2023
Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Differences in Food Allergies in the US
Jiang J, Warren C, Brewer A, Soffer G, Gupta R. Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Differences in Food Allergies in the US. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2318162. PMID: 37314805, PMCID: PMC10267771, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.18162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic Black individualsNon-Hispanic white individualsParent-reported food allergyFood allergyWhite individualsBlack individualsEpinephrine autoinjector useFood allergy outcomesSurvey-weighted proportionsEmergency department visitsCommon food allergensFood allergy reactionsPopulation-based surveyCross-sectional survey studySimilar symptom presentationsLower ratesAutoinjector useDepartment visitsClinical outcomesPhysician diagnosisAllergy outcomesRepresentative sampleAllergy reactionsMAIN OUTCOMEPrevalence ratesThe emerging role of child life specialists in the pediatric food allergy clinic
Mathew M, Stahl U, Soffer G. The emerging role of child life specialists in the pediatric food allergy clinic. Annals Of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2023, 131: 296-297. PMID: 37209837, DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2023.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Health disparities in pediatric food allergy
Tepler E, Wong KH, Soffer GK. Health disparities in pediatric food allergy. Annals Of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2022, 129: 417-423. PMID: 35476967, DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2022.04.022.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsChildEpinephrineEthnicityFood HypersensitivityHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHumansPrevalenceSocial ClassUnited StatesConceptsPediatric food allergyFood allergyHealth disparitiesSocioeconomic disparitiesSocioeconomic statusOutcome of childrenLow socioeconomic statusGoogle Scholar databasesAllergen-free foodsLong-term managementAcute managementAllergy careOverall prevalenceFood assistance programsAllergyHealth outcomesScholar databasesGreater riskLiterature searchOriginal research articlesChildrenPossible interventionsPrevalenceCurrent literatureDiagnosis
2021
An integrative medicine review of primary prevention of allergy in pediatrics
Boolchandani H, Horwitz R, Soffer G. An integrative medicine review of primary prevention of allergy in pediatrics. Complementary Therapies In Medicine 2021, 58: 102695. PMID: 33636296, DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2021.102695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildFemaleFood HypersensitivityHumansIntegrative MedicinePediatricsPregnancyPrevalencePrimary PreventionConceptsAtopic diseasesAllergic diseasesPrimary preventionIntegrative medicineIntegrative medicine approachesLong-term outcomesNarrative review articlePrevention of diseaseMedicine ReviewsCounseling patientsPediatric populationAllergy preventionMedicine approachDiseasePreventionAllergyMedicineReview articlePatientsPregnancyPediatricsPrevalenceSensitizationImmunoglobulin G food testing
Wong KH, Horwitz R, Soffer GK. Immunoglobulin G food testing. Annals Of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2021, 126: 611-612. PMID: 33493642, DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2021.01.022.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters