Is getting rid of Staph aureus in the gut the key to improving eczema? And can we control it without antibiotics?

Korey Capozza travels to Spain for the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Congress where she speaks to researchers that are trying to explain the allergy epidemic and what we can do about it.

Could the diet and lifestyle of a mother during pregnancy influence whether her baby will develop eczema? Our podcast guests are studying the role that diet and the gut microbiome in pregnancy play.

Could we cure allergies by taking probiotics or transplanting the gut microbiome from a healthy person?  What does all this mean for eczema/allergy prevention?

Can moisturizers help prevent eczema? If so: when, what and how should they be applied? Can probiotics help? If so: who should take them - mother or baby?

Biological therapies like dupilumab target type 2 inflammation, now new research shows they also modify the skin microbiome.

Itch. It’s the hallmark symptom of eczema and the most troublesome.  In this podcast we discuss why the eczema itch is so hard to treat and explore effective treatment options.

What do microplastics, dishwasher rinse-aid, air pollution and processed foods have to do with eczema?

Have you ever wondered if there is anything you can do during pregnancy to lower the chance of your baby developing eczema?

In our very first “Big Ideas” competition, we asked those who live with eczema for big ideas that could lead to better treatments or a cure.

Could allergy drops (or shots) be the answer to reducing eczema flares?

Until recently, the mental health impacts of eczema were hidden and under recognized. However, there's been a spate of new research that shows an association between eczema and mental health conditions like anxiety and depression.

Our skin protects us from our environment, and global warming is changing that environment. In turn, new research suggests our changing environment can alter our skin.

Eczema and food allergy are closely intertwined, particularly when it comes to questions of prevention.

At the beginning of the pandemic, the prevailing theory was that people with eczema would be at higher risk for COVID-19 infection and severe symptoms because they were taking treatments that suppress the immune system or because they also had asthma which was thought to complicate symptoms.

Many parents receive conflicting advice about how and how often to bathe a child with eczema, which leads to confusion around this common ritual.

Parents of children with eczema often end up on a long journey to determine what triggers their child’s flares, and food is often suspected to be a culprit.

In this episode we talk about parents’ concerns with topical steroids and what we do and don’t know about the risks and benefits of using this mainstay of treatment.

In this episode we explore the bi-directional relationship between food allergies and eczema with two leading pediatric allergists.

How close are we to targeted treatments designed to each person with eczema? As parents, we often hear from people about a miracle approach that “cured” their or their child’s eczema, only to find that this same approach doesn’t work for us.