Media Archive

The University of Virginia, Division of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology’s physician-scientists, post-docs, fellows, and staff, are fully committed to advancing the care of patients. Learn more about our research from these news articles.

• Larry Borish, MD, Professor of Microbiology, What Cold Viruses Teach Us About Asthma

• Dr. Thomas Platts-Mills is featured nationally discussing the first death linked to a meat allergy spread by ticks.

• Alpha-Gal Syndrome, the Meat Allergy, Expands Its Reach

• Experts Warn Of Spreading Tick Bite Disease – READ, Listen to Podcast

• Dr. Larry Borish – Research In Motion

• Q&A: With a rare tick-borne disease now in Virginia, what do you need to know? Rare Tick-Borne Disease is Spreading to Virginia

• The Alpha-Gal Syndrome Story: How Researchers Traced a Red-Meat Allergy to Ticks

• Immune System Changes Explain Long COVID Breathing Problems

• UVA Research Finds Distinct Changes In Immune Systems of COVID-19 Survivors

• Dr. Michael Nelson is quoted in Fortune, FiercePharma, BioPharma Dive, and Yahoo discussing a potential RSV vaccine for kids.

• Dr. Michael Nelson is featured locally, across Virginia, and on TV stations nationally, discussing how winter affects people with asthma.

• Are You Really Allergic to Penicillin? Listen to the Podcast with Dr. Thomas Platts-Mills

• Dr. Emily McGowan is featured in Medscape discussing new guidance on treating esophageal dysfunction.

• New-Onset Seasonal Allergies in Adults – Why some don’t start in childhood, who’s at risk, and practical management (Dr. Nelson – MedPage Today)

• Seasonal Allergies on the Rise? (Dr.Nelson – MedPage Today)

• The New Treatment Landscape in Seasonal Allergies (Dr. Nelson – MedPage Today)

• What to do with Difficult-To-Manage Seasonal Allergies (Dr. Nelson – MedPage Today)

• The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Unanimously Named Thomas Platts-Mills, MD, the 2024 Recipient of the AAAAI Distinguished Scientist Award

• Michael Nelson MD PhD Recipient of Walter Reed Distinguished Achievement Award

• UVA Health Warns of Severe Allergy Season

• UVA School of Medicine releases new study on Pfizer, Moderna vaccines

• UVA Health recruiting participants for a COVID-19 severe allergy clinical trial

• Ladybug allergies? It’s a thing. Check out these 6 weird allergies, according to experts

• UVA School of Medicine Releases New Study on Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines

• UVA Health Doctors Say Patients Should Get Re-evaluated for Penicillin Allergy

• Read About the Latest Research Being Done by Allergy and Immunology

• Thomas Platts-Mills, MD, Awarded $3.1 Million R37 NIH MERIT Grant

• Michael R. Nelson, MD, PhD, Appointed to ABMS Executive Committee

• Health Opening Lynchburg Asthma, Allergy, Immunology Clinic

• FDA Advisers Support Novavax’s Covid-19 Vaccine for Authorization

• Tick Bite Exposure and Coronary Artery Disease Risk

• Jeffrey Wilson, MD, PhD’s Research Shows COVID-19 Booster Increases Durability of Antibody Response

• Community Conversation: Dr. Jeff Wilson with UVA Health (3-15-2023)

• Emily C. McGowan, MD, PhD, Awarded $3.9 Million Grant to Study the Immunologic Response to Food Proteins in Eosinophilic Esophagitis

• Monica Lawrence, MD, Named Designated Institutional Official and Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education

• Dr. Jeffrey Wilson talks with The Washington Post about how a meat allergy can trigger serious reactions to some medications.