Most recent by Victoria Langowska
VIDEO: Food allergy outcomes improve with omalizumab
SAN DIEGO — Approximately 45,000 patients have begun using omalizumab for food allergy in the year since its approval by the FDA, Ahmar Iqbal, MD, therapeutic area lead for respiratory and influenza at Genentech, told Healio here.
Animal-free medications need better labeling for patients with alpha-gal syndrome
SAN DIEGO — Patients with alpha-gal syndrome need ingredient transparency to avoid animal-derived products in medications, according to a presentation here.
High inhaler costs increase difficulties for patients, cause skipped doses
SAN DIEGO — More research is needed to determine drivers of inhaler costs and patient knowledge on available financial assistance, according to a poster presentation here.
University dining halls lack food allergy labeling, access to epinephrine
SAN DIEGO — College students with food allergies may find difficulty in finding ingredient labeling and emergency epinephrine access in dining halls, according to a presentation here.
Women should consider penicillin allergy evaluation before or during pregnancy, expert says
BOSTON — The lack of data evaluating the clinical manifestations of adverse drug reactions before and during pregnancy shows need for more research in this area for this patient population, according to Ruchi Shah, MD, FACAAI, FAAAAI.
Global pediatric atopic dermatitis increased over 6% from 2000 to 2021
While pediatric atopic dermatitis cases rose globally between 2000 and 2021, the prevalence rate dropped, showing important global patterns, according to a study in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
Lanadelumab increases attack-free rates in hereditary angioedema patients
Lanadelumab effectively improved attack-free rates of type I and II hereditary angioedema patients, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
Allergy, immunology mourns the loss of Marcus Maurer, MD
Allergy and immunology lost a pioneer last summer with the death of Marcus Maurer, MD, executive director of the Institute of Allergology at Charité University Medicine, Berlin.
Food allergy management warrants varied diet, expert says
BOSTON — Managing food allergies should involve more than just allergen avoidance, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.
Patients with asthma and allergic rhinitis may have different fungi in their noses
Patients with sniffles because of allergic conditions have different living fungi within their noses compared with healthy people, according to a study conducted in Portugal and published in Frontiers in Microbiology.