Editor’s Note: In Healio Allergy/Asthma’s column, “Food Allergy: Fact vs. Fiction,” Douglas H. Jones, MD, breaks down what’s true and what’s myth for a variety of topics related to food allergies. If you have a question that you would like answered in this column, email Jones at rmaaimd@gmail.com or Richard Gawel at rgawel@healio.com.
For many people, food allergy is something that belongs to childhood.
Patients often assume that if they have eaten shrimp, peanuts, tree nuts or other foods safely for decades, they have somehow escaped the possibility of developing a food allergy. Even many

Weight cycling among patients with, or at risk for, osteoarthritis and long-term stable weight experienced greater thigh muscle loss compared with those who did not continuously lose and regain weight, according to a study in Radiology.
“Clinicians should pay attention not only to body weight but also to muscle health in patients with a history of repeated weight loss and regain,” Adrian Marth, MD, postdoctoral scholar of radiology at the University of California, San Francisco, told Healio.
Due to the lack of research on the association between weight cycling and sarcopenia, Marth

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NIH plans to limit K99 Pathway to Independence awards to citizens and permanent residents, closing one of few funding routes for visa holders.

H.R. 6047 would add $833.33 monthly for veterans receiving VA aid and attendance allowances. It passed the House and is stuck in the Senate.

Federal prosecutors charged 19 people in Philadelphia over home care billed while patients were jailed or aides were working elsewhere.

A psychiatrist testified that she had never treated postpartum psychosis in 20 years. Fewer than 500 US reproductive psychiatrists serve 800,000 patients.

About 12,000 Liuqibax adult bed rails sold on Amazon are being recalled due to entrapment and asphyxiation risks. Caregivers should stop using them now.

CPSC warns hair dryer brushes sold on Walmart.com and TikTok Shop lack immersion protection. The seller has not agreed to a recall or refund.

Most states must send Medicaid work requirement notices around September ahead of 2027 rules. Here is what the letter says and why it goes to everyone.