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Receiving a food allergy diagnosis for your child can feel like the world has suddenly shifted beneath your feet. What was once a simple trip to the grocery store now involves scrutinizing labels, and family gatherings transform into potential hazard zones. But here's the truth: with the right plans in place, you can navigate this journey with confidence rather than fear.

In this heartfelt episode, Dr. Alice Hoyt welcomes back co-host Pam Lestage to share five essential plans every mother new to food allergies needs. Drawing from both medical expertise and lived experience as food allergy moms, they offer a framework that puts you into the driver's seat of your child's food allergies.

Looking for one-on-one time with a food allergist to finally get your food allergy questions answered? Sign up for Food Allergy Office Hours for Parents.

Are you a pediatric clinician and you want to stay up-to-date on food allergy information that's relevant to your practice? Join the Food Allergy Pediatric Hub.

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Does your kiddo's school need help with medical emergency response planning? Check out the non-profit Code Ana.

This podcast is the official podcast of the Hoyt Institute of Food Allergy. Information on, within, and associated with this site and Food Allergy and Your Kiddo is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice.

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The world of food allergy treatment has been buzzing with headlines claiming that Xolair (omalizumab) is "superior" to oral immunotherapy for treating multiple food allergies. As a board-certified allergist who both prescribes Xolair and performs multi-food OIT, I'm here to cut through the hype and provide clarity on what these treatments actually offer.

Let me take you behind those headlines to examine the OUtMATCH study that sparked these claims and we will decide whether Xolair truly is superior to OIT.

Links I mention:

Here is the Food Allergy Peds Hub article on this topic, which has the graphic I mentioned.

Here is a link to Dr. Platts-Mills' amazing article.

Regarding OUtMATCH stage 2, the study results are not published (at the time of this publication - my info came from the presentation at the AAAAI 2025 and the photos I snapped of the presentation of the data). Here is the NIH link I mentioned.

Here is my Doximity article on this topic.

Looking for one-on-one time with a food allergist to finally get your food allergy questions answered? Sign up for Food Allergy Office Hours for Parents.

Are you a pediatric clinician and you want to stay up-to-date on food allergy information that's relevant to your practice? Join the Food Allergy Pediatric Hub.

Are you in need of an allergist in your area?
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ACAAI Allergist Finder
OIT Allergist Finder

Would like to become a patient? Reach out to the Institute!

Does your kiddo's school need help with medical emergency response planning? Check out the non-profit Code Ana.

This podcast is the official podcast of the Hoyt Institute of Food Allergy. Information on, within, and associated with this site and Food Allergy and Your Kiddo is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice.

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Accidental ingestions of food allergens happen all too often, so kids with food allergies need access to epinephrine. While them having their own epi is ideal, that just isn't always the reality.

Stock epinephrine is epinephrine prescribed to a school or other entity to be used to treat a child or adult having an anaphylactic emergency. In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Hoyt shares a training she led for fellow prescribers. In this training, she teaches the ins and outs of stock epinephrine. In this episode, you'll learn:

• What really is stock epinephrine?
• How do you determine what your state's law says about stock epinephrine?
• How can you prescribe stock epinephrine?

If you are not a prescriber, still check out this episode so you can learn about this process, and share it with a doc you know!

If you are a prescriber, then check out then click here to access the webinar, and earn an hour of CME!

Looking for one-on-one time with a food allergist to finally get your food allergy questions answered? Sign up for Food Allergy Office Hours for Parents.

Are you a pediatric clinician and you want to stay up-to-date on food allergy information that's relevant to your practice? Join the Food Allergy Pediatric Hub.

Are you in need of an allergist in your area?
AAAAI Allergist Finder
ACAAI Allergist Finder
OIT Allergist Finder

Would like to become a patient? Reach out to the Institute!

Does your kiddo's school need help with medical emergency response planning? Check out the non-profit Code Ana.

This podcast is the official podcast of the Hoyt Institute of Food Allergy. Information on, within, and associated with this site and Food Allergy and Your Kiddo is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice.