New Program Latitude Food Allergy Care Offers Faster Treatment for LA Families

Latitude Food Allergy Care: A New Approach

• 💡 Latitude Food Allergy Care is a new network of specialized clinics offering up-to-date and innovative treatments for life-threatening food allergies.
• 🎯 The clinic provides a deep dive into clinical history, skin prick testing, blood testing, and oral food challenges to diagnose allergies.
• 🔑 Beyond EpiPens and avoidance, Latitude offers treatments like oral immunotherapy (OIT) to desensitize patients to allergens.

Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) Explained

• 🚀 OIT involves administering small, increasing doses of allergens to train the immune system to be less reactive.
• ✅ At Latitude, 92% of patients reach desensitization, with that number rising to 97% for children under four.
• ⏳ Most young patients can complete the OIT program within 6 to 9 months, with noticeable results in about eight and a half months.

Partnership with Children's Hospital LA

• 🤝 Latitude Food Allergy Care partners with Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) to increase community access to specialized treatments.
• ⏱️ This partnership aims to reduce the current six-month waiting period for treatment that many LA families face.

Back-to-School Safety and Support

• 📚 Parents are advised to build a community of support by partnering with teachers and school nurses, ensuring they know how to recognize allergic reactions and use an EpiPen.
• 🔬 It's crucial to evaluate food allergies yearly as they can change over time, especially in young children.
• ⚠️ Proactive food allergy treatment is encouraged to manage and potentially overcome allergies.

Who Can Benefit from Latitude's Care?

• 🧑‍⚕️ The clinic treats all ages, starting from 8 months old up to older adults.
• ✈️ Examples include a one-year-old being desensitized to peanuts and tree nuts, and an adult desensitized to milk, enabling them to travel freely.
• 🥜 Common food allergies treated include peanuts, tree nuts, egg, milk, soy, wheat, fish, shellfish, and sesame.

More Information

• 🌐 For more details, visit latitudefoodallergycare.com.