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5 Allergy Headlines You Missed in April 2026

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FDA updates, phase 3 CRISPR data in HAE, and emerging food allergy prevention strategies defined allergy and immunology news in April 2026.

April 2026 featured key updates in allergy, immunology, and rare disease, including FDA regulatory changes, phase 3 gene therapy results, and advances in prevention research. The FDA removed the age restriction for ARS Pharmaceuticals’ epinephrine nasal spray (neffy), shifting to weight-based pediatric use in younger patients. In hereditary angioedema (HAE), Intellia Therapeutics’ CRISPR-based lonvoguran ziclumeran (lonvo-z) delivered a large reduction in attack rates in the phase 3 HAELO trial.