I went to the emergency room 16 times for allergies and asthma as a college freshman. Each time I was given a prescription for an EpiPen, an auto-injector pen that administers a dose of epinephrine, used for the emergency care of an acute allergic reaction. I was told to figure out what I was allergic Read more… From ER overload to genetic breakthrough: How allergies transformed my life and career originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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