In this video, Rebecca Saff, MD, PhD, allergy/immunology fellowship director and assistant physician at Massachusetts General ...

Penicillin allergy is one of the most reported drug allergies in the U.S., but the vast majority of those reports are inaccurate. Understanding the truth behind this allergy is crucial — not just for ...

Imagine this: You're at your doctor's office with a sore throat. The nurse asks, "Any allergies?" And without hesitation you reply, "Penicillin." It's something you've said for years – maybe since ...

We recently marked "National Penicillin Allergy Day" on September 28. If you're asking "Why is that a thing?", the answer is that approximately 30 million Americans report an allergy to penicillin or ...

A 3-year review of national incident data identified the death of a patient because of an anaphylactic reaction to a penicillin-based antibiotic. They were inadvertently prescribed this antibiotic ...

About one in ten people report having a penicillin allergy. It’s the most common type of medication allergy, but experts are now finding many people think they have it when they really don’t. Sarah ...

Taking action to be evaluated for a penicillin allergy can impact your health, safety and wallet. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 10% of the U.S. population reports a ...

Are you allergic to penicillin? If so, are you sure about that? It’s surprisingly common for people to wrongly think they have a penicillin allergy - and that misconception can be dangerous for their ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Thousands of people go through life believing they are allergic to penicillin, but studies, including one just conducted at Vanderbilt University, prove that only ...

(WXYZ) — Penicillin allergies are often discovered among children when they are being treated for common pediatric illnesses like ear infections, and the label ...

Dr. Tiffany Wong, co-lead of a penicillin de-labelling project, has developed a tool for health-care professionals to assess and identify if patients who think they have a penicillin allergy are ...