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GP with a special interest in allergy, Dr Helen Allergy
Helen Evans-Howells
Contributing specialist
Dr Helen Evans-Howells is a GP with a special interest in allergy and runs the allergy clinic Dr Helen Allergy. She chairs the Clinical and Scientific Panel at the charity Anaphylaxis UK. She answered our questions in October 2026 on house dust mites as an allergy trigger, on the household measures that reduce exposure, and on the night-time symptoms that should not be dismissed.