Allergy

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Improvements in communication including shared decision-making can improve outcomes for patients with asthma, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Food allergies affect millions of people around the world, and yet there are still many misconceptions and myths surrounding them.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Inconvenience and forgetfulness are among the reasons why people do not always carry their epinephrine autoinjectors, according to a poster at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The addition of leukotriene receptor antagonists to antihistamines improved urticaria severity with little to no impact on adverse events, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Common allergies and immunological conditions may be underdiagnosed by as much as half among patients who face language barriers, according to a poster presentation.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — There was a significant negative relationship between epinephrine exposure via injection and BMI, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Remote patient monitoring and remote therapeutic monitoring can increase access to asthma care, Priya J. Bansal, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, said at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Updates in immunodeficiency and immune disorders were a highlight of this year’s American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting, Douglas H. Jones, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, told Healio.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Patients with asthma can remediate mold damage in their homes after flooding caused by natural disasters, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Research presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting showed that saltwater gargling and nasal rinsing were linked to lower hospitalization rates among patients with COVID-19.