Allergy/Asthma News

PHOENIX — A new strategy for administering inhaled corticosteroids improved asthma control among Black and Hispanic patients, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

PHOENIX — Urticaria and/or angioedema events comprised 13% of the adverse reports from clinicians after mRNA vaccinations for COVID-19, according to a presentation at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

PHOENIX — Tezepelumab consistently reduced exacerbations in adults and adolescents with severe asthma across all seasons, according to NAVIGATOR trial results presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

PHOENIX — Allergens should not be avoided but rather introduced early and often into an infant’s diet to reduce risk for food allergy, according to a presentation at American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

PHOENIX — A fecal microbiota transplant from healthy donors enabled patients with severe peanut allergy to safely eat small amounts of peanut, according to a presentation at American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

PHOENIX — Although challenges remain, remote digital health practices can be implemented for most aspects of asthma evaluation and management, according to a speaker at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

PHOENIX — Certain phenotypes are associated with difficult-to-control asthma in urban children, which may be characterized by specific early-life factors and patterns of nasal epithelial cell gene expression, according to a speaker here.

PHOENIX — Researchers traced a case of anaphylaxis following ingestion of funnel cake to dust mites stored in flour in a case review presented as a poster at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Abdominal obesity is a risk factor for COPD and asthma among premenopausal and postmenopausal women in South Korea, according to study findings published in Menopause.

Medical ICU patients with low-risk penicillin allergy labels would benefit from point-of-care delabeling, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.