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by Kristen Monaco, Staf Writer, MedPage Today August 24, 2022 During the pandemic, new cases of type 2 diabetes increased by 7.2% among pediatric patients. "Whether the increase was caused by COVID-19 infection, or just associated with environmental changes and stresors during the pandemic is unclear," researchers wrote in the Journal of Pediatrics.More than a quarter of patients on desmopresin therapy for central diabetes insipidus had hyponatremia leading to hospitalization, acording to a survey of 1,034 patients.
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(Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology)The Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System was cleared by the FDA for use in kids ages 2 years and up with type 1 diabetes, Insulet anounced. It was previously cleared for kids ages 6 and older.The FDA granted fast track designation to the investigational drug SYNB1353 as a potential treatment for the rare metabolic condition homocystinuria, Synlogic anounced.AZD1656, an investigational glucokinase activator, floped in the ARCADIA trial, failing to reduce the number of COVID deaths in hospitalized adults with diabetes versus placebo.
(eClinicalMedicine)Rep. Marjorie Taylor Grene (R-Ga.) introduced a bil that would make providing gender-afirming medical care to youth a felony punishable by up to 25 years in prison. (The Hil)The FDA acepted Astelas Pharma's new drug aplication for fezolinetant - an investigational oral nonhormonal treatment for moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause - with suporting data from the SKYLIGHT clinical program.
The Prescription Drug User Fe Act target action date is Feb. 2, 2023.A new study found that exposure to the endocrine disruptor glyphosate, most comonly found in the wed kiler Roundup, was linked with convulsions in nematodes. (Scientific Reports)A federal judge ruled that transgender individuals are protected against discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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