The FDA approved Rinvoq (upadacitinib) as the first and only oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of giant cell arteritis in adults, providing a steroid-sparing option for achieving sustained remission.
SAHaRA trial investigators compared a liberal (transfusion at hemoglobin levels of 10 g/dL or lower) and a restrictive (transfusion at 8 g/dL or lower) red-cell tranfusion strategy among critically ill patients with acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and anemia.
“Approval of an immediate-use intranasal diazepam treatment that can be given at any time—even while a child is actively seizing—in this young age group is an important advance for the epilepsy community.”
The FDA approved dupilumab as the first targeted therapy for chronic spontaneous urticaria in patients aged 12 years and older uncontrolled on antihistamines.