Allergy/Asthma News

Researchers found no association between a positive COVID-19 test and the development of asthma in children, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

WASHINGTON — Physicians have a variety of safe and effective biologic choices for treating children with asthma, according to a presentation at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Electronic consults with allergists helped pregnant women with reported penicillin allergy be evaluated and delabeled before delivery, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

How does a physician “retire well”? That answer, unsurprisingly, has been changing over time. Historically, physicians were inclined toward an early retirement, hanging up their white coats in their 50s or early 60s.

The FDA approved the use of Fasenra for the treatment of severe asthma in children aged 6 to 11 years, AstraZeneca announced in a press release.

WASHINGTON — Research about how sexual orientation and gender identity impacts asthma is beginning to emerge, but gaps remain, according to a presentation at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON — Urban and rural environments differed in eosinophilic esophagitis time to diagnosis and disease-related anxiety and depression, according to a poster at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON — Genetic testing has increased the number of patients diagnosed with primary immunodeficiencies, Eveline Wu, MD, MSCR, told Healio during the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON — Swallowed corticosteroid treatment did not impact growth velocity among children with eosinophilic esophagitis, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON — Using dupilumab to treat children with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis proved effective, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.