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2026<\/h3>\n

The yellow wave: Central NC pollen levels spike, stirring up seasonal allergies<\/a> (CBS17)
\nPollen season survival: How to protect yourself<\/a> (WRAL)
\nPollen boom hits NC: What to do now<\/a> (WRAL)
\nGoing outside? ‘Pollen season is absolutely here’<\/a> (ABC11)
\nPeanut sublingual immunotherapy tablet well tolerated across ages<\/a> (Healio)
\nTick-borne meat allergy can affect livestock producers’ health and livelihood<\/a> (NPR)
\nTime for 3 lies and a truth about allergies<\/a> (UNC)
\nPollen arrives in the Triangle as warm weather hits<\/a> (CBS17)
\nALLIANCE Trial: Peanut Sublingual Immunotherapy Is Well-Tolerated in Children With Peanut Allergy<\/a> (Pharmacy Times)
\nFDA Panel Stresses Early Allergen Feeding, Treating Food Allergies<\/a> (Allergic Living)
\nFDA Expert Panel on Food Allergies<\/a> (FDA)
\nRepurposing metformin to treat food allergy<\/a> (Food Allergy Fund)
\nFive Teams Receive ECBR Grants for New Approach Methodologies Research Pilot Projects<\/a> (UNC Health)
\nThe Year in Research<\/a> (UNC Health)<\/p>\n

2025<\/h3>\n

First death reported from meat allergy caused by tick bite<\/a> (November 2025, NBC News)
\nReversing peanut advice prevented tens of thousands of allergy cases, researchers say<\/a> (October 2025, NPR)
\n(video)<\/em> Advances in Food Allergy Therapeutics with Dr. Edwin Kim<\/a> (October 2025)
\n(video)<\/em> Emerging Immunotherapies for Pediatric Food Allergies<\/a> (August 2025, UNC Health)
\nCan Peanut Allergies Be Cured?<\/a> (August 2025, Scientific American)
\nQ&A: Managing Insulin Allergy in Clinical Practice<\/a> (June 2025, Physician’s Weekly)
\nGrowhappy launches during allergy awareness week to help families feed allergens early & often<\/a> (May 2025, PR Newswire)
\nBrian C. Jensen, M.D., In Collaboration With Corinne Keet, M.D., Ph.D. And Timothy P. Moran, M.D., Ph.D., Receives Collaborative Sciences Award From American Heart Association (AHA)<\/a> (May 2025, UNC Heart Institute)
\n‘An extreme year:’ Scientists weigh in on NC’s pollen boom<\/a> (May 2025, The Charlotte Post)
\nBasophil Activity Predicts Peanut Sublingual Immunotherapy Success<\/a> (April 2025, Medscape)
\nRevolutionary Peanut Allergy Treatment Offers Hope to Adults<\/a> (April 2025 Maldankon)
\nTwo from UNC Health Named in TBJ Health Care Leadership Awards<\/a> (April 2025, UNC Health)
\nWhen will NC\u2019s allergy season peak this year? What to know as spring approaches<\/a> (March 2025, The Charlotte Observer)
\nPeanut Oral Immunotherapy Yields Distinct IgE, IgG4 Profiles in Kids After 5 Years<\/a> (February 2025, HCPLive)
\nBurks and Keet Publish Editorial on Oral Immunotherapy for High Threshold Peanut Allergy<\/a> (February 2025, UNC Health News)
\n‘A real game-changer’: UNC is part of a groundbreaking food allergy study<\/a> (February 2025, NC Health News)
\nADP101 Immunotherapy Increases Food Allergy Threshold but Misses Primary Endpoint<\/a> (February 2025, HCP Live)
\nThe Allergist Episode 33- Is SLIT a Fit for Your Patients? Sublingual Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergies<\/a> (January 2025, Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)
\nBile Acids May Impact Who Reaches Food Allergy OIT Remission<\/a> (January 2025, Allergic Living)
\nUNC \u2018Breakthrough\u2019 Research on Food Allergy Drug Featured in National Geographic<\/a> (January 2025, UNC Health)
\nStudy Reveals Importance of Bile Acids and other Metabolites in Food Allergies and Treatment<\/a> (January 2025, UNC Health)<\/p>\n

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