Allergy

SAN DIEGO — OB/GYNs reported feeling more comfortable performing penicillin allergy delabeling among pregnant women compared with allergists, according to a presentation here.

SAN DIEGO — Allergy care is shifting from smaller allergist-only practices to larger multispecialty groups, according to a presentation at the 2025 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology/World Allergy Organization Joint Congress.

The risk for allergies in children has been found to be impacted by different factors during pregnancy, including omega-3 supplementation and acid suppressant medication use.

Families, physicians and other stakeholders will be in Washington, D.C., to meet with legislators and advocate for change on Wednesday, May 7, as part of Allergy & Asthma Day Capitol Hill.

Older parental age at delivery increased the risk for certain childhood allergic diseases in offspring, according to study results.

With more and more younger clinicians trying to balance family time with their work, it can be difficult to get them involved in organizations and leadership positions.

Researchers found a potential association between persistent weekly use of disinfectant cleaning products and nonsignificant increased risk for current asthma in young adults but note that these findings are uncertain.

The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology/World Allergy Organization Joint Congress will be held Feb. 28 to March 3 in San Diego with a focus on the relationship between climate change and allergic diseases.

Following receipt of increasing peanut oral immunotherapy, or home-measured peanut butter, desensitization to peanut protein in children initially able to ingest more than half a peanut was achieved, according to study results.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Atopy from food allergies to environmental factors can increase hair loss prevalence among children and adults, according to a presentation at South Beach Symposium.