April 04, 2025

First FDA-Approved IgG4-RD Treatment

A humanized monoclonal antibody that targets CD19+ B cells becomes the first and only FDA-approved treatment for immunoglobulin G4–related disease, reducing flare risk and glucocorticoid use in clinical trials.

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April 03, 2025

Depemokimab Reduces Nasal Polyps, Obstruction in CRSwNP

Depemokimab significantly reduced nasal polyp scores and obstruction symptoms in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis in the ANCHOR-1 and ANCHOR-2 trials. The data support depemokimab as a twice-yearly treatment option, researchers reported.

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April 03, 2025

Youth Vaping: Comparable to Traditional Smoking, Study

Findings suggest that nicotine intake is similar among adolescents who vape and adolescents who smoke, highlighting critical implications for addiction.

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April 02, 2025

FDA Approves Automated Latent TB Test

Revvity’s Auto-Pure 2400 platform for use with the T-SPOT.TB test to automate latent tuberculosis diagnostics was approved by the FDA.

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April 01, 2025

FDA Approves Freeze-Dried Jynneos Vaccine

Bavarian Nordic’s freeze-dried Jynneos vaccine offers logistical advantages over the liquid-frozen version, supporting long-term U.S. stockpiling and public health preparedness.

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March 27, 2025

Medical Oddities: Metabolism’s Secret Sugar-Burning Switch

Science served weird this week: sleepy seniors, sneaky genes, and memory-hacking babies.

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March 24, 2025

Sex Differences in Asthma and COPD Hospital Admission Outcomes: Study

Females with asthma had 'higher odds of readmission within 30 and 90 days' compared with males, according to a new study on sex differences in asthma and COPD outcomes.

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March 20, 2025

FDA Youth E-Cigarette Ad Linked to Lower Initiation

E-cigarette initiation among U.S. youth was reduced following The Real Cost Youth E-cigarette Prevention Campaign.

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March 20, 2025

Study Links Time to Lung Test Results

The odds of a positive bronchodilator response decrease by 8% per hour during the workday, researchers report in the SPIROTIMETRY study.

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