Health digest: FDA approves first Alexander disease drug

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The FDA approved Zanvastro, the first drug to treat Alexander disease, a rare and often fatal neurological disorder, according to Medical Xpress. Medical Xpress also reports new international guidelines on safe diagnostic ultrasound use, published in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, and a first-in-patient clinical study of a bone glue used during knee surgery in England. Other items report research linking poor maternal sleep in late pregnancy to children's weight patterns, pediatricians' concerns that immigrant families are avoiding care, a survey on youth sports, and questions about common

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  • Alexander disease drug
    • FDA approval of Zanvastro
      • First drug for Alexander disease
      • First disease-modifying treatment, Medical Xpress reports
    • Disease and prior care
      • Rare, progressive, often fatal neurological disorder
      • Affects motor, cognitive, autonomic functions
      • Treatment previously limited to symptom management
    • Research timeline
      • Approval follows three decades of research
  • Ultrasound safety guidelines
    • New international guidance
      • Published in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
      • First harmonized global position
    • Exposure recommendations
      • Maximum exposure times tied to Thermal Index values
  • Bone glue clinical study
    • First patient use
      • Used during knee surgery in England
      • First participant in clinical study
    • Development background
      • Developed by Håkan Engqvist and Philip Procter
      • Designed to help repair fractures
    • Study purpose
      • Evaluating effectiveness in treating fractures
  • Pregnancy sleep and child weight
    • Study findings
      • Poor late-pregnancy sleep linked to lower infant weight
      • Higher weight at ages 1–2 years
    • Groups most affected
      • Strongest effect in male infants
      • Also strongest in term babies
  • Care access and drug use
    • Immigrant families avoiding care
      • More than one-third of pediatricians report avoidance
      • Research brief published in Pediatrics
    • Older adults' drug overuse
      • Studies question effectiveness or risks in older patients
      • Follow-up studies confirm findings
    • Youth sports survey
      • Parents say benefits outweigh drawbacks

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