Immunology
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Summer campers spread COVID at home, follow-up finds
Transmission was more likely from some campers than others, according to a new report.
News
FDA approves OTC antihistamine nasal spray
Nasal antihistamines “work quickly, whereas the nasal steroids don’t, and I think a lot of people who go to the drugstore looking for allergy...
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Third COVID-19 vaccine dose helped some transplant recipients
All of those with low titers before the third dose had high titers after receiving the extra shot, in case series.
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More evidence links COVID vaccines to rare cases of myocarditis in youth
The side effect seems to be more common in teen boys and young men than in older adults and women.
Conference Coverage
Most labeled penicillin-allergic are no longer intolerant
Of the 10% of the population whose records say they are allergic to penicillin, 90% can tolerate it now, says an expert.
Latest News
Hospitalizations for food anaphylaxis triple, but deaths down in United Kingdom
“Cow’s milk is increasingly identified as the culprit allergen for fatal food reactions, and is now the commonest cause of fatal anaphylaxis in...
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Afternoon napping associated with better cognition in elderly, study shows
An observational study of more than 2,000 Chinese older adults finds higher scores for nappers in several areas of cognition testing.
Feature
Dan Kastner wins Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis
Dr. Kastner received the award for identifying the mechanisms responsible for familial Mediterranean fever, tumor necrosis factor receptor–...
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Immunodeficiency strongly linked to mental illness, suicidal behavior
Clinicians managing patients with primary humoral immunodeficiency “should ... perhaps screen for them,” said Dr. Josef Isung.
Myth of the Month
Can this patient get IV contrast?
Patients with seafood allergy have a higher rate of reactions to iodinated contrast, but not at a higher rate than patients with other food...
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Trial of epicutaneous immunotherapy in eosinophilic esophagitis
The per-protocol analysis suggested that there was a lower eosinophil count with active treatment. .