The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to zilganersen for the treatment of Alexander disease, a rare type of leukodystrophy.

HealthDay News — Casual blood glucose (CBG) testing at 24 to 28 gestational weeks misses about 70% of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to a study published online September 18 ...

In what could be the first cases of bird flu between humans in the US, a group of potential H5N1 infections in Missouri has now grown to 8.

Decreases seen for women aged younger than 52 years, 52 to <65 years, and 65 years and older, and for Hispanic, non-Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic White women ...

HealthDay News — Measles cases in England are consistent with the waning of vaccine-induced immunity, according to a study published online September 26 in The Lancet Public Health.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted traditional approval to Retevmo ® (selpercatinib) for adult and pediatric patients 2 years and older with advanced or metastatic medullary thyroid ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has published its first clinical practice guideline on the use of opioid medications to manage acute pain in children and adolescents.

HealthDay News — The free COVID-19 tests promised by the US government are now available. “US households will be eligible to order four free COVID-19 tests at COVIDTests.gov ,” according to the US ...

Significantly greater reduction from baseline seen in Wang bronchiolitis clinical score at day 3 for those aged 1 to 24 months ...

HealthDay News — Reducing or preventing paramagnetic rim lesions (PRLs) could significantly slow multiple sclerosis (MS) progression, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the ...

Coverage lower for those covered by Medicaid or other nonprivate insurance, uninsured children, children living below federal poverty level ...

The approval was supported by data from the 52-week, randomized, double-blind, multicenter, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trials BOREAS and NOTUS.