FDA review of dupilumab for chronic spontaneous urticaria

Subunit RSV Vaccine Recommended for Adults Older Than 75

The protein subunit vaccines reduced hospitalizations for one season and severe illness for two seasons.

Early Neonatal Infection Linked to Cognitive Risk Later

Early-onset neonatal infection is linked to higher risks for intellectual disability and special educational needs during childhood, with meningitis carrying a higher risk than sepsis.

ELISA Test Fares Best for Identifying ABPA

A small percentage of samples from possible cases meet serologic criteria for infection.

Fix Mold, Reduce Asthma ED Visits?

New York City’s Mold Busters program is associated with thousands fewer emergency department visits for asthma per year, research shows.

Prolonged Amoxicillin Challenge Checks Penicillin Allergy

A 5-day amoxicillin challenge is feasible for evaluating delayed penicillin allergy, a new study shows.

Family History of Kidney Failure Tied to CKD Progression

In patients with chronic kidney disease, a family history of kidney failure may raise the risk for disease progression, even after accounting for individual genetic risk and social factors.

Managing Resistant Hypertension Is Like Playing Chess

Managing resistant hypertension requires looking two moves ahead. Dr Chuck Vega discusses edema, hypokalemia, and the surprising renal benefits of MRAs.

Are Italian Doctors Being Punished for Compassion?

The case of six Italian physicians accused of falsifying detention fitness certificates has ignited debate over science, conscience, and politics.

AI Finds Three Predictive Variants for Postoperative Sepsis

A genome-wide AI model prioritizes three genetic variants linked to postoperative sepsis and outlines how preoperative genotyping could support targeted monitoring strategies.

Does Budesonide Shield Against Air Pollution in Rhinitis?

In patients with allergic rhinitis, intranasal budesonide lowers type 2 and neutrophilic marker levels, improves airflow, and alters epigenetic age signals after allergen or diesel exhaust exposure.

EU Panel Supports New Pediatric EoE Treatment

The CHMP has recommended approval of Jorveza oral suspension 0.2 mg/mL, the first licensed pediatric formulation of budesonide for eosinophilic esophagitis in the EU.

Side Effects Don’t Deter Biologic Use in Severe Asthma

Nonclinical factors are more likely to drive discontinuation of biologic therapy for patients with severe asthma.

Why Embracing Uncertainty Can Be a Clinical Superpower

With miscommunications cropping up often in risk discussions, your best strategy could be to admit what you don’t know.

COVID Vaccination Reduces Risk for Preeclampsia

The vaccine plus a booster dose reduces the odds of preeclampsia by 30% and by as much as 58% in those with preexisting morbidities.

Younger Siblings of Peanut-Eating Kids At Risk for Allergy

The likelihood of peanut sensitization increased the longer a younger sibling had eczema in a household with peanuts, but early exposure mitigated the risk.

Two-Year Data of Upadacitinib in GCA Show Ongoing Remission