Allergy mythbusting

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An introduction to the world of allergies and other related diseases often misdiagnosed as allergies with Professors Mimi Tang and Katie Allen from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. For more episodes download the free LiSTNR appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf ...  Show more

This episode covers allergy.

Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/paediatrics/immunology/allergy/ or in the immunology section of the Zero to Finals paediatrics book.

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These days it can feel like anyone can be allergic to anything– with sensitivities ranging from common allergies to certain foods and animals to more unusual things, like semen or the chemicals used to treat leather. But is that true–ARE we becoming more allergic to things? What ...  Show more

Sometimes it seems like the world is out to get us: bees in our garden, pollen in the air, nuts in our brownies, any number of other things that could trigger an allergic reaction ranging from itchy eyes and a runny nose all the way to anaphylaxis. Why must our bodies react in ...