Allergic Living Magazine

1 week ago | allergicliving.com | Lianne Mandelbaum

Picture this: you’re a pediatric emergency medicine doctor with years of experience. You’ve handled crises, trained teams, and saved lives. And yet, mid-flight from Frankfurt, Germany to New York on Singapore Airlines, you take a few bites of an airline meal that was supposed to be free of shrimp – and suddenly everything spirals out of control. That’s what Dr. Doreen Benary of Manhattan says happened to her. The plane didn’t land at JFK International Airport as planned.

2 weeks ago | allergicliving.com | Christine Peddie

Allergic Living’s 2025 sunscreens guide will have you soaking up the sunshine with formulas made for consumers with food allergies and sensitive skin. From über-delicate lotions for tots to sprays and sticks for sports enthusiasts, there’s coverage for every sunseeker in your crew. Speaking to manufacturers, we’ve sorted through numerous options to find the sunscreens that offer serious protection – without many top food allergens.

1 month ago | allergicliving.com | Lianne Mandelbaum

On its season closing show, Saturday Night Live included a sketch with jokes about flight delays at Newark Liberty International Airport. As someone who has recently endured hours of delays at Newark, I laughed. The chaos is, unfortunately, all too relatable. But here’s the thing: mocking Newark’s dysfunction has led to real public discourse. Lawmakers have spoken up. The federal government has responded. Efforts are underway to address the problem.

2 months ago | allergicliving.com | Gwen Smith

The readiness to recognize and promptly treat severe food-allergic reactions in children is essential. Yet, there has been growing concern in the food allergy community about just how prepared many U.S. early childcare centers are to do that. To help childcare employees become aware, confident and ready in case of anaphylaxis, the Early Childhood Anaphylaxis Collaborative (ECAC) recently launched.

2 months ago | allergicliving.com | Gwen Smith

After receiving a flood of criticism for opposing California’s proposed ADDE Act, the nonprofit FARE held a town hall meeting via Zoom. About 125 people took part in the April 16 call, with frank and sometimes heated exchanges. Most advocates on the call urged FARE, the largest U.S. food allergy nonprofit, to drop its opposition.