Allergy/Asthma

The Dupixent prefilled pen has been approved by the FDA for all Dupixent indications in patients aged 12 years and older, Regeneron announced in a press release.

Boston Children’s Hospital, once again, has claimed the top spot in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings for Best Children’s Hospital.

Since 1984, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has declared May as National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month. One common type of allergy is pet allergy, according to the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care.

Researchers have developed an at-home anaphylaxis management algorithm for patients who need emergency epinephrine treatment. Importantly, it may prevent unnecessary ED visits — a particularly helpful development given the risk that COVID-19 poses in health care settings.

In a letter, AAP President Sara H. Goza, MD, FAAP, asked HHS for “immediate, direct financial relief payments” for pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists “to keep practices open, pay staff, and procure needed supplies.”

Hurricane Maria caused some residents of Puerto Rico to experience upper respiratory illness symptoms up to 1 year after the storm struck, according to study findings.

In the largest long-term peanut immunotherapy trial to date, the epicutaneous immunotherapy patch known as Viaskin Peanut increased patients’ protection over time from allergic reactions, according to researchers.

Mothers who experienced symptoms of depression near the end of their pregnancy were more likely to have children with lowered immunity than mothers without depressive symptoms, according to a study recently published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy.

The FDA issued an alert about EpiPen 0.3 mg auto-injectors, EpiPen Jr. 0.15 mg auto-injectors and authorized generic versions, stating that these products may have delayed or incorrect injections that could cause injury or death.

According to WHO, Earth has warmed approximately 0.85°C over the last 130 years — with each of the past 3 decades being successively warmer than any preceding decade since 1850. It will warm more than 3°C this century alone.