Past Media Coverage

2023

Food Allergy and Your Kiddo Podcast: Can SLIT induce remission in young kiddos with food allergies? (December 2023, Food Allergy and Your Kiddo)
Key Findings on Oral Immunotherapy ADP101 (November 2023, HCPLive)
Antibodies to Cow’s Milk Linked to Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Death (November 2023, UNC Health News)
Sublingual immunotherapy safely, effectively induces peanut allergy remission in toddlers (October 2023, Healio)
For Toddlers Allergic to Peanuts, a Tiny Bit of Protein Therapy Under the Tongue Could Be the Best Approach (October 2023, UNC Health News)
Sublingual Immunotherapy May Result in Desensitization and Remission for Peanut-Allergic Children (October 2023, AAAAI)
Thoughts on Intranasal Epinephrine Spray as an Alternative to EpiPen (September 2023, HCPLive)
UNC allergy expert talks about dealing with North Carolina’s pollen season (April 2023, WRAL News)
Why Do Some People Develop Allergies in Adulthood? (April 2023, The New York Times)
UNC professor talks about allergy season possibly getting longer (March 2023, CBS 17 News)
Peanut-Allergic Kids With Other Food Allergies, Eczema See Responses With EPIT (February 2023, Medpage Today)
Warm weather brings start of seasonal allergies, doctors say now is the time to protect yourself (February 2023, ABC 11 News)
Is the crazy NC weather making you sick? (February 2023, CBS 17 News)
Novel Peanut Allergy Treatment Shown to be Safe, Effective, and Lasting (February 2023, UNC Health News)
Dealing with Dangerous Food Allergies (February 2023, The People’s Pharmacy)

2022

UNC Children’s Podcast: Food Allergies in Children (December 2022, UNC Health)
Get Hives and Wheeze When It’s Cold? It May Be Cold Urticaria (November 2022, WebMD)
Managing Overuse of Food IgE Panels: Multiple Approaches Needed (March 2022, Medscape)
Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Is Safe and Effective in Toddlers in Large Placebo-Controlled Trial (January 2022, Medscape)
Oral immunotherapy may lead to remission of peanut allergy in young children (January 2022, Healio)
Oral Immunotherapy Alleviates Peanut Allergy in Some Young Children (January 2022, UNC Health News)
Food allergies in babies and toddlers: An expert tells all (January 2022, WRAL)
In Toddlers, OIT Can Lead to Peanut Allergy Remission, Study Finds (January 2022, Allergic Living)

2021

Food Allergy Immunotherapies Pose Challenges for Families (October 2021, WebMD)
3 ways to avoid Halloween food allergy scares (October 2021, WRAL)
4 Ways to Keep Your Child as Healthy as Possible This School Year (August 2021, UNC Health Talk)
Peanut Allergy Patients Reap Continuing Benefits Past First Year, Palforzia Study Shows (August 2021)
Sublingual Immunotherapy: Where Does It Stand? (July 2021, Medscape)
Closer Every Day: Why Allergy Patients Should View the Future With Optimism (May 2021, Ukko)
Being a Food Allergy Dad Makes Him a Better Food Allergy Doctor (May 2021, ShandeeLand)
Progressing Food Allergy Research (March 2021, HCPLive)
Peanut SLIT Seems Safe, Effective in Toddlers (March 2021, Medpage Today)
Uncovering the Factors of Peanut Allergy Immunotherapy (March 2021, HCPLive)
Research Presentations at the 2021 Annual AAAAI Meeting Highlight Limitations of Current Food Allergy Treatments and Further Validates Intrommune Therapeutics’ Approach (March 2021, WBOC)
Peanut sublingual immunotherapy shows promise in toddlers (March 2021, Healio.com)
Study: Peanut Allergy Drops Safe, Effective for Toddlers (March 2021, WebMD)
Peanut Sublingual Immunotherapy Feasible and Effective in Toddlers (February 2021, Medscape)
New Study Gives Hope to Toddlers with a Peanut Allergy (TLCme)
Sublingual Immunotherapy May Provide Peanut Allergy Desensitization in Toddlers (February 2021, HCPLive)
Strong Results for SLIT Therapy Seen in Peanut-Allergic Toddlers (February 2021, Allergic Living)
Peanut Sublingual Immunotherapy Provides Desensitization to Peanut in Toddlers (February 2021, UNC Health News)

2020

Allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccine likely to be extremely rare, UNC doctor says (December 2020, ABC7 News)
An End to Peanut Allergies is Close (November 2020, Ozy.com)
Egg Oral Immunotherapy Could be Better Option than Baked Egg Therapy in Egg-Allergic Children (June 2020, Snacksafely.com)
FARE Clinical Network Selects UNC Allergy and Immunology as FCN Discovery Center of Distinction (June 2020, UNC Health News)
With Rise in Food Allergies, UNC Responds with Research, Dining Options (March 2020, University of Northern Colorado)
Low-risk infants may still benefit from allergenic food consumption (February 2020, UNC Health News)

2019

“Boundless Opportunities” for Food Allergy Research (December 2019, UNC Health Foundation)
The emotional toll of food allergies (October 2019, WRAL)
UNC allergists are working to improve the lives of those impacted by allergies (October 2019, The Daily Tar Heel)
New Peanut Allergy Treatment Passes Phase 2 Trial, Shows Effectiveness and Safety (September 2019, Snacksafely.com)
UNC doctor working on peanut allergy treatment to help kids like his son (September 2019, WRAL)
Peanut Protein Drops may Improve Tolerance (September 2019, The Medical Republic)
Peanut sublingual immunotherapy safe, effective for kids (September 2019, Healio.com)
Sublingual Immunotherapy Safely Desensitizes Pediatric Peanut Allergies (September 2019, Physician’s Weekly)
Sublingual Peanut Immunotherapy Provides Long-Term Pediatric Benefit (September 2019, MD Magazine)
Long-term sublingual peanut immunotherapy offers significant protection against allergic reactions (September 2019, MedicalResearch.com)
Sublingual Immunotherapy Safe, Effective For Peanut Allergy (September 2019, Medscape)
A New Defense Against Allergic Reactions to Peanuts (September 2019, Bloomberg)
Hope for people with peanut allergies as study finds liquid drops of the nut’s protein under the tongue builds up resistance against the common allergen (September 2019, The DailyMail)
Liquid mouth drops could one day protect people from peanut allergies (September 2019, Science News)
Immunotherapy for Egg Allergy May Allow Patients to Eat Egg Safely for Years after Treatment (February 2019, Newswise)

2012-2018

Sharma Honored at UNC Children’s Pinwheels & Promises Luncheon (March 2018, GoHeels.com)
UNC Research Leads to New Drug Aimed at Combating Peanut Allergy (December 2018, Chapelboro.com)
Tips for parents of kids with food allergies (August 2017, ABC11)
Food Allergy Immunotherapy Advances Presented at AAAAI Meeting (March 2017, Snacksafely.com)
Early Immunotherapy Helps Kids Beat Peanut Allergy. (February 2015, Medpage)
Law would expand EpiPen access in schools (May 2013, WRAL)
Possible cure for peanut allergies (May 2013, WGHP)
Tots May Be Best Candidates for Peanut Allergy Tx (February 2013, Medpage)
Researchers look for ways to cure peanut allergy (January 2013, WRAL)
Sublingual immunotherapy shows promise as treatment for peanut allergy (January 2013, Science Daily)
Therapy Shows Promise for Peanut Allergy (January 2013, National Institutes of Health)
Relieving Peanut Allergies…With Peanuts (January 2013, TIME)
A Major Study Speeds Food-Allergy Treatments (October 2012, Scientific American)
Promising New Treatment for Kids With Egg Allergy (July 2012, ABC News)
Children’s egg allergies may be reversed with small doses of eggs (July 2012, CBS News)
Egg allergies ‘treated with egg’ (July 2012, BBC News)
UNC study helping kids build tolerance for eggs (July 2012, WRAL)
Researchers Discover Promising New Treatment for Egg Allergy (July 2012, Science Daily)
Hope for Beating Egg Allergy (July 2012, National Institutes of Health)
Egg Allergy Treatment Is No Yolk: Study Find Success With Egg-White Powder (July 2012, International Business Times)