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Midwest Allergy Sinus Asthma, SCPublic Health Alert: The “Benadryl Challenge” on Social Media is Killing Children
Public Health Alert: The "Benadryl Challenge" July 3, 2026 Visit Poison Control Page on Benadryl: https://www.poison.org/articles/benadryl-diphenhydramine The "Benadryl Challenge" is a dangerous social media trend, primarily on TikTok, that dares teenagers to ingest...
Dr. Siri’s 5-Minute Interview on Severe Asthma and Treatments (The Valder Beebe Show)
In an interview on The Valder Beebe Show, Dr. Siri discusses the clinical and patient experience aspects of severe asthma. Over two millions Americans of various ages live with severe asthma out of 20-30 million people with asthma. From 0:30 to 3:55, Dr. Siri...
A Drug Affordability Board Would Hurt Illinois Patients: Why Affordability Boards’ Current Approach Could Do More Harm Than Good
In a recent op-ed for the Springfield State Journal-Register "A drug affordability board would hurt Illinois patients", Dr. Dareen D. Siri shares a critical perspective on the proposed Prescription Drug Affordability Boards (PDABs) in Illinois. While the goal of...
New Clinical Insights: Winter Impact on Childhood Eczema and Emerging Treatment Options
In a new article by Managed Healthcare Executive, Board-certified allergist and immunologist Dareen D. Siri, M.D. discusses how winter conditions can worsen atopic dermatitis (eczema) in children and the growing connection between eczema, allergies and asthma, also...
Transforming Care Through Innovation: A Guide to Clinical Research with Dr. Dareen Siri (Podcast)
Listen to Episode 3: Transforming Care Through Innovation: A Guide to Clinical Research with Dr. Dareen Siri, a podcast interview by Sarah Webb from WebbCFO.
MASA Sponsoring Red Sneakers Peoria 5K & Teal Pumpkin Festival
MASA Celebrates Second Year Sponsoring Red Sneakers Peoria 5K & Teal Pumpkin Festival Peoria, IL — Midwest Allergy Sinus Asthma and Respiratory (MASA+R) and our Food Allergy Center for Treatment (MFACT) are proud to announce its continued support as a sponsor of...
MASA+R participates in Media Madness for March Madness tournament 2025
Midwest Allergy Sinus Asthma and Respiratory is sponsoring the Michigan State Spartans in this year’s NCAA March Madness Tournament!
CIIC Scholarship Call 2025
Deadline: March 21, 2025 Download CIIC Patient Scholarship Application 2025 : You can submit your application to your provider. CIIC Annual Patient Scholarship: Empowering PIDD and Rare Disease Patients The CIIC (Coalition of Immunology and Allergy Clinics) is proud...
New AD Cream for Adult Children 2 years and Older (tapinarof)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved VTAMA® (tapinarof) cream, 1%, for the treatment of mild, moderate, or severe atopic dermatitis (AD) in adults and children aged 2 years and older. This approval expands the use of VTAMA, previously approved for...