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Tips to Keep Kids with Food Allergies Safe this Halloween

Latitude allergist Dr. Jaspreet Dhami speaks with CBS Bay Area News where she shares more tips for navigating food allergies on Halloween, and highlights the difference that treatment with oral immunotherapy can make for children and adults — especially around this time of year.

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Avoiding Allergy Scares This Halloween

Latitude allergist Dr. Akansha Ganju shared tips for families with food allergies during Halloween on FOXLA. She and Marla Tellez discussed including safety tips for the holiday, the Teal Pumpkin Project, the benefits of desensitization food allergy treatment, as well as, the newest study validating the safety and effectiveness of early allergen introduction for young babies.

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Halloween Safety Tips from a New York Allergist Whose Son Has Food Allergies

With years of experience treating allergy patients, and her own firsthand experience as an allergy mom, Latitude's Dr. Zoya Treyster knows what it’s like to balance safety, fun, and a bag full of mystery candy on Halloween. New York Family interviewed her about how to make Halloween both fun and safe for kids with food allergies, common mistakes parents can avoid, and how new treatment options are now giving families more freedom.

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Navigating Food Allergies on Halloween Night

Latitude allergist Dr. Jaspreet Dhami shared important tips Mornings on 2 on KTVU for families navigating food allergies during Halloween. Her tips emphasize the importance of preparing for a fun and safe Halloween, recognizing the signs and symptoms of a food allergy reaction, and understanding the impact of treatment with OIT on holidays like Halloween.

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Early Peanut Exposure May Explain Fall in Child Allergies

A newly published study in Pediatrics reflects on the impact and safety of early introduction of allergens, since the pivotal LEAP study changed guidelines in 2015. Latitude allergist, Dr. Christopher Parrish, shares his perspective on the importance of introducing common allergens early in Newsweek.

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How to Identify Food Allergies in Your Child

With headlines bringing attention to guidelines around introducing common allergens, many parents with young babies may find themselves overwhelmed. Hear Dr. Akansha Ganju on the New Mom Talk podcast provide helpful guidance for new parents — recognizing the signs of a possible food allergy, knowing when to seek medical care, and how to reduce risk when introducing solids.

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New program helping kids with food allergies in Los Angeles

Dr. Akansha Ganju was interviewed by Marla Tellez on FOX 11 LA. Dr. Ganju shares the life-changing benefits of treatment with oral immunotherapy (OIT) and what’s ahead for our new West LA clinic and our affiliation in Southern California with Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

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Latitude Food Allergy Clinic Opens in Los Angeles

Los Angeles Business Journal highlights Latitude's new West LA clinic, our affiliation with Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and our plans to bring food allergy care to more families in Southern California. Latitude CEO Kimberley Yates shares, “Bringing Latitude Food Allergy Care to Southern California enables us to bring treatment to a significantly underserved market, ensuring families receive timely, comprehensive food allergy care.”

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Latitude announces affiliation with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)

Latitude's affiliation with CHLA expands access to specialized food allergy treatment to Southern California families. As part of this affiliation, Latitude has opened its first Los Angeles clinic in Westwood, and three additional locations are planned across Southern California over the next year.

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Latitude Announces Findings of Large-Scale Study Led by Weill Cornell Medicine Validating Safety and Effectiveness of Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) for Food Allergies in Clinical Practice

Findings of a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine of over 1,000 patients using oral immunotherapy (OIT) to treat food allergies at Latitude, with 91% of patients reaching maintenance phase, were presented in March at the AAAAI/WAO 2025 Joint Congress.

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Moving Beyond Hope: The Trailblazing Clinic Redefining Food Allergy Care 

Author Nina Friend highlights the life-changing care that both Lucy and Mira's families have found at Latitude, in this article on Arianna Huffington's Thrive Global.  

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Highlighting Food Allergy Awareness on NBC Bay Area News

Latitude's Debbie Chizever Taback was on NBC Bay Area's 'Today in the Bay' to talk about Food Allergy Awareness Week and the impact food allergies have on an estimated 33 million people in the U.S. Awareness of food allergies and the treatments available is critical. We are proud to be part of the solution, offering life-changing testing and treatment to keep families empowered and supported.  

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