Theresa MacPhail

Medical anthropologist; associate professor of science and technology studies, Stevens Institute of Technology; author of “Allergic: How Our Immune System Reacts to a Changing World”

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Authors and scientists Theresa MacPhail and Alanna Collen delve into the history and science of allergies, proposing that a potential solution for allergy sufferers may lie within the…

Why allergies and gut health are getting worse

Authors and scientists Theresa MacPhail and Alanna Collen delve into the history and science of allergies, proposing that a potential solution for allergy sufferers may lie within the…

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