Allergy/Asthma

A simulation that used serology to screen children with asthma for mite sensitization saved more than $4 billion over 5 years, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Automatically flagging new referrals and reserving clinic and challenge appointments for infants allowed for faster scheduling of peanut allergy evaluations than usual, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Infectious Diseases in Children asked Janet R. Gilsdorf, MD, DSc (Hon), FPIDS, a past president of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Robert P. Kelch Research Professor Emerita at the University of Michigan Medical Center, how she saw the value of the pediatric ID specialty, why she went into the field and what it means to her.

Pediatric infectious disease specialists are the lowest paid physicians compared with all other medical specialties, according to a recent report.

Takhzyro, a monoclonal antibody, was found to safely reduce monthly attack rates in adolescents with hereditary angioedema, according to research presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology annual meeting.

Women who took high doses of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy did not impact their child’s risk for asthma by the age of 6 years, according to data recently published in JAMA.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi announced that the FDA has approved Dupixent for patients aged 12 to 17 years with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis whose disease is not adequately controlled by topical prescriptions or when those therapies are not advisable.

New research on food allergy treatments, stewardship of oral corticosteroids, microbiome’s role in allergy development, and shared decision making were some of the highlights at the recent American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology annual meeting. 

Children delivered by cesarean were more likely to have milk allergy and GERD, according to findings presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

Although children with and without atopic dermatitis receive a comparable amount of sleep, children with the condition are more likely to have a reduced quality of sleep, regardless of the severity of disease.