Allergy/Asthma News

Asthma exacerbations among Navajo Nation children occur frequently, with over half of those with asthma reporting hospitalizations or urgent care visits, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Immunology: In Practice.

Families of children with peanut allergies that pursued oral immunotherapy cited remission and the potential for disease modification as their reason, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Immunology: In Practice.

As their parents age, many of our physician clients have asked us about long-term care insurance.

Instead of patch testing with all allergens in any given group, using an optimized subset of allergens to test for allergic contact dermatitis can provide a similar level of care at a reduced cost, according to a study.

Seborrheic dermatitis is more prevalent across the world than previously believed, with a global pooled prevalence of 4.38%, according to a comprehensive meta-analysis.

SAN DIEGO — Patients with severe asthma experienced fewer exacerbations with 6 months of treatments with biologics, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Emma Guttman-Yassky, MD, PhD, lives her life in dichotomy. She’s a dermatologist and an immunologist; a researcher and a department chair; and her medical and research experience transcends the globe, from North America to Europe.

New guidance was established for clinicians in the U.K. in order to implement the use of Palforzia in oral immunotherapy for patients with a peanut allergy, according to a study published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy.

CMS has released its proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, or PFS, which includes a 2.93% cut in physician payments from the previous year, according to a press release.

SAN DIEGO — Among patients hospitalized for COVID-19, those with asthma had much more severe outcomes than those who did not have asthma, according to a poster presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.