Allergy/Asthma News

Trends associated with global warming have made ragweed pollen seasons worse in Ukraine, according to a study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

A new study in Chest highlights a decrease in the global burden of asthma from 1990 to 2019, but prevalence of asthma continues to increase in regions with lower socioeconomic development.

Patients with multiple food allergies had higher rates of comorbidities, such as asthma and atopic dermatitis, and they underwent more diagnostic testing, according to study results.

Climate change can affect the frequency and severity of asthma and allergies, especially among vulnerable populations, according to an article published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

After a SARS-CoV-2 infection, Latino patients were more likely than non-Latino Black and white patients to develop asthma exacerbations and experience these exacerbations for a longer duration, according to a recent study.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a “catalyst” for innovations in allergy care, leading to advancements in telehealth and home patient monitoring, according to Susan R. Bailey, MD, FACAAI, immediate past president of the AMA.

Symptoms ranging from minor to life-threatening were reported in a single-site study of patients with alpha-gal syndrome, according to a poster presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Most patients diagnosed with peanut allergy as children remained significantly sensitized in adulthood, whereas only around 10% lost their peanut allergy, according to results of a retrospective chart review.

Doctors can use shared decision-making to improve outcomes for patients with atopic dermatitis, said ACAAI executive medical director Michael S. Blaiss, MD, FACAAI, during a presentation at the organization’s Annual Scientific Meeting.

Most pregnant women who believed they had a penicillin allergy were not allergic and tolerated penicillin during labor, according to results of a retrospective study.