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Two new women are infected with HIV every minute. How much of a role does dybiosis play in preventive treatment failure?

The point prevalence of depression among East African HIV AFRICOS study participants undergoing HIV care is 18% to 25%.

Multiple studies have previously shown that increases in cockroach allergen are linked to a four-fold risk of asthma.

Though PCSK9 levels are commonly associated with risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, it could also release pro-inflammatory responses in monocytes/ macrophages.

A rapid entry program decreased time to first provider appointment, time to initiation of ART and time to viral suppression.

For patients with perinatal HIV, ART has essentially made the infection a chronic, but manageable, health condition.

As the use of e-cigarettes increases in the US, allergists and pulmonologists should ensure they educate their patients about the risks.

If mental health co-morbidities are not addressed among most vulnerable populations, it’s unlikely to achieve “90-90-90” goals or end the HIV epidemic.

Oral immunotherapy appears to be particularly promising and has strong potential for anaphylaxis protection when administered by protocol.

Raltegravir exposure was roughly doubled by sodium bicarbonate, whereas aluminum/magnesium hydroxide did not exhibit the same effect.

Significant discrepancies are found between ASCVD guidelines and primary care management of HIV patients in the military health system.

The EpiPen4Schools program survey found 1140 anaphylactic reactions were reported from 2013 to 2014. No treatment was given in 2% of anaphylaxis.

After a thorough analysis of all controlled studies, no strong clinically significant evidence was observed for any individual or multicomponent intervention.

While advances have been made in understanding EoE, most studies have been descriptive and our understanding of the etiology of EoE remains elusive.

Implementation of the new guidelines will improve diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of one of the most common opportunistic infections among people with advanced HIV.

Researchers agree the telemedicine is empowering physicians to more efficiently and conveniently handle patients, and is expected to provide increasingly demonstrable positive therapeutic benefits

By looking back on the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the medical community can learn many lessons.

Misperceptions about the risk of HIV infection should be corrected at the time of testing, with PrEP initiated same-day, if appropriate.

Molecular surveillance allows researchers to identify networks particularly in high-burden areas in order to best determine additional HIV preventative measures.

Mepolizumab reduced Asthma Control Questionnaire scores from baseline by –1.45 in patients that had uncontrolled asthma with omalizumab.

The highest risk of HIV transmission occurs during postpartum, suggesting that biological changes during these periods increase the possibility.

International interdisciplinary collaboration studies can close the gap in the search for an HIV cure.

KIT inhibition with imatinib reduced mast cells in patients with severe asthma in a proof-of-concept trial, but is the treatment feasible for the future?

Jonathan Spergel, MD, PhD, and his team linked eosinophilic esophagitis to the condition-based theory. What others are part of the atopic march?

While multi-faceted approaches have been shown to be cost-effective, realistically they can be costly and impractical to implement. But environmental and educational interventions hold some promise.

The president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology talked the session's future impact, upcoming therapies, and what his favorite lectures were.

African Americans have a 2.5-fold greater chance for developing asthma and a 1.8-fold greater chance for developing eczema, but ironically have a lower chance of receiving a FA diagnosis compared to white children.

Despite being the traditional practice, increasing inhaled controller therapy doses during yellow-zone episodes does not stop asthma exacerbations.

A study of nearly 2000 pediatric ICU admissions found that peanuts drive the most food-induced allergic reactions.

Re-examination revealed that alpha-gal allergy resulted in a change in the identification of definitive anaphylaxis triggers in 25% of cases.