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For the first time, the FDA has approved a treatment to reduce the severity of dangerous allergic reactions due to accidental exposure to food allergens. Here’s what to know about this new tool to help manage food allergies.

There have been a few COVID-19 updates in the news in the last month. It is important for people who are at high-risk of serious illness to be aware of these changes, including adults aged 65 years and older, pregnant people, children aged 5 years and under, and people with weakened immune systems due to medical conditions or immunosuppressive treatments.

At PHM, we advocate for a family-centered approach to care. Alongside our highly skilled advanced practice clinicians, PhD-led research scientists, and expert coordinators, we offer the support of Certified Child Life Specialists in-house. These specialists assist our clients in having difficult conversations with their children following a new cancer diagnosis and prepare them for what emotional or behavioral reactions they can expect.

Patients with the debilitating, inherited blood disorders sickle cell anemia and beta-thalassemia recently received news of a life-changing treatment. The FDA approved Casgevy, a groundbreaking therapy that uses a gene editing tool called CRISPR (pronounced ‘crisper’) to treat these disorders. This is the first ever approval for this innovative type of treatment, which can change the DNA code in a patient’s cells to target the underlying cause of a disease.