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Hoyt Institute of Food Allergy
Board-certified allergist Dr. Alice Hoyt and expert food allergy care navigator Pam Lestage host our top-ranked podcast.
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Can SLIT induce remission in young kiddos with food allergies?
SLIT = Sublingual Immunotherapy. Can it safely and effectively treat food allergies? SLIT is the new kid on the block when it comes to...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Dec 21, 20232 min read
Airlines and Food Allergies: My Follow-Up to the Fox Business Article
Flying and Food Allergies – a Polarizing Topic I was recently asked to answer questions about flying and food allergies. The article was...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Nov 8, 20234 min read
Food Allergies and Shared Decision-Making: What Parents Must Know
Shared Decision-Making? What's that? Shared decision-making is the practice in which patients play active, central roles in making...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Nov 7, 20232 min read
The Risks of SLIT and OIT in Food Allergy – What You Need to Know
Okay, let's get to it. What are the risks of OIT and SLIT for kiddos with food allergies? In this podcast episode, I had the pleasure of...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Sep 11, 20233 min read
Stock EpiPens for Schools… for FREE!
Are you a mom, dad, teacher, or school nurse who worries about being prepared for an allergy emergency? On top of already managing daily...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Apr 17, 20236 min read
After the Reaction: How to Be Prepared for Your Food Allergy Appointment
If your child has ever had an allergic reaction to a food, you know the mix of emotions that are triggers. Fear and confusion are just...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Feb 6, 20232 min read
3 Top Food Allergy Podcast Episodes from Dr. Alice Hoyt in 2022
As we look forward to 2023, let's look back at the most popular episodes of the Food Allergy and Your Kiddo Podcast of 2022. From oral...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Dec 27, 20223 min read
UPDATE! Stock Epinephrine and the Laws that Support It: Louisiana Edition
Stock epinephrine is gaining in popularity in the Bayou State! As you may know from my earlier post, epinephrine is a medication that can...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Aug 9, 20223 min read
What are IgE-mediated, life-threatening food allergies?
Did you know that food allergies can be life-threatening? It's true. In fact, anaphylaxis is a life-threatening allergic reaction that...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
May 10, 20224 min read
Stock Epinephrine and the Laws that Support It: Louisiana Edition
Did you know that stock epinephrine is a thing? It's true! Epinephrine, also known as adrenaline, is a medication that can stop and treat...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Apr 11, 20223 min read
Your State’s Stock Epinephrine Laws
Where does your state land on Stock Epi? What is “stock epi” ? It's epinephrine prescribed to an individual or, more commonly, to an...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Jan 28, 20222 min read
Food Allergy 101, Teacher Edition – What Teachers Need to Know!
Great teachers want to understand how to keep students with food allergy safe and included. We all know that teachers can make a...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Nov 4, 20212 min read
Teal Pumpkin – make this your new not-so-spooky tradition!
Trick or treat can be less spooky for food allergy families If you have a kiddo with food allergy, you know how certain times of the year...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Oct 21, 20212 min read
Peanut Oral Immunotherapy – The Preschooler’s Mama’s Experience
What is oral immunotherapy? Oral immunotherapy is a way allergists can help their patients with food allergies become less allergic to...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Sep 30, 20212 min read
Who is Dr. Alice Hoyt?
Learning about the doc behind the mic “I'm an allergist, but I'm not your allergist…” I love when my patients recite this back to me (and...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Jul 1, 20212 min read
Disney Planning Tips for Families with Food Allergy
Disney and food allergy go together like Mickey and Minnie! If you've ever been to Walt Disney World, then you know that a lot of...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Jun 23, 20212 min read
5 College-Prep Strategies for Food Allergy Families from FARE’s Kristi Grim
Prepping for college… when should you start thinking about it? (Hint hint: now!) In this episode, Pam and I talk with the amazing Kristi...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
Jun 10, 20212 min read
Food allergy and counseling
De-Stress with Strategies from Tamara Hubbard, LCPC How often do you worry about your kiddo who has food allergy? And have you ever...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
May 27, 20212 min read
Turning anaphylaxis tragedy into purpose
This post is featured in my May 2024 Food Allergy Resource Bulletin. Learn more about the amazing work being done by the Allison Rose...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
May 20, 20212 min read
Food allergy school policies
Schools develop food allergy related policies to try to keep kids safe, but how many of these policies are evidence-based? And how do...
Dr. Alice Hoyt
May 12, 20212 min read
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