Adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) allow people to self-administer adrenaline in an anaphylaxis emergency safely and effectively. However, recent research has highlighted how often people accidentally inject themselves in the thumb or finger instead of the correct site, which is the upper, outer thigh.  

This review entitled “Innovations in the treatment of anaphylaxis: A review of recent data” explores innovative nasal and oral products under investigation for the outpatient emergency treatment of anaphylaxis.

An article published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology this month sheds new light on the management of immediate hypersensitivity reactions to vaccines.  

Researchers assessed nut recognition in children with and without nut allergy and their parents or guardians.

Imperial College London is offering up to five scholarships for UK or international applicants for the next academic year 2023-2024.

A new analysis that looked at the optimal timing of introducing peanut products to babies to prevent peanut allergy suggests that a 77% reduction in peanut allergy could be achieved if peanut was introduced to all babies at four to six months of age. 

A review of recent data regarding frequency of allergic reactions has shown similar rates of anaphylaxis to COVID vaccines as to other vaccines.  

The Food Standards Agency (the food regulator for England, Northern Ireland and Wales) want to understand the experiences of people who have had reactions to food or drinks or have narrowly avoided having a reaction.

A new Australian study has added to the growing body of research looking at the use of boiled peanuts in oral immunotherapy (OIT) to treat peanut allergy.