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 11, 2025

Early Antibiotics Linked to Asthma, Eczema

Researchers found early-life antibiotic use was linked to increased risk of asthma and eczema, but not most other immune diseases, after adjusting for familial factors.

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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

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

Medical Oddities: Shrinking Brains, Failing Hearts?

Brains shrink, bots soothe, tea disappoints, and love gets the hormonal spotlight it deserves this week.

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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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March 25, 2025

Most Pediatric Valve Implants Used Off-Label

Fewer than 10% of cardiac valve devices implanted in U.S. pediatric patients were FDA approved for children.

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March 19, 2025

Study: Sex Differences in Physician Suicide

Researchers found that female physicians had a significantly higher suicide risk than female nonphysicians.

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