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ACAAI: Many Parents Unaware of Guidelines to Prevent Peanut Allergy

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Less than half of parents and caregivers report being told by a physician to introduce child to peanut-containing foods by 11 months of age

BP Control Lower for Current Smokers, Especially Men

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Rates of BP control lower for current smokers; 45.5 percent of men had blood pressure >180 and/or >100 mm Hg

ACR: Lupus Patients Can Have Low Immune Response to COVID-19 Vaccines

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However, overall disease activity does not appear to change after vaccination

ASN: Daprodustat Noninferior to ESAs for Treating Anemia in CKD

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Randomized, open-label, phase 3 trials conducted in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing, not undergoing dialysis

ASN: Chlorthalidone Aids BP Control in Patients With CKD and HTN

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For patients with stage 4 chronic kidney disease and poorly controlled hypertension, addition of low dose of chlorthalidone improves BP control

ACR: Certain Serious Infections Down for Psoriatic Arthritis Patients

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Hospital discharges for psoriatic arthritis patients with sepsis, skin and soft tissue infections, and UTIs down from 2012 to 2017 in the U.S.

ACR: COVID-19 Vaccine Not Tied to Severe Rheumatic Disease Flares

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Seropositivity lags after vaccination in those with rheumatic diseases but improves after second dose

AHA: E-Cigarette Use Linked to Risk for Stroke at a Younger Age

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Prevalence of e-cigarette use higher than traditional smoking for women, Mexican Americans, other Hispanics

ACR: Cycling JAK Inhibitors Feasible for Difficult-to-Treat RA

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One-year outcomes similar for cycling JAK inhibitors versus switching to a biologic drug

ACS: Surgery May Follow Initial Antibiotic Therapy for Appendicitis

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At one and two years, 40 and 46 percent of patients initially receiving antibiotics underwent subsequent appendectomy