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Allergy Shots Get Revamped For Those Who Dread Needles

There’s now a nasal spray alternative to a shot in the thigh.
An EpiPen Junior epinephrine auto-injector.Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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Hello reader, it’s Lisa in London. I’ve been following recent developments in allergy treatments, and in particular, non-injectable forms of a medication that can save lives. More on that in a moment, but first ...

I was backpacking around Europe many years ago when I discovered I was allergic to anchovies. My travel buddy and I had been scoffing down olives we bought from a local supermarket in Barcelona, and our limited knowledge of Spanish led us to believe that “anchoa” was a region where olives were grown.