Bay Area Families

Allergist Notebook: notes for Bay Area parents from Jonathan Malka, MD, board-certified pediatric allergist and immunologist caring for families at Crescendo MD in Portola Valley. Practical, evidence-based thinking on food allergies, asthma, and eczema in children, from school planning under California law to knowing when to see a specialist. Each article is written and medically reviewed by Dr. Malka. For a Bay Area consultation, visit www.crescendomd.com.

Keeping a Food-Allergic Child Safe at Bay Area Schools

One image turns up every fall: a parent in my office holding their child's epinephrine a little too carefully, quietly doing the math on the seven hours between drop-off and pickup when they won't be in the room. The worry is reasonable, and I don't wave it away. What I tell them is that the safety of that day rests on three things, and all three are settled before the first bell — not during a crisis. A written anaphylaxis action plan on file. Epinephrine at school that hasn

Jonathan Malka, MD

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Keeping a Food-Allergic Child Safe at Bay Area Schools

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