Allergy/Asthma News

WASHINGTON — A digital self-assessment demonstrated effectiveness at identifying low-risk patients with penicillin or sulfa allergies, results of a study here showed.

The gut microbiome has gained attention for its critical role in health and disease in recent years. Among its various influences, the microbiome’s impact on the development and severity of food allergies is particularly important.

Is it an allergy or an autoimmune vasculitis, or a little of both? Find out the story of urticarial vasculitis, how this disease was recognized and eventually sorted out from other types of urticaria.

WASHINGTON — Individuals who died due to asthma had high levels of total IgE and perennial aeroallergen-specific IgE, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Anaphylaxis and food allergies appeared associated with psychiatric disorders, according to a study included in the program of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON — Patients with multiple food allergies experienced a protective effect against allergic reactions with omalizumab, according to an abstract presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON — Attending daycare early in life had a protective effect against sensitization to perennial aeroallergens, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON — ChatGPT provided decent quality information on current anaphylaxis guidelines, but also had errors in more than half of its sources, research here showed.

WASHINGTON — Education will be a priority as Paul V. Williams, MD, takes the helm as American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology president — educating patients, payers and politicians as well as students, researchers and practitioners.

WASHINGTON — Four pooled studies noted similar pharmacodynamic performance for epinephrine delivered via nasal spray or autoinjector, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.