Allergy & Clinical Immunology News

• ACR 2023 Split-Dose Methotrexate Speeds RA Response Over Single Dose Compared with a single dose, more patients in the split-dose group had improved disease activity at 16 weeks, and fewer needed additional DMARDs, but the effect was not found at 24 weeks.
  Medscape Medical News, November 16, 2023
• ChatGPT Gives Incorrect Answers About EoE ChatGPT provides a mix of accurate and inaccurate information to common questions about eosinophilic esophagitis, according to a new study.
  Medscape Medical News, November 16, 2023
• Isothiazolinone Allergy Common, Often to Multiple Allergens Many people in North America appear to be allergic to one or more of a family of preservatives used in personal care products and household cleaners implicated in the global spread of allergic contact dermatitis.
  Medscape Medical News, November 15, 2023
• ACAAI 2023 Saltwater Gargling May Help Avoid COVID Hospitalization Gargling and nasal rinsing were associated with a significant reduction in the hospitalization rate for people with COVID; if confirmed, the finding could be helpful in low-resource settings, says researcher.
  Medscape Medical News, November 14, 2023
• ACR 2023 TNF Inhibitors May Be OK for Treating RA-ILD Efficacy, safety findings for the use of TNF inhibitors vs other biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in treating RA-ILD contrast with those of some smaller observational studies.
  Medscape Medical News, November 14, 2023
• ACAAI 2023 Flaxseed Allergy Possible Through Ingestion or Contact Cases described include a toddler who ate flaxseed mixed with oatmeal and an adult artist whose paints contained the ingredient.
  Medscape Medical News, November 14, 2023
• AAD Updates Guidelines for Managing AD The guidelines cover approved and off-label uses of systemic therapies and phototherapy, including new treatments that have become available since the last guidelines were published in 2014.
  MDedge News, November 13, 2023
• 'Tripledemic': Your Questions Answered A second flu vaccine? Immunization and the immunocompromised? The CDC's Dr Manisha Patel answers questions from the recent Medscape Masters panel on this year's respiratory virus season.
  Medscape Medical News, November 13, 2023
• COVID-19 Antivirals Can Trigger Viral Rebound Though antivirals are critical for reducing severe COVID-19 symptoms, researchers suggested that the medication may not always be needed for milder cases.
  Medscape Medical News, November 13, 2023
• ACAAI 2023 Novel Toothpaste May Cut Peanut Allergy Risk for Adults A phase 1 randomized, controlled trial tested the safety of a toothpaste that was specially formulated to be used as oral immunotherapy by adults with peanut allergy.
  Medscape Medical News, November 13, 2023
• ACR 2023 Pregnancies With Low Anti-SSA/Ro: Forgo Heart Monitoring? The ongoing prospective multicenter trial is the largest of its kind.
  Medscape Medical News, November 12, 2023
• ACAAI 2023 Survey: 42% of PCPs Not Familiar With Biologics for Asthma Patients with asthma are regularly seen by primary care providers (PCPs), but a survey found that 82% of PCPs do not order labs, and 90% do not use absolute eosinophil counts to guide care.
  Medscape Medical News, November 10, 2023
• FTC Considers Proposals on Mergers and Noncompete Clauses AMA and ACEP support proposed changes that would affect workforce hiring and working conditions for physicians.
  Medscape Medical News, November 10, 2023
• ACAAI 2023 Alpha-Gal Syndrome: Red Meat Is 'Just the Beginning' AGS is increasingly being diagnosed in areas where the allergy is not well known. An expert updated ACAAI attendees on patients' experience with AGS and tips for diagnosis.
  Medscape Medical News, November 10, 2023
• ACR 2023 Obinutuzumab Promotes Renal Preservation in Lupus Nephritis A post hoc analysis of the NOBILITY trial showed improved outcomes for patients taking obinutuzumab (Gazyva) compared with placebo.
  Medscape Medical News, November 10, 2023
• 20 Best Holiday Gift Ideas for Doctors 2023 Both tried-and-true and out-of-the-ordinary holiday gift ideas are offered to those seeking a great present for a physician.
  Medscape News Slideshows, November 09, 2023
• Italy Considers a One-Health Approach to Zoonotic Diseases A veterinarian recently called for the link between human health and animal health to be considered more systematically.
  Medscape Medical News, November 08, 2023
• Assistance Dogs Benefit Patients With Various Diseases Trained dogs cannot only help patients with disabilities but also detect SARS-CoV-2 infection, cancer, and imminent epileptic seizures.
  Medscape Medical News, November 08, 2023
• EADV 2023 Vitiligo: 'Impressive' Results for Povorcitinib, Baricitinib Substantial facial and total body repigmentation in patients with nonsegmental vitiligo was achieved in separate trials of povorcitinib and baricitinib plus phototherapy.
  Medscape Medical News, November 08, 2023
• Patient Contact Time vs Admin: Is Your Contract Fair? Doctors may agree to work a 40-hour week, unaware that the employer means 40 hours of patient-facing care, not charting and other tasks. Here's how to protect yourself.
  Medscape Medical News, November 06, 2023
• UK's First Living Donor Uterus Transplant a Success After 25 years' preclinical research, a British surgical team reported the UK's first living donor uterus transplant, with both donor and recipient doing well 10 weeks post-operatively.
  Medscape News UK, August 23, 2023
• As MOC Debate Heats Up, Cardiology Societies Weigh In The MOC process is once again under attack by cardiologists and other specialty physicians. A petition aiming to end the requirements has garnered more than 17,000 and counting signatures.
  Medscape Medical News, August 22, 2023
• Patient Identified Who Battled COVID for 505 Days An immunocompromised patient was identified with persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection lasting 505 days, the longest known to date.
  Medscape News UK, April 22, 2022