Allergy/Asthma News

BOSTON — Low-risk patients with syphilis and a penicillin allergy label should be delabeled to avoid treatment failure, according to a poster presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

BOSTON — Food allergy-related psychological referrals for pediatric patients increased 50% in 2023 compared with years past, according to a poster presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Although allergists/immunologists frequently encounter ethical dilemmas in their daily clinical practice, medical ethics has not previously been a focus of research and training in their specialty, Timothy M. Buckey, MD, MBE, told Healio.

BOSTON — A woman with unexplained shortness of breath had improved symptoms with an electric incense device vs. stick incense, according to data presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

BOSTON — Work from four of the six winners of a grant from the Allergists’ Foundation as part of the Community Grant Program focus on asthma, according to an American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology press release.

BOSTON — About one-third of children with atopic dermatitis saw mild improvements with elimination diets, according to an abstract presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

BOSTON — An intranasal epinephrine powder produced responses that were comparable with intramuscular administration, according to a poster presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

BOSTON — Rates of sensitizations to outdoor aeroallergens increased in Chicago following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an abstract presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

BOSTON — Children with atopic disease had increased risks for developing eosinophilic esophagitis, according to an abstract presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

James M. Tracy, DO, clinical professor of pediatrics at University of Nebraska College of Medicine, is set to become the president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology ahead of its conference, Oct. 24-28, in Boston.