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Author: Lianne Mandelbaum
Plane Diverts for Allergic Reaction: Why No FAA Report?
• Pilot diverted San Francisco-Singapore flight to Hawaii due to passenger’s allergic reaction. • FAA says: United Airlines didn’t file… Read more »
It’s Come to This: ‘Borrowing’ Epinephrine on Planes
“Does anyone have an epinephrine auto-injector or antihistamines?” On two different flights within a year, Dr. Kimberly Blumenthal walked the… Read more »
Anaphylaxis Over Ocean: MD Finds No Epinephrine Vial in Plane’s Kit
Is there a doctor on board? Yet again, we come across a story of an emergency 30,000 feet up in… Read more »
Why Your Plane’s Medical Kit May Lack Drugs Like Epinephrine
As passengers, we trust that airlines have essential medications and tools in their medical kits, in case of a health… Read more »
MD Ignites Debate: Why No Auto-Injectors, Other Drugs in Plane Medical Kits?
Dr. Andrea Merrill’s tweet caught my eye on June 12, and I certainly wasn’t alone. The surgeon posted about an… Read more »
I Was Silenced About My Son’s Food Allergy, Just to Stay on a Plane
We were traveling cross-country from New Jersey to Los Angeles so my son Josh, who’s 16, could participate in a… Read more »
Want Food Allergy ‘Jokes’ to Stop? Call Them Out
I was saddened but not surprised watching a Saturday Night Live (SNL) skit that made light of peanut allergies. In… Read more »
Enough is Enough With the Food Allergy ‘Jokes’
Food allergies are the “Rodney Dangerfield” of diseases. They get NO respect. For years now, I have been calling out… Read more »
Anaphylaxis in the Air: MD Saves Woman, But Medical Kit an Issue
The tweet from Dr. Amish Shah caught my eye: “We experienced a medical issue on the flight back today, and… Read more »