Allergic Living recently reported on a new global survey on air travel with food allergies. Our article reveals findings of… Read more »
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Air Travel with Food Allergy Survey: From Anxiety to Crew Issues
Air travel causes widespread anxiety among passengers managing food allergies, according to a comprehensive new survey. Ninety-eight percent of 4,704… Read more »
Schools and Locked Up Epinephrine: A Dangerous Situation
When my son was 8, I went to school early one day to add some aloe cream to his medical… Read more »
Kicked Off Plane for Allergy, Woman Files DOT Complaint
A business traveler has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), alleging that United Airlines discriminated against… Read more »
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 »