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Food Allergies and Shared Decision-Making: What Parents Must Know

Food Allergy Treatment and Management / By Dr. Alice Hoyt / 2 minutes of reading / November 7, 2023 / anaphylaxis, food allergies, food allergy, OIT, oral immunotherapy, Sakina Bajowala, shared decision-making, SLIT, sublingual immunotherapy

Shared Decision-Making? What’s that? Shared decision-making is the practice in which patients play active, central roles in making decisions about their own healthcare. Through shared decision-making, patients collaborate with their medical team on management decisions as opposed to simply being told the plan without their input. Why is shared decision-making so important in kiddos with …

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The Risks of SLIT and OIT in Food Allergy – What You Need to Know

Food Allergy Treatment and Management / By Dr. Alice Hoyt / 4 minutes of reading / September 11, 2023 / anaphylaxis, food allergies, food allergy, OIT, oral immunotherapy, Sakina Bajowala, SLIT, sublingual immunotherapy

Okay, let’s get to it. What are the risks of OIT and SLIT for kiddos with food allergies? In this podcast episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with board-certified allergist and pediatrician, Dr. Sakina Bajawala. Our discussion centered on strategies to enhance safety during food immunotherapies and ways to conquer food allergy fears. We …

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3 Top Food Allergy Podcast Episodes from Dr. Alice Hoyt in 2022

Feeding Your Baby, Food Allergy Podcast, Food Allergy Research, Food Allergy Treatment and Management / By Dr. Alice Hoyt / 4 minutes of reading / December 27, 2022 / anaphylaxis, Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, food allergies, food allergy, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, FPIES, Hugh Windom, nut allergies, nut allergy, OIT, oral immunotherapy, peanut allergies, peanut allergy, types of food allergies

From OIT to FPIES to all types of food allergies, Dr. Alice Hoyt covered a lot in 2022! Is your favorite food allergy podcast episode on the list?

Fun, Screen-Free Activities for Kiddos During Long Appointments

Food Allergy Podcast, Food Allergy Treatment and Management / By Dr. Alice Hoyt / 3 minutes of reading / December 3, 2022 / OIT, oral immunotherapy, screen-free entertainment

Doctors’ appointments can be long, especially allergy appointments. Skin testing, ingestion challenges, and oral immunotherapy (OIT) can take time, so Pam and Dr. Hoyt interviewed Dr. Betty Choi for her fun, screen-free strategies to keeping her kiddos entertained.

Oral immunotherapy and sublingual immunotherapy – for your kiddo?

Food Allergy Podcast, Food Allergy Treatment and Management / By Dr. Alice Hoyt / 6 minutes of reading / November 3, 2022 / OIT, oral immunotherapy, SLIT, sublingual immunotherapy

Like many parents of kiddos with food allergies, this disease may cause you much anxiety, and you’ve wished there was a way to help keep your kiddo safe. Oral immunotherapy (OIT) and sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) may be options, but who are good candidates for these treatments?

The Allergists Talk Oral Immunotherapy – OIT – for Food Allergies

Food Allergy Treatment and Management / By Dr. Alice Hoyt / 3 minutes of reading / May 31, 2022 / early peanut oral immunotherapy (EPOIT), Hugh Windom, IgE, OIT, oral immunotherapy

OIT is a treatment for food allergies, but how does it really work? And who is and is not a candidate? Dr. Hoyt discusses all things OIT and food allergies with her colleague and fellow OIT allergist Dr. Hugh Windom.

What are IgE-mediated, life-threatening food allergies?

Food Allergy Treatment and Management / By Dr. Alice Hoyt / 5 minutes of reading / May 10, 2022 / allergic reaction, anaphylaxis, OIT, oral immunotherapy

Did you know that food allergies can be life-threatening? It’s true. In fact, anaphylaxis is a life-threatening allergic reaction that can occur when someone eats a food to which they are allergic. In most cases, the type of food allergy that is life-threatening is IgE-mediated food allergy. In this article, we will discuss IgE-mediated food …

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Peanut Oral Immunotherapy – The Preschooler’s Mama’s Experience

Food Allergy Podcast, Food Allergy Research / By Dr. Alice Hoyt / 2 minutes of reading / September 30, 2021 / allergic reaction, anaphylaxis, early peanut oral immunotherapy (EPOIT), epinephrine, epipen, food allergies, food allergy, nut allergy, OIT, oral immunotherapy, parenting, peanut allergy

Hear a mom’s experience with her family’s oral immunotherapy journey!

Who is Dr. Alice Hoyt?

Food Allergy Podcast / By Dr. Alice Hoyt / 2 minutes of reading / July 1, 2021 / allergic reaction, anaphylaxis, dr Alice hoyt, epinephrine, epipen, food allergies, food allergy, nut allergy, OIT, parenting, peanut allergy

Pam interviews food allergy specialist Dr. Alice Hoyt.

Research in treating early food allergy and on preventing anaphylaxis

Food Allergy Research / By Dr. Alice Hoyt / 2 minutes of reading / March 4, 2021 / allergic reaction, allergy testing, anaphylaxis, blood test, food allergy, IgE, immunotherapy, OIT, skin test

This past week, I attended the AAAAI meeting. My teams and I presented research posters on treating early food allergy and on treating and preventing anaphylaxis at schools. So we were pretty busy! And, more specifically, we discussed early peanut oral immunotherapy and the heterogeneity of stock epinephrine laws. Treating Food Allergy with Early Peanut …

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Can OIT help your kiddo eat safely at a restaurant?

Food Allergy Podcast, Food Allergy Research / By Dr. Alice Hoyt / 3 minutes of reading / December 24, 2020 / allergic reaction, allergist, anaphylaxis, epinephrine, epipen, food allergies, food allergy, OIT, oral immunotherapy, parenting, restaurant

Oral immunotherapy – OIT – can make kiddos with food allergy like peanut allergy more tolerant of the allergen, but does that tolerance translate into the real world, like when eating at a restaurant? The short answer: yes. What is OIT? Oral immunotherapy (OIT) is a treatment for food allergy. If your kiddo undergoes OIT, …

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Peanut Allergy Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) Palforzia

Food Allergy Research / By Dr. Alice Hoyt / 5 minutes of reading / May 20, 2020 / allergic reaction, allergist, anaphylaxis, epinephrine, epipen, food allergies, food allergy, ingestion challenge, OIT, oral immunotherapy, peanut allergy

Peanut allergy has an FDA-approved OIT treatment Peanut allergy affects 2-5% of children. The treatment plan for peanut allergy recommended by most academic allergy centers is avoidance of peanut – perhaps until now. Hello,

Early Peanut Oral Immunotherapy (OIT)

Food Allergy Podcast, Food Allergy Research / By Dr. Alice Hoyt / 9 minutes of reading / May 15, 2020 / allergic reaction, allergist, anaphylaxis, early peanut oral immunotherapy (EPOIT), epinephrine, epipen, food allergies, food allergy, ingestion challenge, OIT, oral immunotherapy, peanut allergy

Early Peanut Oral Immunotherapy (EPOIT) can decrease the severity of peanut allergy in young children. Say what?! Let’s discuss early peanut oral immunotherapy (EPOIT). “So let me get this straight: she’s allergic to