Perioperative allergic reactions and anaphylaxis represent severe, potentially life‐threatening complications that can arise during anaesthesia and surgery. Such reactions are often triggered by a ...

Chlorhexidine is a widely used antiseptic agent in healthcare settings, valued for its broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties. However, increasing evidence suggests that chlorhexidine exposure may ...

Lara Gross, MD, is an allergist-immunologist at Dallas Allergy & Asthma Center, where she specializes in food allergies. She has board certifications in both internal medicine and allergy & immunology ...

And doctors don't get it right, either. In my own experience, epinephrine is often omitted from the emergency care of the anaphylactic patient. R.S.H. Pumphrey reported, [2] in a study, that ...

Aspire Allergy & Sinus Dr. Haley Overstreet highlights new research on needle-free treatment for severe allergic reactions. Epinephrine saves lives—but too often, hesitation gets in the way. A ...

New research in mice has shown that food-induced anaphylaxis is driven by distinct immune pathways involving inflammatory lipids called leukotrienes. The findings, published across two separate ...

A mother from Rotherham has revealed her struggle with a rare allergy to cold temperatures, which causes her skin to erupt in painful, itchy hives that she describes as making her want to "rip it off" ...