Saturday, October 17, 2026
The top medical stories of the day, as they ran.
Morning edition
9 stories
- 1FDA approves Enspryng as an at-home treatment for thyroid eye diseaseDrugs and FDA · 3 outlets
- 2ACOG expands menopause treatment guidance and recommends hormone therapyPublic health · 3 outlets
- 3U.S. measles cases reach 4,410, far surpassing last year's totalInfectious disease · 1 outlet
- 4FDA approves Brytly eye drops for nonprescription redness reliefDrugs and FDA · 3 outlets
- 5Edwards recalls Sapien mitral delivery systems after balloon failures and one deathRecalls · 1 outlet
- 6Pope Leo XIV recovers after surgery for lung cancerCancer · 3 outlets
- 7CMS proposes Medicare Advantage directory scores and PBM rulesMedicare and Medicaid · 2 outlets
- 8City Therapeutics raises $200 million in IPO to advance RNA interference drugsIndustry · 3 outlets
- 9AMA releases governance framework for agentic AI in healthcareHealth policy · 2 outlets