Allergy/Asthma

The Healio editors have compiled a list of the most-read asthma news published in 2020.

In the United States, almost a third of deliveries in 2018 — 31.9% — were completed via cesarean section, according to the CDC.

Women who drink more cow’s milk during pregnancy and while breastfeeding may lower their child’s risk for developing food allergy, according to research published in Nutrients.

The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology’s COVID-19 Task Force released guidance on allergic reaction risk from the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

Asthma medication prescription before or during pregnancy was associated with a higher prevalence of premature birth and lower birth weight among infants, particularly if medication was discontinued during pregnancy, researchers reported.

Pediatric ED visits for asthma in Massachusetts decreased 80% this year during the spring COVID-19 surge and lockdown, researchers reported in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

The NIH has released new recommendations for the diagnosis, management and treatment of asthma in adolescents and adults, the first updates to federal comprehensive asthma guidelines in more than a decade.

Approximately one in five children and parents reported being bullied due to the child’s food allergy, survey data showed.

Researchers discussed racial and ethnic disparities in various aspects of allergy at this year’s virtual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

Patients with skin allergies who wear certain types of face masks may experience adverse events, according to a presenter at this year’s virtual American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.