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Medication safety
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Eye drops improved vision in diabetic macular swelling, a condition normally treated by injection
Treatment for diabetic macular edema means a needle into the eye, repeatedly, for years. Drops had never been considered effective. In 148 patients, a steroid suspension beat placebo drops on reading-chart letters.
Sep 4, 2026
A blood thinner outperformed a standard migraine drug in people with a hole in the heart
Roughly one adult in four has a small flap left open between the heart's upper chambers, and it is more common in people with migraine. Randomizing 984 of them put an anticoagulant well ahead of the usual preventive.
Sep 4, 2026
Angiotensin receptor blockers tracked 8% less dementia than calcium channel blockers
If a blood pressure drug protects the brain, the obvious explanation is the blood pressure. Emulating a trial across 52,019 older Japanese adults, one class tracked less dementia than another despite both reaching the same pressure.
Sep 2, 2026
Fenofibrate tracked 68% less diabetic macular edema across 4,571 matched patients
A cheap old cholesterol drug has been tied to slower diabetic eye disease since two trials noticed it by accident. Across matched patients with early retinopathy, fenofibrate users developed less of every problem studied but one.
Sep 2, 2026