Allergy/Asthma

Modified criteria that incorporated symptoms specific to infants and young children increased identification of anaphylaxis in these age groups, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

We checked in with CDC Director Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH, for an update on the agency’s efforts to modernize the nation’s disease surveillance and data systems and improve how the CDC communicates with the public and physicians.

SAN DIEGO — Asthma prevalence varies widely among Asian American and Pacific Islander children, a group that often is aggregated in studies, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

SAN DIEGO — High social vulnerability index scores were associated with persistent or new-onset asthma among youth in Puerto Rico, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

SAN DIEGO — Urban children with asthma and overweight or obesity exhibited significant metabolic changes compared with other urban children with asthma, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

TORONTO — Prompts in electronic health records increased the use of guideline-based preventive asthma care for children, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

Since there is so much going on in food allergy studies and care — and so much more that needs to be done — the Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Research is having three simultaneous conferences this summer, and everyone is invited.

Infants and children with cow’s milk allergy and multiple food allergies had high gaps in nutrition, decelerated growth and unbalanced bone metabolism, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Participation in the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting is back to pre-COVID-19 levels of engagement, according to one of the event’s program chairs.

WASHINGTON — There were no significant associations between prenatal exposure to ambient particulate matter and atopic disease, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.