Immunology
From the Journals
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.
From the Journals
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.
Applied Evidence
A guide to diagnosing and managing ascites in cirrhosis
Combined serum and ascites fluid measurements point to the cause of ascites. For patients with modest edema, a reduced weight-loss target with...
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.
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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.
Conference Coverage
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...
Commentary
Let’s apply the lessons from the AIDS crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic
Looking back on the AIDS epidemic should teach us to prioritize attending to the mental health of sufferers and caregivers and depoliticizing...
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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...
From the Journals
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.