As Andrea Sanchez Aguirre’s sixth-grade students began streaming into her classroom late morning on May 13, several began doubling over… Read more »
Food Allergy
After Allergic Son Targeted in Peanut-Smearing, Mom Wants Action
“I’m having a bad day, can I come home?” That is the text Eric and Jessica Staponkus received after their… Read more »
Rare Anaphylactic Reactions to COVID-19 Shots Aren’t Caused by Allergies: NIH
Adults with serious allergies or a mast cell disorder are no more likely to experience anaphylaxis after an mRNA COVID-19… Read more »
Trending for 2022: Readers’ Top Ask the Allergist Questions
Allergic Living’s Ask the Experts’ Section is highly popular. In the area of food allergies, leading allergists Dr. Scott Sicherer… Read more »
The Garden and My Food-Allergic Sons: Cultivating New Tastes
When many people think of a kitchen garden, they jump to thinking about the food you get and the money… Read more »
Peanut-Allergic Teen Dies of Severe Reaction that Began at School
At Allergic Living, we’re saddened to report that Jagger Shaw, 14, has died of anaphlaxis. The teen from Papillion, Nebraska,… Read more »
The Restaurant That Wouldn’t Take My Food Allergy Seriously
The restaurant manager demanded: ‘Where’s your disability?’ How much we still need to advocate for food allergy rights.
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 »
For Food Allergy Awareness Week: Making the Invisible So Visible
Let’s face it, those of us with multiple food allergies don’t stand out in a crowd. We don’t look obviously… Read more »
Red Sneakers Day 2022: Soccer, Social Media, and Child Ambassadors
On May 20, participants will lace up their red sneakers to play soccer on the Oakley Gage Debbs Memorial Field… Read more »