Immunology
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U.S., international MIS-C studies yield disparate results
The two real-world observational studies were published online in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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Back-to-school threat: Missed vaccinations in children, teens
“Health care providers should assess the vaccination status of all pediatric patients, including adolescents, and contact those who are behind...
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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.
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New allergy guidelines call for end to food bans in schools
‘Common-sense approaches’ to reduce allergic reaction risk among school-aged children are recommended.
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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.
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Corticosteroid bursts may increase risk of sepsis, GI bleeding in children
Clinicians should save these treatments for when they are needed, doctors suggest.
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FDA expands use of SLIT pollen allergy treatment to children
Ragwitek improved symptoms in children and adolescents and decreased their use of symptom-relieving medication.
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Risk of hypogammaglobulinemia, infections with rituximab increased in pediatric patients
Although immunosuppressing drugs often come with an elevated risk of depleted antibodies, the risk from rituximab is particularly higher in...
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Milk is overtaking nuts as top food allergy threat
Cow’s milk is the most common food allergy in children younger than 5 years, and accounts for about half of all food allergies in children younger...
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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...