Food Allergy

The FDA has issued draft guidance detailing how it will evaluate the public health importance of food allergens that are not among those currently identified by law in the United States.

Clinicians should evaluate the psychological needs of patients undergoing OIT for food allergy and recommend support when it is warranted, according to a study published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.

As Healio celebrates National Doctors' Day today, we recognize dedicated physicians we spoke with over the past year about how they are working both in the clinic and beyond to improve allergy, asthma and immunology care.

PHOENIX — The Food Equality Initiative facilitates access to food as well as education and advocacy for food-insecure families while engaging with health care providers and insurance companies to improve equity for all.

PHOENIX — Researchers identified predictive factors of grade 2 or worse reactions during peanut OIT in preschoolers, according to an abstract 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 — Racial disparities touch every aspect of clinical care for food allergies, from prevention and diagnosis to insurance coverage and to the diversity of the workforce providing treatment.

David A. Khan, MD, FAAAAI, of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, will be installed as president of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology during its annual meeting Feb. 25 to 28 in Phoenix.

Although cases of pediatric food allergy anaphylaxis increased in Australia over the last 2 decades, the rate of increase slowed following the release of new guidelines, according to data in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.