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Questions People Ask is the podcast that answers the questions people ask most about Alpha-Gal Syndrome and more. Hosted by allergist and leading researcher Dr. Scott Commins, the show breaks down the mysteries of red meat allergy, tick bites, food reactions, diagnosis, treatment, and everyday life with AGS.... plus just questions Dr. Scott gets asked all the time as a clinician! Whether you're newly diagnosed with AGS or other allergies, a doctor working with AGS patients, or simply interested in the latest medical & scientific updates, this podcast brings expert insight, practical information, and real-world understanding to complex topics.
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Dr Commins is joined by Dr Peter Crompton of the NIH / NIAID to discuss their recent publication. They cover how their recent collaborative work could lead to a potential treatment for AGS as well as how resistance to malaria impacts our understanding of AGS.
Dr Commins is joined by two cardiothoracic surgeons, Drs Turek and Kucera, who have replaced heart valves in over 100 patients with AGS. These two experts answer questions about this controversial and important topic, share their first-hand knowledge and discuss their experience managing valves from pigs or cows in patients allergic to both.
Dr. Nancy Dunbar and Dr. Richard Kaufman join Dr. Commins to discuss the recent JAMA Internal Medicine paper that reports higher rates of transfusion reactions in U.S. medical centers located within lone star tick territory. They talk through the basics of blood type, transfusion reactions and end with the surprising findings of the appropriately named UPTICK study.
Dr. Eleanor Saunders, MD, MPH joins Dr. Commins to discuss the recent MMWR paper that reports results from surveillance testing of blood donors from 10 states for alpha-gal IgE. They talk through the surprising findings, as well as Dr. Saunders' insights from screening a unique cohort from the US Army (unpublished data).
Dr. Scott Commins is joined by Lea Hamner, an epidemiologist with the Martha's Vineyard Tick Program, and Aubrey Ryan, an emergency medicine physician assistant and clinician at Tick Wise MV, to discuss the rise of Alpha-gal Syndrome and lone star ticks on Martha's Vineyard. They also share key takeaways from the recent Alpha-gal Syndrome Scientific Meeting and what they mean for patients, clinicians, and ongoing research.
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