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(MedPage Today) -- As the year comes to a close, the nation's physician associates (PAs) are looking forward to pursuing their state legislative agenda for 2027, including easing scope-of-practice restrictions. "What's interesting about state...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Updated guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) expand on previous recommendations and align with a growing cross-specialty consensus on how to manage menopause symptoms. For managing vasomotor...
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Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The FDA announced approval of apraclonidine ophthalmic solution 0.125% (Brytly) as an over-the-counter treatment for eye redness related to minor irritations. The approval specifies use of the topical agent by adults and children...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Life expectancy for patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) has more than tripled in the past 50 years. Life expectancy in the 1970s for a person with SCD was less than 20 years, with some estimates as…
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved satralizumab (Enspryng), the first and only at-home subcutaneous treatment option for adults with thyroid eye disease (TED), developer Roche announced on Thursday. The first-in-class drug is a humanized monoclonal...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Subcutaneous risankizumab (Skyrizi) induction therapy significantly improved clinical remission and endoscopic response rates in patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease, results from the phase III AFFIRM trial...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Zydus Lifesciences and Formycon AG announced FDA acceptance of a biologics license application for FYB206, a biosimilar to the blockbuster cancer drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda). The FDA expanded bladder cancer indications for...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The following is a transcript of the podcast episode: Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody! Welcome to MedPod Today, the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories...
Read full article →Speaking at the CFO Leadership Council’s fall conference in Colorado, Marsh McLennan Senior VP Marybeth Gray shared ideas to keep employees healthy and costs down.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Women exposed to anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibodies for migraine prevention early in their pregnancies had a higher risk of spontaneous abortion, retrospective U.S. data showed. Among 7,100 pregnant...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Kai Trump, President Trump's granddaughter and a freshman on the University of Miami golf team, revealed that she had surgery for a wrist injury. (AP) In other...
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