Allergy & Clinical Immunology News

• Long-Term Budesonide Shows Sustained Efficacy in EoE Long-term budesonide orodispersible tablets effectively maintained remission in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis and demonstrated a favorable safety profile.
  Medscape Medical News, January 10, 2025
• Dry January: Should Doctors Make It Year-Round? Have sobering studies on alcohol caused physicians to drink less themselves or changed the way doctors counsel patients on booze? The answer is complicated.
  Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2025
• Drug Shortages: Does Canada Manage Them Better? Oncology drugs tend to “percolate to the top” of shortage lists that prioritize drugs of concern, said expert.
  Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2025
• Sjögren Subtypes Have Distinct Pathophysiologic Profiles Three distinct subtypes of Sjögren disease showed different cytokine profiles and interferon signatures.
  Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2025
• New Ideas on PsA Pathogenesis May Drive New Treatments Emerging evidence supports the argument that psoriatic arthritis arises from two pathways and that affected immune cells may become altered, leading to a worsening of symptoms.
  Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2025
• Hypermucoviscous K pneumoniae Shows Reduced Drug Resistance Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase production and carbapenem resistance were less prevalent in hypermucoviscous K pneumoniae strains than in non-hypermucoviscous ones.
  Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2025
• Cardiac Risks With Newer Psoriasis Meds Match TNF Inhibitors A study of biologic-naive patients with psoriasis or PsA found that IL-17, IL-12/23, and IL-23 inhibitors have cardiovascular and thrombotic risk profiles comparable with those of TNF inhibitors.
  Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2025
• Cost Barriers Influence Adherence to Asthma Care According to a recent study, financial constraint was a major contributor to nonadherence to medications in adults with asthma in the United States.
  Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2025
• Alert Human Bird Flu Death in US: Public Health Analysis Continues Public health officials maintain that risk to general public remains low.
  Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2025
• MSWS 2024 Inflammation Now the Key Target for Seborrheic Dermatitis Topical antifungals, although often effective, are being discouraged in the early treatment of seborrheic dermatitis now that inflammation is considered key to the underlying pathology.
  Medscape Medical News, January 06, 2025
• IBS Relief: Is Combining Low-FODMAP/Gluten-Free the Answer? When weighing dietary interventions, clinicians should consider symptom improvements alongside diet complexity, cost, and potential micronutrient deficiencies.
  Medscape Medical News, December 31, 2024
• No EoE-Esophageal Cancer Link Found in Large US Study Adults younger than 65 years with esophageal cancer were extremely unlikely to have a previous diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis, this case-control study found.
  Medscape Medical News, December 30, 2024
• Expert Tips for Managing GLP-1 Medication Side Effects Experts say patients should adjust dosage, try prescribed and over-the-counter drugs to help with symptom management and dietary changes to deal with side effects.
  Medscape Medical News, December 27, 2024
• Pediatric Central Line Skin Reactions Lack Rx Protocols A small survey reveals that most dermatologists consulted for central line dressing-related adverse skin reactions in children said standardized protocols are lacking.
  Medscape Medical News, December 26, 2024
• Frailty Risk Increased in Older Adults With Celiac Disease A Swedish study found that older adults with celiac disease, particularly women, have a greater risk for frailty than individuals without the condition.
  Medscape Medical News, December 24, 2024
• Parents of Children With AD Suffer Related Sleep Loss A study revealed that parents of children with atopic dermatitis experience less than optimal sleep and are more reliant on sleep aids.
  Medscape Medical News, December 24, 2024
• ASCO 2024 How Cell Therapies Help Fight Solid Tumors The director of solid tumor therapy at Stanford Medicine describes how cellular therapies are transforming cancer care.
  Medscape Medical News, December 23, 2024
• Younger People and Long COVID: Underreported, Undertreated Long COVID appears to be more prevalent in young and middle-aged adults and may not be taken as seriously as in other age groups, resulting in compromised lives.
  Medscape Medical News, December 23, 2024
• Microplastics Pose Risks to Lungs Emerging research revealed how inhaled microplastics may harm respiratory health, with evidence of inflammation, lung lesions, and increased disease risk.
  Medscape Medical News, December 23, 2024
• Self-Guided Online CBT Matches Clinician-Aided CBT for AD Both self-guided and clinician-guided CBT improved eczema scores.
  Medscape Medical News, December 23, 2024