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ALT Long #COVID studies may overestimate long-term effects of infection: Revised estimates of types and duration of long COVID symptoms based on claims records from 245 million US patients | PNAS https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2604414123

ALT She Had a Life-Threatening Reaction After Sex: A young woman with a known #allergy to #penicillin had a severe #allergic #reaction immediately after intercourse with her husband, who was taking #amoxicillin. https://www.medpagetoday.com/casestudies/emergencymedicine/123677?xid=nl_mpt_allergy_update_2026-11-05

ALT #Combination #Nasal #Spray Blocks #Rebound #Congestion: adding #corticosteroids improves response to #oxymetazoline without increasing long-term obstruction. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/combination-nasal-spray-blocks-rebound-congestion-2026a10015yg

ALT Dermatologists treating moderate-to-severe #atopic #dermatitis (#AD) now have multiple options for their patients, a dermatologist told colleagues here, with three promising drugs in the works. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/atopic-dermatitis-many-treatment-options-more-pipeline-2026a10015jt

ALT Child #Food #Allergies Rise Despite #Early #Allergen #Exposure: self- or caregiver-reported pediatric food allergies continue to increase in the US and have not dropped significantly since 2011 despite early allergenic food introduction. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/child-food-allergies-rise-despite-early-allergen-exposure-2026a10015cs

ALT New consensus offers guidance for management of neonatal #lactose #intolerance: lactose is a major carbohydrate in human milk, but breaking it down requires #lactase, an intestinal enzyme that can be insufficient in babies born prematurely. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20261102/New-consensus-offers-guidance-for-management-of-neonatal-lactose-intolerance.aspx

ALT When used as an on-demand treatment for #hereditary #angioedema attacks, #deucrictibant immediate-release led to a shorter time to onset of symptom relief and complete symptom resolution than placebo, according to data published in The Lancet. https://www.healio.com/news/allergy-asthma/20261102/deucrictibant-capsule-shortens-time-to-symptom-relief-after-hereditary-angioedema-attack

ALT #GLP-1 #receptor agonist users experienced higher rates of #nail #disorders and #hair #loss than those with no exposure to the medication, according to a presentation at the European Academy of #Dermatology and Venerology Congress. https://www.healio.com/news/dermatology/20261002/glp1-use-associated-with-nail-detachment-hair-loss

ALT Gaps in #eczema diagnosis: only 1 in 5 insured people estimated to be affected by eczema in the U.S. have received an #atopic #dermatitis diagnosis. https://www.healio.com/news/dermatology/20261006/report-gaps-in-eczema-diagnosis-care-persist-nationwide

ALT #IgE linked to needs for #epinephrine during #oral #immunotherapy: among preschool patients, baseline specific IgE was higher in those who received vs. did not receive epinephrine during oral immunotherapy. https://www.healio.com/news/allergy-asthma/20261104/comorbidities-ige-linked-to-needs-for-epinephrine-during-oral-immunotherapy

ALT #Natural does not mean safe: #AMA wants #FDA to regulate #botanical #products like other drugs. https://www.healio.com/news/hematology-oncology/20261103/natural-does-not-mean-safe-ama-wants-fda-to-regulate-botanical-products-like-other-drugs

ALT Early #Food #Sensitization Patterns Linked to Risk for Childhood #Asthma: for children hospitalized as infants with #bronchiolitis, food sensitization that persists or emerges later is linked to higher odds of asthma by the age of 6 years. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/early-food-sensitization-patterns-linked-risk-childhood-2026a100161j

ALT Precision #Diagnosis and Differentiation of #Eosinophilic #Colitis and #Inflammatory #Bowel #Disease Using a Tissue-Based #Molecular #Gene #Expression Panel. Open Access. https://ivancevichmd.blogspot.com/2026/10/precision-diagnosis-and-differentiation.html