Allergy/Asthma News

WASHINGTON — Children taking dupilumab for atopic diseases received measles, mumps and rubella and varicella immunizations later than other children, according to a poster presented here.

Vanessa Murphy, PhD, started her research career in a lab studying preterm birth, which is where she fell in love with pregnancy research.

WASHINGTON — Rebamipide has potential as treatment for low-grade inflammation among patients with post-COVID syndrome, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON — Urticaria treatment guidelines in the United States include more options than the World Allergy Organization’s guidelines, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN DIEGO — At the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, Galderma announced new data demonstrating nemolizumab’s long-term efficacy in treating prurigo nodularis and atopic dermatitis, according to a press release.

WASHINGTON — Compared with white, Asian and Hispanic children, African American children more frequently visited the ED because of asthma or a food allergy, according to study findings.

WASHINGTON — Patients can keep their furry, four-legged friends and still control their pet allergy symptoms, according to a presentation at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Children with severe allergic asthma and serum total IgE levels between 1,500 kU/L and 3,300 kU/L as well as food allergy benefitted from omalizumab, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

As we discussed in our overview of the private equity, or PE, physician practice model, the buyer in an acquisition is often a PE-sponsored management services organization that purchases the nonclinical aspects of the practice’s business.

A medium inhaled corticosteroid dose plus a long-acting beta agonist was found to be the most beneficial step-up treatment option for children with uncontrolled asthma, according to a meta-analysis published in European Respiratory Journal.