Dr. Steve Handoyo

03/22/2022

Hello, Facebook, I've been meaning to post this for quite awhile. I can't tell you how excited and honored I am to be a part of this landmark trial. We are studying treatments for dry skin in newborns and the effects it may have on the allergic march which includes eczema, food allergy, asthma, and allergic rhinitis! Study subjects with dry skin in the first 2 months of life would qualify. Please let anyone know who might be interested, unfortunately kids are usually too old by the time they hit our clinics!

11/17/2020

Wonderful work adding to our "Big 8" with sesame. Allergists have been including seeds as another major food allergy group for years, but improving the labels will make patients safer.

Bill will add sesame as the ninth major allergen, require the federal government to analyze research opportunities to help develop more effective treatments for food allergy

04/29/2020

Chicago Frontline Angels is so excited to put on a virtual concert celebrating healthcare workers, Chicago, and Hope this Saturday, May 2nd at 7:30! Tickets are free and can be claimed at bit.ly/frontlineangels!

Please join us as NBC's Leila Rahimi hosts multiple brilliant Chicago musicians performing live!

And you can still donate to our fundraiser here:
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Join us for a special live-streamed concert to celebrate and support Chicago’s frontline healthcare workers!

03/29/2020

As all of you know, COVID-19 has hit Chicago and is just 1-2 weeks behind NYC in the curve. Hundreds of COVID patients are already in area ICUs and dozens are on ventilator support.

Giving healthcare workers N95 level masks is essential to keeping them and their patients from getting infected. Preventing healthcare worker infections keeps them and their teams in the fight. Tragically we are losing health care providers (60 in Italy so far), and those who test positive, as well as those who had contact with them, must get temporarily pulled. Losing multiple healthcare providers even for a short time is catastrophic to the fight against COVID-19 and the care of critically ill patients.

At this time, N95 masks will cost us $4 per unit to get them from an FDA/NIOSH-approved factory in China to Chicago. With a tragic environment of fake masks, we feel confident in the reliability and the heart of the companies we will work with. If you are able, please help bring N95s level masks to those fighting for all of us in Chicago.

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03/24/2020

Please check your EpiPens. The window should be clear, and the blue cap should not be raised. As always, remember:

1. remove the blue cap ideally with at least two fingers
2. orange end goes to the thigh ("orange to thigh, blue to sky"
3. Press EpiPen into the thigh until a click is heard
4. Hold in place for 3 seconds

FDA is alerting patients, caregivers and health care professionals that EpiPen 0.3mg and EpiPen Jr 0.15mg auto-injectors, and the authorized generic versions, m

03/24/2020

If you still have not seen this succinct, plain-spoken, earnest message from Dr. Emily Landon, please take 7 high-yield minutes. This University is full of dedicated health care workers who will continue to do everything they can to help every patient possible. Please demand that those on the front lines get the resources to stay as safe as possible for themselves, for their families, and for you all.

Our infectious diseases expert Dr. Emily Landon spoke during the Illinois governor's press conference on 3/20/20. Hear her explain why the statewide...

03/16/2020

Please be safe out there, we have so many vulnerable patients with respiratory or immune disease. This message was created for our older patients, but applies to us all. Hand washing and social distancing are pivotal to keep this pandemic manageable.

If you have respiratory symptoms, contact a medical professional who will guide you on where, if anywhere , to go.

02/04/2020

This is amazing news! in the meantime, as we wait to see how accessible this medication will be, we have already starting oral immunotherapy for peanut! Appointments can be obtained at 773.834.8109. If you are unable to get a prompt appointment, message us and we will fit you in!

FDA approves first drug for treatment of peanut allergy for children

12/23/2019

A new study looked at the dangers of summer camps for our food allergic patients. Thanks to Reuters for reaching out to me for comment. Working together, allergists, summer camps, and families can make summer camps a rich and safe experience for our food allergy campers!

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-allergies-summer-camp/many-summer-camps-may-not-be-prepared-for-kids-with-allergies-idUSKBN1YE2OD

(Reuters Health) - Although most summer camps welcome kids with food allergies, ...

12/03/2019

This is absolutely wonderful news! Thank you to those who continue to advocate for common-sense interventions that can save lives!

The makers of Auvi-Q auto-injectors say their compact devices are now included in the emergency medical kits of American Airlines and 2 other airlines.

01/16/2019

The immune system is fascinating and frustrating. In this case, the geographic distribution of drug allergies led allergists to finding out about a whole new presentation of food allergies.

You may have heard stories about a tick bite that causes aversion to meat, but the story of the alpha-gal allergy is more complicated–and more frightening.

12/14/2018

Nature constantly humbles medicine. Diseases such as these always remind me to keep an open mind. I wonder if global warming potentially increasing meat allergy might resonate with some of the carnivorous climate deniers?

You may have heard stories about a tick bite that causes aversion to meat, but the story of the alpha-gal allergy is more complicated–and more frightening.

11/19/2018

The science holds up. We can increase tolerance of many patients to peanut with promising evidence to other food allergens. What remains to be seen is how accessible this therapy will be to all patients who need it. I'm honored to be at an institution that contributed to this trial!

Results from a new study may lead to approval of what could be the first drug that ameliorates potentially deadly reactions in children with severe peanut allergies.

11/14/2018

Time for us to learn to share again with all our friends we’ve coevolved with and for. They can be our allies and protectors!

Ecologist Rob Dunn's new book describes the tiny life forms, helpful and risky, that live in different parts of the home, including on floors and in water faucets, basements and heating systems.

11/04/2018

As scary as the Epi Pen seems, it is important to get comfortable sliding the device out and checking the window to make sure it is clear. Now the FDA warns that the sticker on the device can make removal difficult, which can be scary in an emergency event.

FDA alerts patients and health care professionals that some EpiPen auto-injectors may not readily slide out of carrier tube Share Tweet Linkedin Pin it More sharing options Linkedin Pin it Email Print [11/2/2018] FDA is alerting patients, caregivers and health care professionals that the labels atta...

09/12/2018

Zach: "those with food allergies are warriors"

That's exactly right. We need to increase awareness of this real and life-threatening disease, and how dangerous bullying can be physically and mentally.

"I'm literally just trying to protect my life." 

08/25/2018

Jerome Bettis has some range! Watch this great PSA reminder to Give and Go during a scary reaction.