Benedict’s Law: From Sept 2026 school staff need to know how to deal with anaphylaxis
From Sept 2026, all staff at schools across England need to know how to recognise and treat children who suffer from severe allergic reactions (anaphy...
NHS-based peanut OIT service at RMCH
The Dept of Paediatric Allergy in Manchester's RMCH offers a home based oral immunotherapy service for children in the Greater Manchester region with...
Annual Allergy Study Day 2027
Save the date. Next year's Annual Paediatric Allergy study day will be on Thursday the 15th Apr 2027. Theme will be "Future priorities in children's a...
EURneffy approved by UK MHRA for anaphylaxis in children
EURneffy is a nasal spray now approved in the UK for emergency treatment of anaphylaxis in adults and children aged 4 years and older who weigh 30kg o...
Risks from overuse of SABA leads to new asthma prescribing guidelines
UK Government reminds health care workers and patients of the risk of severe asthma and deaths from overuse of salbutamol or terbutaline inhalers. The...
Peanut weaning diet drastically reduces the risk of developing severe allergy.
Study published in NEJM Evidence in May 2024 shows that peanut consumption starting in infancy and continuing to age 5 years provides lasting toleranc...
Adrenaline refractory anaphylaxis
Some patients with anaphylaxis will not respond to adrenaline auto-injectors. These patients are likely to be in shock, when adrenaline fails to be ab...
Chronic urticaria is an autoimmune disease
Although acute urticaria is often caused by an allergy, chronic urticaria is now recognized as an autoimmune disease, usually caused by production of...