Alpha-Gal Screening in Asymptomatic Patients Not Cost-Effective—Healio

Read article—Features a study by Marcus Shaker, a professor of pediatrics and medicine, that finds routine screening for alpha-gal syndrome—a life-threatening allergy to red meat and other mammal products—in asymptomatic patients is generally not cost-effective. “The central issue is that the test may be sensitive but not always very specific, and a nonspecific test can generate worry and harm without adding benefit,” Shaker said.