AENT Team
December 10, 2019
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 allow undesignated epinephrine in schools but more school outreach is needed.
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AENT Team
December 10, 2019
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