Food allergies in the U.S. have increased by 50% over the last 30 years. According to the National Institutes of Health, 1 in 13 children are affected, leaving many parents wondering why more kids are experiencing severe reactions and what can be done to keep them safe. An allergist and immunologist explains the latest science behind the growing prevalence of food-related allergies, why early introduction of foods like peanuts and eggs may help reduce a child’s risk for developing an allergy and how to distinguish between a positive allergy test and a true food allergy.
Guest: Dr. Alice Hoyt, chief allergist at the Hoyt Institute of Food Allergy and author ofNavigating Food Allergy: A Parent’s Guide to Care, Coverage and Confidence
Rewriting medicine
From a remote Pacific island to the executive suites of a pharmaceutical company, a biomedical anthropologist reflects on her career studying diseases like hepatitis B. In her new memoir, Mud, Microbes and Medicine: How a Curious Anthropologist Got to the Boardroom, Elizabeth Reed Aden shares lessons about cultural awareness, scientific discovery, professional reinvention and the value of being exposed to new experiences.