Peter Attia, MD, and Marty Makary, MD, MPH, discuss the rise of peanut allergies, a uniquely American epidemic. Beginning with a 1999 study estimating mild allergies at 0.5%,…
This video explains Kawasaki disease, a rare vasculitis causing inflammation of blood vessels. It covers the three phases: acute (high fever, red eyes, lips, palms, soles), subacute (peeling…
Paula Busse, MD, Assistant Professor, Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, discusses asthma in the elderly. References and Resources Ko J, Busse PJ, Shek LP,…
CDC advisers have recommended that for children ages 2 to 10 at risk for invasive meningococcal disease, the quadrivalent conjugate vaccine Menactra is preferable to the polysaccharide vaccine…
The FDA has approved Zyrtec-D for nonprescription use in adults and children 12 years of age and older. References and Resources FDA Approves Nonprescription Zyrtec-D for Allergies Click…
Mepolizumab, an IL-5 inhibitor, failed to alleviate moderate persistent asthma symptoms in a phase II trial of patients resistant to corticosteroids. References and Resources Flood-Page P, Swenson C,…
