{"id":3851,"date":"2017-07-18T18:05:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T22:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wunc-public-radio-interviews-dr-scott-commins-regarding-poorly-understood-alpha-gal-food-allergy\/"},"modified":"2018-08-09T09:43:37","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T13:43:37","slug":"wunc-public-radio-interviews-dr-scott-commins-regarding-poorly-understood-alpha-gal-food-allergy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wunc-public-radio-interviews-dr-scott-commins-regarding-poorly-understood-alpha-gal-food-allergy\/","title":{"rendered":"WUNC Public Radio Interviews Dr. Scott Commins Regarding Poorly Understood &#8220;Alpha-gal&#8221; Meat Allergy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"lead\">UNC is one of only several locations in the United States that is conducting clinical studies of a meat allergy some people develop after being bitten by a tick. 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