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FDA authorizes Abbott’s Libre Duo 10 Day, the first U.S. wearable to continuously monitor ketones and glucose for ages 2 and up.
#diabetes, #fda, #medicaldevices, #abbott
Using deaths of 878 former NFL players (2016–2021), researchers estimate at least 24.5% had CTE, with a plausible prevalence range up to 97.7%.
#cte, #nfl, #braininjury, #neuroscience
NHS England is inviting nearly 4 million people overdue for cervical screening to order free at-home HPV self-test kits to boost uptake and prevent cancer.
#nhs, #hpv, #cervicalscreening, #publichealth, #cancer
Statistics Canada linked seven CHMS cycles (2007–2024) with administrative health records, letting approved researchers study biomarkers and later outcomes.
#statisticscanada, #healthsurvey, #researchdata, #chms
MHRA warns parents and clinicians to stop using infant rectal catheters marketed for colic or gas and to dispose of unused devices, citing unknown risks.
#health, #mhra, #infants, #medicaldevices, #colic
UK regulator warns ResMed Astral 100/150 ventilators made before Oct 2024 can stop delivering therapy due to leaking supercapacitors; patients must not stop use.
#health, #safety, #medical-devices, #resmed
MHRA outlines a staged pilot to reduce first-assessment times for eligible Phase 1 trials in healthy volunteers to 14 days by end-2026, with tight eligibility and limited slots.
#mhra, #clinicaltrials, #uk, #phase1
FDA approved Moderna’s mRNA-1010 seasonal flu vaccine (mFLUSIVA), giving full approval for ages 50–64 and accelerated approval for 65+, pending a confirmatory study.
$MRNA, #moderna, #influenza, #fda, #vaccines
Phase 3 Lancet study: a once‑weekly islatravir‑lenacapavir single‑tablet regimen maintained HIV‑1 viral suppression through 48 weeks, matching daily therapy.
#hiv, #islatravir, #lenacapavir, #antiretroviral, #clinicaltrial
On Aug. 10, Trump signed an order directing HHS to pursue 'Gold Standard' childhood vaccine guidance, urging separate MMR shots — but courts and availability limit immediate change.
#vaccines, #publichealth, #trump, #hhs
Phase 3 PSMAddition trial found 177Lu‑PSMA‑617 added to hormonal therapy reduced risk of radiographic progression in PSMA‑positive mHSPC.
#prostatecancer, #radioligandtherapy, #pluvicto, #clinicaltrials
FDA gives accelerated approval to Replimune’s Tudriqev with nivolumab for adults with PD‑1–resistant unresectable advanced melanoma; confirmatory trials required.
$RPLM, #melanoma, #fda, #oncology, #replimune, #drugapproval
Britain's MHRA on Aug. 4 told hospitals to check Dräger Atlan anaesthesia workstations after an expanded safety action over a ventilator motor defect.
#medicaldevices, #patient-safety, #drager, #mhra
Pfizer said Phase 3 trials of LITFULO (ritlecitinib) met key endpoints in nonsegmental vitiligo across 2,174 patients, and it plans global regulatory filings.
$PFE, #pfizer, #vitiligo, #ritlecitinib
EU clears Pfizer and BioNTech’s 2026–27 XFG-adapted COVID-19 vaccine for people 6 months and older ahead of the 2026–27 respiratory season.
#covid19, #vaccine, #pfizer, #biontech, #xfg