"New Peanut Allergy Test Created That Cuts Out ‘Risky’ Food Challenge" - Kashmira Gander
Scientists have developed a new blood test to diagnose peanut allergies they believe is safer and more accurate than methods doctors currently use on patients. Dr. Scott H. Sicherer, professor of pediatrics and director of the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute at Mount Sinai in New York and author of Food Allergies: A Complete Guide to Eating When Your Life Depends on It, told Newsweek that the new test is currently too labor-intensive, and further research is required before it can be added to current diagnostics.“It looks like it may be a good research tool in the meantime,” said Dr. Sicherer.
- Scott Sicherer, MD, Professor, Pediatrics, Allergy and Immunology, Chief, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
