#170 - When Asthma Peak Week Hits Adults
Most asthma peak week coverage focuses on kids heading back to school. But adults with asthma are just as much at risk, and often don't realize it until they're already in trouble. Kortney and Dr. Pa...
13 Aug 29min
#169 - What a School Nurse Wants Parents to Know About Asthma Peak Week
Every September, doctors see a jump in asthma attacks and ER visits. It's called Asthma Peak Week, and it usually hits the third week of September, right when families are settling into their school r...
6 Aug 41min
#168 - Wildfire Smoke and Your Lungs, What You Need to Know
Wildfire smoke used to feel like someone else's problem. Now it can show up on air quality alerts hundreds of miles from any actual fire, and for anyone with asthma, that hazy sky can mean real troubl...
30 Jul 23min
#167 - How Is Chronic Rhinosinusitis Without Nasal Polyps Diagnosed and Treated?
Chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps (CRSsNP) is the type that makes up most chronic sinusitis cases. It's often mistaken for allergies, a lingering cold, or migraines, which can delay a proper...
24 Jul 28min
#166 - How Pregnancy and Your Baby's Gut Microbiome Play a Role in Food Allergy Prevention
Food allergy prevention is something most families think about once a baby starts eating. But the gut microbiome begins developing before birth, and what happens during pregnancy matters for the devel...
16 Jul 21min
#165: Gut Microbiome's Role in Food Allergies
You have probably heard the word "microbiome", but what does it actually mean for someone living with a food allergy? Dr. Carina Venter, a registered dietitian, joins us to break down the gut’s role i...
9 Jul 35min
#164 - New Chronic Hives Guidelines: A Look at What's Changing
In this journal club episode, we break down the draft of the Chronic Urticaria Guidelines: 2026 AAAAI/ACAAI Joint Task Force (JTF) on Practice Parameters GRADE- and Institute of Medicine-based recomme...
2 Jul 32min
#163 - Understanding Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria: Hives Demystified
Join Kortney and Dr. Payel Gupta as they unpack chronic spontaneous urticaria. Together, they define what hives actually are, explain how CSU is different from an allergic reaction and other types of ...
26 Jun 22min
