Allergy Asthma

BOSTON — Using virtual asthma coaching improved asthma control in poorly controlled patients, according to a poster presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Priya J. Bansal, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, has always prioritized quality patient care as an allergist, but as insurance companies create more barriers for patients, Bansal has been advocating for policies to return to a quality-of-care model.

The American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting will take place in Boston this year under the theme “Advancing Allergy/Immunology Discovery.”

Researchers found that children diagnosed with food allergy by age 6 months were eight times more likely to develop atopic dermatitis by age 1 year vs. those with no disease.

Adolescents with hereditary angioedema experienced fewer attacks, improved quality of life and treatment satisfaction with lanadelumab, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Researchers traced childhood illnesses like asthma, frequent head colds and tonsilitis to the development of chronic rhinosinusitis in middle age in a population-based study.

Over her 20 years as an allergist, Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo, MD, created a combined allergy/immunology division and a fellowship program at her workplace and, when she craved more career control, she also opened her own practice.

As asthma and allergy continue to affect more people, the importance of advanced practitioners in enhancing patient safety, addressing health care disparities and increasing treatment access has come to the forefront of patient care.

In this video, Priya J. Bansal, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, speaks with Christina E. Ciaccio, MD, MSc, about the advice she would give her younger self when she became an allergist, as part of Healio’s Women in Allergy video corner series.

At least once a week, Emily L. Weis, MD, MS, says she has a challenging consult or patient interaction in her allergy practice, and she has noticed these situations have been occurring more frequently since the pandemic.