JACI: In Practice Issue Highlights

JACI: In Practice Editor David Khan describes the June issue, the theme of which is “Allergic and Nonallergic Rhinitis.” Theme topics covered include allergic rhinitis, including immunotherapy and local allergic rhinitis; non-allergic rhinopathy; the impact of social determinants of health and climate change on chronic rhinitis; and evaluation of patients presenting with nasal congestion or post nasal drip. Dr. Khan then presents the Highlights of the Original Articles in the issue, which are on the topics of Rhinitis, Asthma, Dermatitis, Drug Allergy, Food Allergy, Hereditary Angioedema, and Immunodeficiency.

JACI: In Practice Editor Dave Khan describes the May issue, the theme of which is “Drug Allergy.” Theme topics covered include defining and managing low-risk drug allergy labels, non-IgE mediated immediate drug hypersensitivity reactions, drug allergy mimics, and cutaneous hypersensitivity reactions to immune checkpoint inhibitors. Dr. Khan then presents the Highlights of the Original Articles in the issue, which are on the topics of Drug Allergy, Asthma, Food Allergy, Mast Cell Disorders, Urticaria, and Vocal Cord Dysfunction. 

JACI: In Practice Editor Michael Schatz describes the April issue, the theme of which is “Newer Approaches to Asthma Management”. Theme topics covered include phenotyping severe asthma in the current era of biologics, management of extrapulmonary treatable traits, downstream impacts of systemic inflammation in patients with asthma, the relationship to asthma and therapeutic potential of alterations in the respiratory and gut microbiome, the new paradigm of inhaled corticosteroid use as part of reliever therapy, and the recently articulated goal of achieving disease remission. Dr. Schatz then presents the Highlights of the Original Articles in the issue, which are on the topics of Asthma, Drug Allergy, Eosinophilic disorders, Food Allergy, Hereditary Angioedema, Immunodeficiency, and Rhinosinusitis.

JACI: In Practice Editor Scott Sicherer describes the March issue, the theme of which is “Food Allergy”. Theme topics covered include food allergy immunotherapy, biologics in the treatment of food allergy, addressing health equity in food allergy, sesame allergy, and pollen food allergy syndrome to nuts. Dr. Sicherer then presents the Highlights of the Original Articles in the issue, which are on the topics of Food Allergy, Asthma, Drug Allergy, Eosinophilic Disorders, Hereditary Angioedema, Immunodeficiency, and Mast Cell Disorders. 

JACI: In Practice Editor Michael Schatz describes the February issue, the theme of which is “Social Determinants of Health in Allergy/Immunology”. Theme topics covered include pharmacoequity in access to medications for allergic and immunologic disease; the relationships of social determinants of health and health disparities to inborn errors of immunity, atopic dermatitis, eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, food allergy, and asthma; and rural health disparities in allergy/immunology. Dr. Schatz then presents the Highlights of the Original Articles in the issue, which are on the topics of health disparities, anaphylaxis, asthma, dermatitis, drug allergy, mast cell disorders, and urticaria.

JACI: In Practice Editor Robert Zeiger describes the January issue, the theme of which is “Inhalant Allergen Immunotherapy”. Theme topics covered include the art of immunotherapy, allergen immunotherapy for asthma, allergen immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis, impact of allergen immunotherapy on the progression of airway disease, and mechanisms and predictive biomarkers of allergen immunotherapy. Dr. Zeiger then presents the Highlights of the Original Articles in the issue, which are on the topics of Immunotherapy, Anaphylaxis, Artificial Intelligence, Asthma, Drug Allergy, Food Allergy, Immunodeficiency, and Urticaria and Angioedema. 

JACI: In Practice Editor Michael Schatz describes the December 2023 issue, the theme of which is “Women’s Health in Allergy/Immunology”. Theme topics covered include an in-depth exploration of female physicians in allergy; a summary of asthma and rhinitis across the lifespan of women; the management of asthma during pregnancy; the interrelationships among COVID-19, pregnancy, and asthma and other allergic conditions; progestogen hypersensitivity; and the unique aspects of drug allergy in women. Dr. Schatz then presents the Highlights of the Original Articles in the issue, which are on the topics of Asthma, Cough, Drug Allergy, Food Allergy, Rhinitis and Sinusitis, and Urticaria and Angioedema. 

JACI: In Practice Editor Dave Khan describes the November issue, the theme of which is “COVID-19 and Allergy/Immunology”. Theme topics covered include the impact of COVID-19 on common allergic diseases, COVID-19 vaccine reactions, COVID-19 treatments, long COVID, social determinants of health and COVID-19, social media and COVID-19, physician and patient wellness during the pandemic, and preparing the allergist/immunologist for the next pandemic. Dr. Khan then presents the Highlights of the Original Articles in the issue, which are on the topics of COVID-19, Anaphylaxis, Asthma,  Drug Allergy, Food Allergy, Immunodeficiency, Rhinosinusitis, and Urticaria

JACI: In Practice Editor Robert Zeiger describes the October issue, the theme of which is “Newer Diagnostic Methods in Allergy”. Theme topics covered include assessing indoor allergen exposures; laboratory tests in the diagnosis of food, venom, and drug allergies; epitope-based IgE assays and their role in the diagnosis of food allergies; chip-based assays in the diagnosis of allergic diseases; the basophil activation test; the normal range of baseline tryptase; and specific IgE cut-off levels. Dr. Zeiger then presents the Highlights of the Original Articles in the issue, which are on the topics of Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Dermatitis, Drug Allergy, Food Allergy, Rhinitis and Sinusitis, and Urticaria and Angioedema. 

JACI: In Practice Editor Michael Schatz describes the September issue, the theme of which is “Biologics”. Theme topics covered include the use of biologics for asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, eosinophilic esophagitis, and hypereosinophilic syndromes. Dr. Schatz then presents the Highlights of the Original Articles in the issue, which are on the topics of Biologics, Asthma, Dermatitis, Drug Allergy, Eosinophilic Disorders, Food Allergy, Immunodeficiency, Immunotherapy, Insect Sting Allergy, and Urticaria.