Covid Update #11: Back to school, flu shots and Saturdays! A message from Dr. Lieberman and Dr. Parekh Food allergies, asthma and back to school: Please ensure all anaphylaxis emergency care plans (ECP) and epinephrine prescriptions are up to date. If your child has asthma, be sure to check the status of…
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Covid update #10
Covid Update #10: Masks, back to school, and flu shots! August 19, 2020 A message from Dr Lieberman and Dr Parekh Masks: We appreciate everyone’s cooperation with our current mask policy. For the health and safety of our staff and fellow patients, masks/face coverings are to be worn at all times when in our building…
Covid-19 update 9
Covid-19, Update #9: July 6, 2020 A message from Dr. Lieberman and Dr. Parekh, Friends, It has been 4 months since our first Covid-19 update and 4 weeks since our last update. Much has changed and many things have stayed the same and will continue to be the same for the foreseeable future. We welcome…
Covid-19, update 8
Covid-19, Update #8, June 1, 2020 Friends, We appreciate your kindness, cooperation, and patience over the past few challenging months. Let’s begin with good news to share: With the phased reopening we are happy to announce the resumption of Saturday injections! We will begin Saturday hours on June 13 and continue every other week for…
Covid-19 update # 5
Covid 19, Update #5: Important Clinical News for Asthmatics and Patients with Food Allergy Effective immediately: All patients must have a face mask or face covering when entering the clinic either for an office visit or allergy injection. A message from Dr. Lieberman and Dr. Parekh Friends, We’d like to begin with some good news…
Palforzia FDA approved
On Friday, the FDA approved Palforzia, the first drug to treat peanut allergy. Although approved, it is not yet available. We plan to begin using Palforzia as soon as it becomes widely available. If you or your child has peanut allergy, please call us to schedule an evaluation and determine eligibility
Dr. L food allergy Q&A
In this month’s issue of Texas Medicine, Dr. Lieberman had an insightful Q&A that reflects his deep knowledge about the food allergy epidemic. You can read it here. Some highlights include: 8% of kids have a food allergy. This rise in food allergies caught everyone (e.g. schools, restaurants, airlines) unprepared. Texas has passed legislation to…
Teal Pumpkin Project
Halloween is almost here! For those without food allergy, it is a time to get dressed up and have fun trick or treating and eat a LOT of different candies! However, it’s quite a different sentiment and experience for those of us with food allergy. Especially for children with milk, egg, peanut, tree nut and…
Allergy Bills that passed in 2019
The 2019 Texas Legislative Session, the 86th one, has finished. Below is a quick summary of the bills the State Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Society supported. As in years past, Dr. Parekh and Dr. Lieberman attended First Tuesdays at the Capitol to advocate for these bills with our state legislators! HB4260 relating to the possession…
It's Food Allergy Awareness Week!
This is the 21st Food Allergy Awareness Week and this year Gov. Abbot has also recognized it in the state of Texas! From FARE’s website: “more than 32 million Americans are managing food allergy. Through increased awareness, we can promote respect, safety and inclusion and ensure that communities have the tools they need to spread…