Chelsie Derman

1 week ago | hcplive.com | Chelsie Derman

When Alice Hoyt, MD, was a child, she knew one peer with a food allergy. Today, classes fill with several children managing food allergies—a trend Hoyt witnesses not only as Chief Allergist at the Hoyt Institute of Food Allergy, but also as a parent of children whose classmates have food allergies.

1 week ago | hcplive.com | Chelsie Derman

A study found that patients with chronic rhinosinusitis report worse postnasal discharge symptoms, particularly among people meeting specific demographics.1“This study found that female sex, prior [endoscopic sinus surgery], CRSsNP, and diagnosis of allergies were associated with higher odds of having severe [postnasal discharge,” wrote investigators, led by Pranav A. Patel, BS, from the department of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston.

1 week ago | hcplive.com | Chelsie Derman

A study showed that all surgical treatments for rhinitis, from turbinate procedures to posterior nasal nerve procedures, improve patient symptom burden.1Rhinitis symptoms include severe nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, nasal itching, and sneezing. Patients may take medications to manage symptoms, such as intranasal saline, intranasal corticosteroids, intranasal anticholinergics, oral/topical antihistamines, and oral/topical decongestants; however, these do not always bring symptom relief.

1 week ago | hcplive.com | Chelsie Derman

A study suggested that the optimal timing for a hen’s egg oral food challenge (OFC) among patients with food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) may be 2 years old, although the optimal timing varies by population.1 “As well as we know, there is no established consensus regarding the optimal timing of initial OFC in children with hen's egg FPIES,” wrote investigators, led by Deniz Ilgun Gurel, from the department of pediatric allergy at Hacettepe University School of Medicine in...

1 week ago | hcplive.com | Chelsie Derman

The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation published new clinical practice guidelines on May 27, 2025, for the surgical management of chronic rhinosinusitis. The guidelines, targeted for otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons who manage adults with chronic rhinosinusitis, provided 11 evidence-based key action statements to inform the main surgery options for chronic sinus problems and additional treatments or follow-up procedures.