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Allergy & Immunology

News, opinions and meeting coverage in allergy and immunology.

Global COPD Burden; Driving Restrictions After Fainting?

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FDA APPROVED Dupilumab (Dupixent) over an endoscopy of eosinophilic esophagitis

First Treatment Approved for Eosinophilic Esophagitis

FDA expands dupilumab's label to treat inflammatory condition

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Five Core Principles to Empower Our Patients

Even through virtual care, promoting self-efficacy can lead to lasting behavior change

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For Young Adults, Fewer Burgers May Mean Healthier Lungs Later On

"Healthy diet" in youth tied to lower mid-life emphysema risk

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Vulnerable Teens May Ask, Who'll Stop the Rain?

Precipitation seen as trigger for airway inflammation

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Triple Therapy for COPD: One Drug Too Many, Too Often?

Dropping the inhaled steroid seems to help many patients in real-world study

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Here's What Happened to Asthma, COPD Admissions After a Big Polluter Shut Down

Correlation bolsters evidence that environmental air quality can be modified to good effect

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Two Drugs Better Than One for 'Rescue' Asthma Therapy

Fixed-dose combo inhaler beats good old albuterol

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Pumping (IV) Iron Linked to Varying Anaphylaxis Risk for Older Adults

Study finds risk was low, but unequal across different products

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Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine No Problem for Kids With Asthma

Contrary to CDC guidance, nasal spray did not increase asthma exacerbations

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Military Exposure to Burn Pits Under Scrutiny

Wearable technology, better registries, "compassionate common sense" urged over denials of harm

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Antisense Drug Slashed Hereditary Angioedema Attacks in Small Study

Donidalorsen also allowed longer intervals between treatments

FDA APPROVED Generic of Symbicort (budesonide and formoterol fumarate dihydrate) Inhalation Aerosol with woman using inhaler.

First Generic OK'd for Popular Asthma, COPD Inhaler

FDA approves Mylan's Symbicort copy, reflecting agency's commitment to "increase competition"

FDA Approved - Drug-eluting contact lens with ketotifen (ACUVUE Theravision with Ketotifen)

First Drug-Eluting Contact Lens Wins FDA Nod

Contact lens releases antihistamine to treat itchy eyes

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Mepolizumab Reduces Need for Oral Steroids in Severe Asthma

Some adults on the IL-5 antibody were able to stop taking systemic steroids

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Docs Debate Home Spirometry

Is it ready for prime time or is it just a toy with possible serious consequences?

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Does One Mab Come Out on Top for Boosting Lung Function in Asthma?

Dupilumab edges out other biologics, but differences were small in indirection comparison

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Mepolizumab Cuts Asthma Flare-Ups in Disadvantaged Kids

Black and Hispanic children living in urban settings benefited from biologic therapy

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Many Severe Asthma Patients Achieve Remission on Biologics

Year-long freedom from exacerbations without steroids reported in real-world study

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Tezepelumab Benefits Asthma Patients Year-Round

Biologic consistently reduced the annualized asthma exacerbation rate

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Medical Approach May Work in Nasal Polyps With Asthma

Omalizumab improves polyp symptom scores with low recurrence rate

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Glimpses of Hope for Lebrikizumab in Asthma

Subgroup targeting may hold promise for biologic

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One Nutty Gene: Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Outcomes Affected by HLA Allele

Carriers of immune system gene variant show better response to treatment

Dupilumab Continues to Show Promise in Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Almost 60% of patients in LIBERTY EoE TREET study achieved remission

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Black, Latinx Adults With Asthma Benefit From Inhaled Glucocorticoid Add-On

"Shovel-ready" intervention can help reduce disparities in asthma burden, researchers say

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10 名媛直播 With the Lowest Hourly Rate

Calculated by annual salary divided by number of hours worked

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Can Switching Inhalers Reduce Your Carbon Footprint?

DPIs and pMDIs both effective for asthma control, but only one may help the earth

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Oral Peanut Allergy Tx May Be Even More Effective in Younger Children

Earlier oral immunotherapy "ready for immediate real-world implementation," editorialists argue

FDA APPROVED tezepelumab-ekko (Tezspire) over a computer rendering of an inflamed bronchiole.

FDA OKs First-in-Class Biologic for Severe Asthma

Tezspire is first biologic for this condition with no phenotype or biomarker limitations

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Efforts Needed to De-Escalate Use of Inhaled Corticosteroids in COPD

Clinicians are not always following the guidelines

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Are Second COVID Vax Doses Too Risky After Allergic Reaction to the First?

Mostly no, says military doctor

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HAE Still Drawing Attention From Drugmakers

Two new products show midstage promise in hereditary angioedema

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For Some Food-Allergic Kids (and Parents), Anaphylaxis Isn't the Worst Problem

It's the unnecessary, crippling worry about the possibility of it

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Peanut Allergy Patch Still Looks Good 3 Years Later

Reactions diminish over time in open-label study

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Guidance on Exposing Babies Early to Peanuts Not Catching On

Parents say their docs didn't make a point of recommending it

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Could This Biologic Drug Work in Patients Lacking Its Target?

Bizarre finding with omalizumab

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Progress on Allergies Highlighted at ACAAI

Meeting kicks off Friday

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Mixed Results With Anti-Interleukin Biologics in Asthma

One shows promise; another fails miserably (and mysteriously)

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Ho-Hum Oral Presentations on COPD Turn Into Fascinating Roundtable

Here's why online meetings can be great

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Azithromycin Use Tied to Fewer Exacerbations in Asthma Patients

Prophylactic benefits observed in real-world study

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