Idiopathic anaphylaxis yardstick and biologics for asthma, plus interesting letters on diverse allergy topics
I hope your winter hasn’t been too harsh so far. The midsouth of the United States is having a milder than usual season, but there is still a great deal of moi…
Management of chronic urticaria, therapies for atopic dermatitis and the role of filaggrin in AD
Happy New Year! For many of us, 2019 absolutely flew by. As new information, new consensus and new guidelines continue to emerge, keeping up with w…
Spotlight on Annals
Christmas Day is right around the corner. Hopefully everyone (whether you personally celebrate Christmas or not) will have some down time coming with the new y…
A December issue focused on omics
Well, it is hard to believe that the year is drawing to a close. As we prepare for the holiday season, I hope you will have time to take a break and ponder wha…
Choosing the right biologic for severe patients, the continuum of worsening asthma and an exacerbation and treatment options for yellow zone patients
Next week many of us will gather in Houston for our Annual Meeting. There will be many learning opportunities, including great information on asthma. I thought…
Asthma management in children, viral infections and asthma and management of patients with asthma-COPD overlap
Well, we are all finally into the fall season in North America and there are signs of autumn everywhere ̶ even in the deep South where we have had amazingly …
Use of injectable epinephrine by a specific device, prevalence of CD163+ macrophages in lung tissue in fatal asthma patients, and an editorial on asthma therapy targeting macrophages
By now, all of you should have received your September issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. While our monthly emphasis has been in pharmacoec…
Cost-effectiveness of food allergy management in infants and economic considerations of biologics to treat CRS
Happy September everyone! Football season is here (along with weed pollen in many parts of the country), kids are back in school. And we are all looking for up…
Immunological changes associated with the onset of atopic dermatitis and a primer on cost effectiveness in the allergy clinic
We are in the home stretch of the summer months. It will soon be Labor Day and we will be into football season and perhaps more relevant to us, fall weed seaso…
Reviewing comorbidities associated with atopic dermatitis and management of chronic pruritis.
Good August to everybody! School already has, or will soon start, for learners from kindergarten to medical school. The heat of the summer is in full blast in …
Evidence for using point-of-care ultrasonography as a clinical office tool, the venom immunotherapy shortages as an example of payment structure of medical services, and value of the ABAI MOC program
Most of us in North America are in the midst of the summer heat. This has made indoor (or at least shaded outdoor) activities a must for most of us. I can thin…
Evaluation and management of drug allergy
For those reading this who reside in the United States I hope you had a great Fourth of July weekend as we celebrated our great country. For those living elsew…
Current practices and perceptions on sublingual immunotherapy and galactose a-1, 3-galactose phenotypes
I am guessing that by now most of you are staying inside as much as possible this long, hot summer, which has really just begun in many parts of the country. I…
Non-Ige-mediated food allergic gastrointestinal disorders: feeding difficulties in children and food sensitivities involving the gut
June is finally here and school is out. The long, hot summer (at least for most of us in the U.S.) has begun. Hopefully you will have some quality downtime wit…
The importance of shared decision-making and the correlation between asthma control and school performance
Memorial Day has passed and summer is upon us. I hope your May has been productive and exciting to you as you care for patients with allergy, asthma and immune…
Clinical issues in the allergist-immunologist’s office due to racial differences
Where has the spring gone? Much of our country has had a great deal of moisture that will nourish many fields of grass. I suspect this will keep many of us bus…
Socioeconomics of food allergy and biologic asthma therapies
As spring begins its march toward summer, the tree pollens will give way to the beginning of grass season. This transition will keep the patients coming who ne…
Socioeconomics of atopic dermatitis and new therapies
Happy spring everyone! For most of us, spring allergy season is in full “bloom”! I know it is a busy time in the clinic as many patients (both new …
The asthma controller step-down yardstick, the role of the microbiome in asthma and the gut microbiome in food allergy
As March comes to a close and the temperature (and pollen levels!) continue to rise, I hope many of you will take the time to pick up your March copy of the An…
The microbiome
Happy March to all! It looks like the end of winter is in sight for most of our country. We are all beginning to see a warming trend coming. It is this time of…
