Headline Medical News: July 2018

New research links type 2 diabetes and genetic risk to MASLD cirrhosis before 50, warning age-based fibrosis scores can miss severe disease.

FDA updates sotatercept-csrk label with HYPERION data, showing earlier use cuts PAH clinical worsening risk 76% alongside background therapy.

A US laboratory study found that 29.5% of patients with Lyme antibodies were seropositive for at least 1 other tick-borne pathogen.

Lumateperone reduced acute mania symptoms by day 3 in a phase 3 bipolar 1 trial, according to Johnson & Johnson.

Endocrine Society statement highlights key research gaps on obesity drugs—who benefits, long-term dosing, safety, and measuring success beyond weight loss.

Finerenone wins FDA clearance for type 1 diabetes–related CKD, lowering albuminuria in FINE-ONE and opening a long-awaited treatment path.

New American Society of Hematology guidelines raise ferritin cutoffs to catch iron deficiency sooner, including pregnancy and inflammation, and add TSAT for clearer diagnosis.

The US FDA cleared a novel insulin patch pump that can be used for up to 3 days with an additional 12-hour grace period in persons with diabetes.