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Witnessing Anaphylaxis in public: Would you know what to do? 25th August 2026

What should you do if someone has anaphylaxis? We are often asked this on our helpline by people with allergies, as well as parents, friends, family members and members of the public….

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Immunotherapy treatment for house dust mite allergy now available through NHS Scotland  13th August 2026

An immunotherapy treatment for house dust mite allergy has been made available through the NHS in Scotland.  The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has accepted Acarizax (12 SQ-HDM sublingual immunotherapy) for adults aged 18–65 with moderate…

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Climbing for Greg: Brother takes on Mount Kilimanjaro in memory of sibling lost to anaphylaxis 10th August 2026

When Josh begins his ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro later this year in aid of Anaphylaxis UK, every step he takes up Africa’s highest peak will be in memory of his brother Greg,…

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Charity’s successful bee and wasp allergy campaign returns for a second year 10th May 2023

Anaphylaxis UK, a charity that supports people in the UK affected by serious allergies and anaphylaxis, is relaunching it’s Bee Allergy Aware campaign for 2023.

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Recall of Emerade 300 and 500 microgram adrenaline auto-injector devices 9th May 2023

Pharmaswiss Česka republika s.r.o. and distributor Bausch & Lomb UK Limited is recalling all unexpired batches of Emerade 300 and Emerade 500 micrograms adrenaline auto-injectors.

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Luxury London hotel fined £70,000 for nut allergy breach 4th May 2023

The Strand Palace Hotel in London’s West End has been ordered to pay £70,000 in compensation to a customer who was admitted to hospital after having anaphylaxis to a dessert she was…

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Join The Big Buzz this summer 3rd May 2023

To coincide with the return of our Bee Allergy Aware campaign, Anaphylaxis UK has launched a brand-new fundraising initiative to help raise awareness of bee and wasp allergy across UK schools.

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Statement regarding the inquest of Tania Kaur Khasriya 28th April 2023

Acting senior coroner Lydia Brown has ended the inquest into the death of 24-year-old Tania Kaur Khasriya who tragically died on 27th April 2022 following the withdrawal of palliative care. Tania had…

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Survey reveals young people living with food allergies face significant difficulty and disruption when trying to eat out in the UK 26th April 2023

In a survey of young people conducted by Serve Legal to mark the start of Allergy Awareness Week, data revealed that almost half of respondents living with an allergy feel that restaurants and food retailers need to do more for people with allergies.

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New AllergyWise® for Early Years Settings course for all early years providers 25th April 2023

We are moving our AllergyWise® courses to our new learning platform on the Anaphylaxis UK website. The new platform provides a smoother training experience and features our brand new AllergyWise® for Early Years Settings course.

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Prevention of future deaths report following the inquest into the death of Alexandra Briess 21st April 2023

Following the conclusion of the inquest into the death of Alexandra Briess, the coroner has issued a prevention of future deaths report.  Prevention of future deaths reports are written when the coroner…

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Allergy: A misguided immune response in our lungs, skin or gut (public event) 17th April 2023

To coincide with World Immunology Day 2023, the British Society for Immunology is holding an event for the public called “Allergy : A misguided immune response in our lungs, skin or gut”.

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