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Check out some news articles featuring Dr. Iweala!

Onyi Iweala interviewed by Elaina.Athans@abc.com on 3/29/21 on The Difference Between COVID and Allergy Symptoms  https://abc11.com/health/doctors-warn-of-covid-allergy-symptom-overlap-as-pollen-count-rises/10457115/

“Synthetic Biology Partners with AI to Delete Food Allergies” in Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/johncumbers/2021/01/27/synthetic-biology-partners-with-ai-to-delete-food-allergies/?sh=d50d873c6a09

“Taking a Bite Out of Meat Allergies.” Endeavors: Stories Powered by UNC Research. August 14, 2020. https://endeavors.unc.edu/taking-a-bite-out-of-meat-allergies/

“Understanding and Treating a Food Allergy Epidemic.” Finding Genius Podcast: Health, Bioscience, and Medicine Edition. March 06, 2020. https://www.findinggeniuspodcast.com/podcasts/understanding-and-treating-a-food-allergy-epidemic-dr-onyinye-iweala-university-of-north-carolina-school-of-medicine-division-of-rheumatology-allergy-immunology/

“Sesame Allergies Are Likely More Widespread Than Previously Thought: The Salt.” National Public Radio (NPR). August 2, 2019. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/08/02/747545877/sesame-allergies-are-likely-more-widespread-than-previously-thought

“Ticked Off. Health Flash: Lyme Disease Isn’t the Only Threat from the Tiny Bugs.” Women’s Health Magazine. June 2019. p77-78.

“What Restaurants, and the Rest of Us, Get Wrong About Food Allergies.” WGBH PBS NOVA. April 24, 2019.  https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/restaurant-food-allergy-misconceptions

“Peanut Allergies are on the Rise. This Chemical Compound Could Prevent Life-Threatening Reactions.” WGBH PBS NOVA. April 8, 2019.  https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/peanut-allergies-new-treatment-antibody

“Cases of Tick-Borne Meat Allergy May Be on the Rise.” Voice of America. July 31, 2018. https://www.voanews.com/a/identified-cases-of-tick-borne-meat-allergy-may-be-on-the-rise/4507560.html

“What the Mystery of Tick-Borne Meat Allergy Could Reveal.” The New York Times Magazine. July 24, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/magazine/what-the-mystery-of-the-tick-borne-meat-allergy-could-reveal.htm

“Understanding and Treating a Food Allergy Epidemic.” Finding Genius Podcast: Health, Bioscience, and Medicine Edition. March 06, 2020.  https://www.findinggeniuspodcast.com/podcasts/understanding-and-treating-a-food-allergy-epidemic-dr-onyinye-iweala-university-of-north-carolina-school-of-medicine-division-of-rheumatology-allergy-immunology/