difference in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Blood tests identify sensitization, not allergies. Hair analysis, electrodermal testing and kinesiology have no ...

When more than one food causes allergy symptoms, you may be living with multiple food allergies (MFA). Allergy testing and food elimination trials can help identify common culprits, but pinpointing ...

Penicillins are first-choice antibiotics for many common infections, but more than one in 15 UK adults have a penicillin allergy label on their medical records. In the event of an infection, they will ...