Recent updates

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  • 19 Mar 2025Esketamine approved in the US as the first ever monotherapy for treatment-resistant depression in adultsTopic:Depression in adults
  • 14 Mar 2025Guidelines recommend statins for people living with HIV to prevent cardiovascular eventsTopic:HIV in adults
  • 05 Mar 2025FDA approves olezarsen for the treatment of familial chylomicronemia syndromeTopic:Hypertriglyceridemia
  • 11 Feb 2025First bird flu death reported in the US outbreak; case of human infection detected in the UKTopic:Avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infection
  • 17 Jan 2025WHO recommends first single-dose drug for Plasmodium vivax malariaTopic:Malaria
  • 10 Dec 2024WHO declares mpox outbreak in Africa a public health emergency of international concern; first cases of clade Ib mpox detected in US and UKTopic:Mpox
  • 06 Dec 2024Epinephrine (adrenaline): new intranasal formulation treatment approved for management of anaphylaxisTopic:Anaphylaxis
  • 04 Dec 2024FDA grants approval of seladelpar, expanding options for second-line treatmentTopic:Primary biliary cholangitis
  • 19 Nov 2024WHO recommends fexinidazole for rhodesiense HATTopic:African trypanosomiasis
  • 19 Nov 2024 pneumonia in people with HIV whose CD4 count is between 100 and 200 cells/mm³​Topic:Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
  • 15 Nov 2024Clinicians urged to consider parvovirus B19 in people with fever, myalgia, arthralgia, and rash, after US and Europe report increased casesTopic:Erythema infectiosum
  • 15 Nov 2024FDA approves palopegteriparatide for hypoparathyroidism in adultsTopic:Hypoparathyroidism
  • 13 Nov 2024US FDA approves new treatment for schizophrenia, the first drug with a novel target in decadesTopic:Schizophrenia
  • 13 Nov 2024US FDA approves new treatment for schizophrenia, the first drug with a novel target in decadesTopic:Schizophrenia
  • 30 Oct 2024Limit topical anesthetics to single use for initial symptom relief and to aid examTopic:Eye trauma
  • 10 Oct 2024Limit topical anesthetics to single use for initial symptom relief and to aid examTopic:Corneal abrasions
  • 04 Oct 2024Renaming of Ebola virus speciesTopic:Ebola disease
  • 01 Oct 2024Voxelotor withdrawn globally due to safety concernsTopic:Sickle cell anemia
  • 06 Aug 2024Updated American College of Gastroenterology guidance includes new fluid resuscitation recommendations for patients with acute pancreatitisTopic:Acute pancreatitis