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FDA Restricts Use of Ingestible Fluoride Supplements for Children

Enforcement action will be taken against any company marketing the products for children under the age of 3 or who are at low or moderate risk for tooth decay.
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FDA Clears At-Home Prenatal Ultrasound Enabling Remote Care

Based on these scans, clinicians are able to assess fetal heartbeat, fetal movements, and amniotic fluid volume.
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Obinutuzumab Significantly Reduces Disease Activity in SLE Patients

The ALLEGORY trial evaluated the safety and efficacy of obinutuzumab in adults with active, autoantibody-positive SLE who are treated with standard of care therapy.
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FDA to Ease Copycat Drug Rules, Speeding Access to Cheaper Drugs

Developers of biosimilars, medicines that are near-identical copies of biologic drugs, will no longer be required to conduct clinical trials to prove effectiveness.
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Approximately 1% of US Docs Sponsored for H-1B Visas in Fiscal Year 2024

HealthDay News — About 1% of US physicians were sponsored for H-1B visas in fiscal year 2024, according to a study published online October 29 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Recommendations Developed for Pediatric Patients With Tracheostomies

HealthDay News — Recommendations have been developed for management of pediatric patients with tracheostomies and published in a clinical practice guideline from the American Thoracic Society ...
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Prenatal Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter Components Linked to Autism Spectrum Disorder Risk

HealthDay News — Prenatal exposure to specific components of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) and postnatal ozone exposure are associated with an increased risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ...
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Twenty-Five States Sue USDA to Keep Food Stamp Benefits From Stopping

The suit requests a temporary restraining order requiring the USDA to use existing contingency funds to continue payments.
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More Than 5000 Measles Cases Threaten Canada’s Elimination Status

HealthDay News — Canada may lose its measles elimination status amid a yearlong outbreak that has infected more than 5000 people and killed two infants, health officials said this week.
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Medical Debt May Soon Return to Credit Reports Under New Trump Rule

If finalized, the rule would override state laws, including those that ban reporting of medical debt on consumer credit reports ...
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Conexxence, Bomyntra Designated Interchangeable Biosimilars to Prolia, Xgeva

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated Conexxence ® (denosumab-bnht) and Bomyntra ® (denosumab-bnht) as interchangeable biosimilars to the reference products Prolia ® (denosumab) and ...
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Sublingual Allergen Immunotherapy Improves Pediatric Birch Pollen Allergy Symptoms

Findings showed Staloral Birch, compared with placebo, demonstrated a 41% improvement in the ARC total combined score during the second pollen season. Topline data were announced from a phase 3b trial ...