Allergy/Asthma News

The National Eczema Association has dedicated October to raising awareness of this inflammatory skin condition, with 2024 focused on reducing stigma using social media.

Many food pantries are unable to accommodate and provide safe food options for college students that struggle with food allergies and food insecurity, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

Aquestive Therapeutics expects to finish its final supportive study of its Anaphylm sublingual epinephrine film for the treatment of anaphylaxis by the end of 2024.

BOSTON — People living in disadvantaged neighborhoods that see a high environmental burden or social vulnerability score experienced increased rates of asthma and COPD, according to an abstract presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

When investing, time in the market is arguably as important as well-publicized factors, such as rate of return, initial amount of investment (principal) and costs of investing.

BOSTON — ICU patients with an eosinophilic asthma phenotype had longer ICU and hospital stays compared with patients without an eosinophilic asthma type, according to an abstract presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

In this video, Priya J. Bansal, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, shares what brings her joy as an allergist as part of Healio’s Women in Allergy video corner series.

BOSTON — Patients hospitalized with both asthma exacerbations and COVID-19 had worse outcomes than those hospitalized for either of those conditions alone, according to a poster presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

BOSTON — Approximately 17% of patients who were admitted to the hospital after a bee sting required mechanical ventilation, according to a study presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

BOSTON — ICU patients with comorbid asthma with hypocapnia showed a significantly higher in-hospital mortality rate and intubation requirement than patients without hypocapnia, according to an abstract presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.