{"id":7543,"date":"2019-06-03T13:08:27","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T17:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/?p=7543"},"modified":"2021-06-02T11:52:24","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T15:52:24","slug":"nprs-peoples-pharmacy-features-dr-scott-commins-as-guest-expert-to-discuss-alpha-gal-meat-allergy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/nprs-peoples-pharmacy-features-dr-scott-commins-as-guest-expert-to-discuss-alpha-gal-meat-allergy\/","title":{"rendered":"NPR&#8217;s People&#8217;s Pharmacy Features Dr. Scott Commins as Guest Expert to Discuss Alpha-Gal Meat Allergy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2019\/06\/Dr-Commins-cu-sm-sq-286x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"300\" 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