Australia Launches Novel Immunotherapy Program to Help Babies with Peanut Allergies
Australia recently launched a countrywide immunotherapy program for infants with peanut allergies. The program is a partnership between the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the country’s National Allergy Center of Excellence. This is the first time a countrywide program for peanut allergies is being integrated into mainstream care globally. The program, whose objective is to safely build tolerance and hopefully achieve remission, is available for babies under 12 months who have been diagnosed with peanut allergies. The infants must be under the care of an allergy specialist in one of the 10 public pediatric hospitals across the states taking part…