M. Alexander Otto began his reporting career early in 1999 covering the pharmaceutical industry for a national pharmacists' magazine and freelancing for the Washington Post and other newspapers. He then joined BNA, now part of Bloomberg News, covering health law and the protection of people and animals in medical research. Alex next worked for the McClatchy Company. Based on his work, Alex won a year-long Knight Science Journalism Fellowship to MIT in 2008-2009. He joined the company shortly thereafter. Alex has a newspaper journalism degree from Syracuse (N.Y.) University and a master's degree in medical science -- a physician assistant degree -- from George Washington University. Alex is based in Seattle.
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Summer camps need help managing childhood anaphylaxis
ATLANTA – What summer camps don’t know about anaphylaxis could kill someone.
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Failed ear tubes and antibiotics? Think eosinophilic otitis media
Treating adults with severe, chronic ear pain? Consider a recently described disease entity called eosinophilic otitis media.
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How to stop penicillin allergy relabeling
ATLANTA – People who think they are allergic to penicillin need counseling to understand that their negative skin prick tests mean that they aren’...
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How to ‘de-label’ penicillin allergies in the hospital
ATLANTA – Many patients with alleged penicillin allergy don’t have it.
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Oral immunotherapy induced wheat allergy tolerance
ATLANTA – Oral immunotherapy with wheat gluten flour appears effective at inducing tolerance in some allergic patients.
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Send children who had anaphylaxis home after 4 hours
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Uptick found in severe allergy shot reactions
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Oral PrEP works despite bacterial vaginosis
SEATTLE – Concerns about reduced effectiveness of oral PrEP for HIV prevention in women with bacterial vaginosis are unfounded.
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Tap patients with suspected HIV neurosyphilis regardless of symptoms
SEATTLE – A prospective study finds that neurologic symptoms should not be relied on to indicate neurosyphilis in HIV patients.
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Following infection, semen is Zika’s last refuge
SEATTLE – Does Zika linger longer in semen than previously determined?
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Unrestricted DAA access halved Dutch HCV incidence in HIV
SEATTLE – Treating all cases as needed reduced the spread.
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LEEP tops cryotherapy for cervical dysplasia in women with HIV
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Biannual HCC ultrasound cost-effective, lifesaving in cirrhosis
Guideline-directed ultrasound liver cancer screening boosts survival in cirrhosis patients.
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Psoriatic arthritis raises diabetes risk
Psoriatic arthritis boosts the risk of diabetes, with higher disease activity magnifying that effect.
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Antibiotics have a role in PANS even with no infection
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