August 28, 2025

First Generic GLP-1 for Weight Loss Approved

FDA approves Teva’s generic Saxenda (liraglutide) with adult and adolescent indications and a boxed thyroid tumor warning.

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August 28, 2025

Girl With Waterdrop-Like Papules: What’s Your Diagnosis?

A teenager with atopic dermatitis presented with several painless, flesh-colored papules limited to the trunk. Dermoscopy and biopsy show selective loss of elastic fibers after prior molluscum contagiosum. What’s your diagnosis?

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August 26, 2025

Are Daily Drinks Causing Hair Loss?

Comprehensive analysis reveals specific dietary interventions that significantly impact hair health, with some beverages showing harmful effects.

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August 25, 2025

Baricitinib Aids Eyebrow, Eyelash Regrowth in Alopecia Areata

This study highlights baricitinib’s effectiveness in promoting eyebrow and eyelash regrowth in patients with alopecia areata across two phase III clinical trials.

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August 25, 2025

Did Politics Delay CDC Measles Response?

Emails and interviews show CDC scientists were sidelined during the West Texas surge, leaving local officials without guidance as cases spread across the US and into Mexico.

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August 22, 2025

Linear Hyperpigmentation After Chemotherapy: What's Your Diagnosis?

A 15-year-old girl developed distinctive, painless, whip-like streaks across her trunk and back after receiving combination chemotherapy for ovarian yolk sac tumor. What’s your diagnosis?

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August 19, 2025

AAP Vaccine Recommendations Veer From ACIP

AAP released 2025 evidence-based US childhood and adolescent immunization schedule with updates for RSV, influenza, COVID-19, HPV, and meningococcal vaccines.

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August 12, 2025

FDA Approves First Therapy for Non-cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis

Brensocatib (Brinsupri) will offer a new treatment option for patients 12 years and older.

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August 12, 2025

Advanced-Practice Providers Filling Rural ER Gaps

Rural emergency rooms across the U.S. are increasingly staffed by physician assistants and nurse practitioners instead of physicians, raising debates over care quality, staffing shortages, and access to emergency services.

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