April 16, 2025

CONSORT 2025: Setting New Standards for Clinical Trial Reporting

"Readers should not have to infer what was probably done; they should be told explicitly." This principle drives the comprehensive CONSORT 2025 update, with its 7 new checklist items aimed at improving clinical trial transparency.

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April 10, 2025

FDA Clears Stapler for Single-Port Surgery

The FDA has cleared Intuitive’s SP SureForm 45 stapler, the first stapler designed for single-port robotic surgery using the da Vinci SP system.

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April 04, 2025

First IgG4-RD Treatment Approved

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

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April 03, 2025

Pulmonary Embolism in ESKD: New Data on Risk, Outcomes

Fewer than half of patients with end-stage kidney disease who survived pulmonary embolism filled an anticoagulation prescription, yet PE recurrence rates were similar between those who did and did not receive anticoagulation (4.2% vs. 2.8%; P = .11), according to a new study.

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March 31, 2025

Tariff Threat: Drugs Could Cost U.S. $750M More

New research reveals 25% tariffs on Canadian pharmaceuticals would impact critical medications, strain supply chains, and potentially increase costs—with 28 drugs having no alternative suppliers.

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July 26, 2024

EHR Use Disparities: Female vs. Male Surgeons

A recent study published in JAMA Network Open reveals gender differences in electronic health record (EHR) usage among surgeons, with female surgeons writing significantly longer progress notes than their male counterparts.

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February 26, 2025

Bronchodilator Response Linked to Future Lung Risks

Bronchodilator responsiveness appears to be a risk factor for incident chronic airflow obstruction, researchers stated after a 9-year multinational study.

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November 13, 2024

Is COPD Set to Affect 600M Globally?

GOLD 2025 highlights new pathways and advanced COPD therapies like ensifentrine and dupilumab to reduce exacerbations and address emerging COPD phenotypes.

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January 15, 2025

Bertagnolli to Exit NIH Director Role

NIH director, Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, is stepping down after launching major initiatives in women's health and long COVID research, indicating optimism for their continuation under new leadership.

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