July 17, 2026

FDA Grants Traditional Approval to Iptacopan in Primary IgAN

Novartis reported less annual eGFR decline with iptacopan than placebo over 2 years in the phase 3 APPLAUSE-IgAN trial.

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July 16, 2026

A Sales Tax on Doctor Visits and Medicine? In Missouri, Some Worry

Voters will decide whether to expand lawmakers' authority to tax currently exempt healthcare goods and services, raising concerns about patient costs and healthcare access.

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July 15, 2026

Breastfeeding May Help Infants Achieve Adequate Sleep

A nationwide birth cohort found lower odds of short sleep at 1 year among infants breastfed during the first 6 months of life, regardless of formula supplementation.

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July 14, 2026

Are GLP-1s Linked to Optic Neuropathy?

A nationwide Swedish cohort found a higher relative risk of anterior ischemic optic neuropathy among GLP-1 receptor agonist users, but the overall risks were low.

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July 07, 2026

FDA Approves Atacicept for IgA Nephropathy

The approval was based on reduced proteinuria, and an ongoing trial is required to determine whether atacicept slows long-term kidney function decline.

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July 07, 2026

Phthalates Linked to Shorter Gestation

Researchers linked several pregnancy urinary biomarkers—especially plasticizer and combustion-related chemical metabolites—to small shifts in gestational age and fetal growth measures in the ECHO Cohort.

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July 07, 2026

Benchmark for Functional Vision Loss Uncovered in Older Adults

A nationally representative US cohort identified a contrast sensitivity threshold associated with self-reported visual disability.

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July 02, 2026

FDA Expands Gene Therapy for Younger Patients

Exagamglogene autotemcel is now indicated for patients aged 2 years and older with sickle cell disease and recurrent vaso-occlusive crises or transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia.

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July 01, 2026

PTSD May Be Linked to Accelerated Aging

Integrated proteomic and metabolomic analyses identified redox-metabolic signatures associated with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder and accelerated biological aging across multiple organ systems.

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July 01, 2026

NEJM Retracts Avacopan Vasculitis Study

"The primary end-point assessments in nine patients were readjudicated after database lock and trial unblinding"

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