Tiffany Owens

1 week ago | kevinmd.com | Lianne Mandelbaum |Amber Patterson |Kara Wada |Tiffany Owens

I’ve just returned from the Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Conference in Michigan, an inspiring confluence of advocacy, research, and business, all focused on one shared mission: improving the lives of those living with food allergies. I’ve been attending food allergy research forums around the world for over a decade, and I can honestly say the momentum and possibilities in this field have never been more exciting.

1 week ago | kevinmd.com | Georgiana Ilie |Amber Patterson |Kara Wada |Tiffany Owens

A personal discovery“I used to have respiratory allergies back home, but since I moved to Málaga, they didn’t bother me anymore,” a patient answered to the usual question, “Do you have any allergies?” during a checkup in my occupational medicine practice. He was from India, and he had moved to Málaga two years before our talk. He was the fourth patient within a month telling me the same story (before him, patients from Cuba, Venezuela, and Poland reported the same).

3 weeks ago | kevinmd.com | Lianne Mandelbaum |Amber Patterson |Kara Wada |Tiffany Owens

Why do so many people share their harrowing airline experiences with me yet never document them or file complaints? Some say they do not want to relive the trauma. Others feel embarrassed for having been ridiculed, either themselves or in front of their child. Many simply want to move on because, thankfully, nothing catastrophic happened. But silence does not equate to safety. If I am truly honest, my first negative airline experience was not the one that sparked my advocacy when my son was eight.

2 months ago | kevinmd.com | Lianne Mandelbaum |Amber Patterson |Kara Wada |Tiffany Owens

Food allergies are a serious, life-threatening medical condition that remains widely misunderstood. For millions of travelers with food allergies, navigating airline policies is an unpredictable challenge, where inconsistent accommodations and societal skepticism create unnecessary risks. Those living with food allergies must often navigate a world that does not always recognize the severity of their condition.