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Food Insecurity in the Pediatric Food Allergy Population
Food insecurity affects approximately 15% of children in the United States and has increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rising food costs. Previous studies have shown higher rates of food insecurity in food allergic children, though data is limited. We aim to investigate food insecurity trends in an urban, children ’s hospital-based, Allergy/Immunology outpatient clinic.
Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - February 1, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Sarah Campbell, Maya Eldin, Michelle Lee, Pooja Varshney Source Type: research

Characterization of SCIT Induced Anaphylaxis Pre and Post Pandemic: Did COVID Make An Impact?
Characterization of Subcutaneous Immunotherapy (SCIT) induced anaphylactic events before and after COVID-19 is of interest to determine the pandemic ’s impact on patients undergoing SCIT.
Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - February 1, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Anna Oprea, Jason Ohayon Source Type: research

Biden to End COVID Emergencies in May Biden to End COVID Emergencies in May
The two national emergency declarations dealing with the pandemic will end May 11. The announcements will mean the end of free vaccines and health services to fight the pandemic.WebMD Health News
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - January 31, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Anaphylaxis: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Evaluation
AbstractPurpose of ReviewThe COVID-19 vaccines have proved essential in our defense against the COVID-19 pandemic. However, concerns regarding allergic reactions to the vaccines persist to this day. Herein, we review the data regarding the frequency of allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccines, the epidemiology, and the management of patients reporting vaccine allergic reactions.Recent FindingsAlthough initial reports emphasized a high risk of anaphylaxis to the COVID-19 vaccines, more recent data demonstrate similar rates of anaphylaxis to the COVID-19 vaccines as to other vaccines. Alternative explanations for increase...
Source: Current Allergy and Asthma Reports - January 23, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research

Steroid induced secondary immune deficiency
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2023 Jan 18:S1081-1206(23)00011-X. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2023.01.010. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDespite their widespread clinical use, oral corticosteroids (OCSs) are well known to be associated with a myriad of adverse effects, including immunosuppression. By inhibiting transcription factors and affecting leukocyte function, prolonged OCS use leads to significant CD4 lymphopenia, and also often leads to a decrease in serum IgG. Conversely, OCS use has minimal impact on circulating B cell, serum IgM, or serum IgA levels. Although there is a paucity of literature, individuals treated with prolo...
Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - January 21, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: S Shahzad Mustafa Source Type: research

Implementation of a quality improvement programme using the Active Patient Link call and recall system to improve timeliness and equity of childhood vaccinations: protocol for a mixed-methods evaluation
Introduction Call and recall systems provide actionable intelligence to improve equity and timeliness of childhood vaccinations, which have been disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic. We will evaluate the effectiveness, fidelity and sustainability of a data-enabled quality improvement programme delivered in primary care using an Active Patient Link Immunisation (APL-Imms) call and recall system to improve timeliness and equity of uptake in a multiethnic disadvantaged urban population. We will use qualitative methods to evaluate programme delivery, focusing on uptake and use, implementation barriers and service improvement...
Source: BMJ Open - January 20, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Marszalek, M., Hawking, M. K. D., Gutierrez, A., Dostal, I., Ahmed, Z., Firman, N., Robson, J., Bedford, H., Billington, A., Moss, N., Dezateux, C. Tags: Open access, Immunology (including allergy) Source Type: research

Steroid-induced secondary immune deficiency
Despite their widespread clinical use, oral corticosteroids (OCSs) are well known to be associated with a myriad of adverse effects, including immunosuppression. By inhibiting transcription factors and affecting leukocyte function, prolonged OCS use leads to significant CD4 lymphopenia and often a decrease in serum immunoglobulin (Ig)G. Conversely, OCS use has minimal impact on circulating B cell, serum IgM, or serum IgA levels. Although there is a paucity of literature, individuals treated with prolonged OCS seem to typically maintain humoral response to various vaccinations despite hypogammaglobinemia, but this area warr...
Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - January 17, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: S. Shahzad Mustafa Tags: Review Source Type: research

Steroid induced secondary immune deficiency
Despite their widespread clinical use, oral corticosteroids (OCSs) are well known to be associated with a myriad of adverse effects, including immunosuppression. By inhibiting transcription factors and affecting leukocyte function, prolonged OCS use leads to significant CD4 lymphopenia, and also often leads to a decrease in serum IgG. Conversely, OCS use has minimal impact on circulating B cell, serum IgM, or serum IgA levels. Although there is a paucity of literature, individuals treated with prolonged OCS appear to typically maintain humoral response to various vaccinations despite hypogammaglobinemia, but this area warr...
Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - January 17, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: S. Shahzad Mustafa Tags: Review Source Type: research

Now in charge, House Republicans launch flurry of investigations
The new Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives is preparing to shine a bright light on science—and scientists. This week, it created two investigative panels that will scrutinize the country’s relationship with China and its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both committees are expected to grill many prominent scientists and federal research officials on their actions over the past several years. In approach and style, however, they are likely to be very different. The China panel, officially the Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party,...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - January 13, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Automatic Identification of Self-Reported COVID-19 Vaccine Information from Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System
CONCLUSION: Some self-reported side effects such as syncope, arthralgia, and blood clotting need further clinical investigations. Our NLP application may help in extracting information from big free-text electronic datasets to help policy makers and other researchers with decision making.PMID:36623831 | DOI:10.1055/s-0042-1760248
Source: Methods of Information in Medicine - January 9, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jay S Patel Sonya Zhan Zasim Siddiqui Bari Dzomba Huanmei Wu Source Type: research

Eleven science stories likely to make big news in 2023
As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its fourth year as a global health emergency, researchers will continue pushing to help make the disease manageable and ordinary. They will track hundreds of subvariants of Omicron, the highly transmissible but seemingly less lethal strain of SARSCoV-2 that dominated in 2022. Virologists will watch the virus’ evolution this year to see whether it has finally slowed or a more dangerous variant pops up, evading much of the immunity that humanity has built up to previous ones. Vaccine researchers hope to develop new shots that provide broad protection against a variety of coronaviruses.  Ano...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 4, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Respiratory Illnesses Among Children Associated With EV-D68 Respiratory Illnesses Among Children Associated With EV-D68
After an extended period of low EV-D68 circulation during the COVID-19 pandemic, data indicates increased detection of rhinovirus/enterovirus and EV-D68 during summer 2022.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - December 23, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news