Drugs and Devices

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (593+ words) The Drug and Food Control Authority has ordered the immediate recall of Duphaston and Navidoxine from the South Sudanese market over concerns about their quality, possible falsification and patient safety. Duphaston is a hormone medication used to treat several female…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (187+ words) First and only commercially available AID technology for pregnancy use in the U.S. “Glycemic goals are tighter during pregnancy,” said Dr. Jordan Pinsker, chief medical officer at Tandem Diabetes Care. “The higher time in the pregnancy-specific glucose range seen with Control-IQ…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (358+ words) Children impacted by prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) experience long-lasting cognitive gains after treatment with supplemental choline, an essential nutrient, a new study suggests. The findings point to a potentially scalable intervention for neurodevelopmental differences that currently have few treatment options....

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (748+ words) A scoping review of 31 studies finds salivary glucose, malondialdehyde, and selected adipokines show promise as non-invasive markers of gestational diabetes, but their diagnostic utility remains unproven without standardized, externally validated prospective research....

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (716+ words) Home » Planned Parenthood reports record abortions nationwide, as Alaska bill would expand abortion pills through pharmacies April 11, 1026 – As Planned Parenthood reports record abortion numbers and record taxpayer funding nationally, Alaska lawmakers are considering legislation that would expand access to abortion…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (57+ words) NPR How one antibiotic morning-after pill came to be widely available in San Francisco An antibiotic morning-after pill has been shown to be effective for preventing STIs among gay men, but some doctors worry about antibiotic resistance. This story discusses…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (175+ words) Marani Health has received FDA clearance for its M•care System, a remote maternal and fetal health monitoring platform. The prescription system features the M•wrap abdominal wearable, which uses embedded electrodes to capture maternal and fetal heart signals via…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (92+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Mark Harris (NC-08) released the following statement in response to the Food and Drug Administration’s court-ordered update on its mifepristone safety study:“Chemical abortions are unsafe for the mother and lethal for the baby. Further delays are…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (160+ words) The country's main abortion pill will remain available for at least the next few months, now that the FDA says its review of the drug is continuing. The review of mifepristone has been controversial from the start, but advocates of…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (432+ words) Mumbai, October 8, 2026: Not all patients taking iron and folic acid tablets for anaemia or to maintain adequate iron levels during pregnancy may be getting the required amount of folic acid. Maharashtra FDA testing found one Palghar-made batch contained far less…...