“The immune system generally likes to be a well-balanced machine. It’s kind of like Goldilocks — too much is no good, too little is no good, and it’s finding that balance.” Dr. Vy Kim Tregs have been called therapists, peacekeepers, and now—thanks to this year’s Nobel Prize—front-page immunology. Dr. Vy Kim joins Dr. Mariam Hanna to unpack why these cells might hold the key to everything from tolerance to therapy response, and what allergists should be watching for next. How Tregs bridg...
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“The immune system generally likes to be a well-balanced machine. It’s kind of like Goldilocks — too much is no good, too little is no good, and it’s finding that balance.” Dr. Vy Kim Tregs have been called therapists, peacekeepers, and now—thanks to this year’s Nobel Prize—front-page immunology. Dr. Vy Kim joins Dr. Mariam Hanna to unpack why these cells might hold the key to everything from tolerance to therapy response, and what allergists should be watching for next. How Tregs bridg...
Prescribing Change: Could Omalizumab Transform Food Allergies?
The Allergist
25 minutes
9 months ago
Prescribing Change: Could Omalizumab Transform Food Allergies?
"Although omalizumab is not a cure, it's a major step forward for patients as the first monoclonal antibody or biologic therapy to become FDA-approved to treat food allergy." — Dr. Brian Vickery Is omalizumab set to change the food allergy landscape? And how should clinicians use it in practice? On this episode of The Allergist, Dr. Mariam Hanna sits down with Dr. Brian Vickery, professor of pediatrics and chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology at Emory University, to br...
The Allergist
“The immune system generally likes to be a well-balanced machine. It’s kind of like Goldilocks — too much is no good, too little is no good, and it’s finding that balance.” Dr. Vy Kim Tregs have been called therapists, peacekeepers, and now—thanks to this year’s Nobel Prize—front-page immunology. Dr. Vy Kim joins Dr. Mariam Hanna to unpack why these cells might hold the key to everything from tolerance to therapy response, and what allergists should be watching for next. How Tregs bridg...