Immunology
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Have you heard of VEXAS syndrome?
The prevalence of this syndrome is unknown, but it is not so rare.
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Have long COVID? Newest booster vaccines may help you
‘A bivalent booster might actually [help with] your long COVID,’ epidemiologist said.
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Infant BCG vaccine protects only those under age 5 years
Although infant BCG vaccination is important to young children who are at high risk for tuberculosis, it does not prevent adult-type cavitary...
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FDA pulls U.S. authorization for Eli Lilly’s COVID drug bebtelovimab
The drug is not expected to neutralize the dominant BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 subvariants of Omicron.
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How can clinicians distinguish food allergy and GERD in young kids?
“Many allergists fear that patients may be labeled with a food allergy unnecessarily. Because no biomarkers or tests for food allergy–related GERD...
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Buzzy Lancet long COVID paper under investigation for ‘data errors’
A reader found inconsistencies between the data in the article and a later paper describing the same cohort of patients after a year of follow-up...
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Covid vax prevents death in children regardless of variant
But the vaccine’s effectiveness decreased over time.
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More vaccinated people dying of COVID as fewer get booster shots
But the case for the effectiveness of vaccines and boosters versus skipping the shots remains strong.
From the Journals
Add tezepelumab to SCIT to improve cat allergy symptoms?
“Tezepelumab is currently an expensive biologic, so it remains to be seen whether patients and payors will be willing to pay for this add-on...
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Experts explain the ‘perfect storm’ of rampant RSV and flu
“Decreased exposure to endemic viruses created an immunity gap – a group of susceptible individuals who avoided infection and therefore lack...
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Birth method affects microbiome and vaccination response
Babies born vaginally have a different microbiome to those born by Caesarean section and have heightened responses to childhood vaccinations.