July 24, 2026

Integrating Environmental Health Into Pediatric Cancer Care May Improve Outcomes

A review of the scientific literature on the impact of environmental factors on the health of pediatric cancer survivors by Omar Shakeel, MD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Divis...

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July 24, 2026

Integrating Environmental Health Into Pediatric Cancer Care May Improve Outcomes

A review of the scientific literature on the impact of environmental factors on the health of pediatric cancer survivors by Omar Shakeel, MD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Divis...

The ASCO Post

July 14, 2026

Adjuvant Selpercatinib Deemed ‘Immediately Practice-Changing’ in Early-Stage RET Fusion–Positive NSCLC

The phase III LIBRETTO-432 trial of adjuvant therapy with the central nervous system (CNS)–penetrant oral RET inhibitor selpercatinib met its primary endpoint of improved event-free survival in patien...

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July 14, 2026

Aumolertinib Plus Chemotherapy in EGFR-Mutated Advanced NSCLC

In a Chinese phase III trial (AENEAS2) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Li et al found that the combination of aumolertinib with chemotherapy significantly improved progression-free survival vs aumole...

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July 07, 2026

Medical Oddities: When a Brush Beats a Scalpel

This research roundup has brain drama, bleeding control, skin science, and tiny brushes.

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July 01, 2026

Medical Oddities: Do Jellyfish Hold a Healing Secret?

Jellyfish, pets, watermelon, brain implants, and fennel fuel this week's surprises.

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June 19, 2026

First HIV-Positive-to-HIV-Positive Lung Transplant Reported

The procedure was performed under a HOPE Act research protocol at an NYU Langone Health center the institution said is among the limited number of US transplant centers equipped and approved to perform HOPE lung transplants.

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June 11, 2026

Medical Oddities: The Economics of Shut-Eye

Sleep became a commodity, tea became a therapy, and cats got a reprieve this week.

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June 10, 2026

I’ve Beaten the Odds for Stage IV Lung Cancer

I learned that I had advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) soon after a physician in the emergency department handed me the results of a computed tomography (CT) scan, which showed that I ...

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June 05, 2026

SCLC With Brain-Only Progression: Original or Substitute Systemic Therapy With or Without Brain Radiotherapy

In a Chinese retrospective cohort study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Lu et al found that adding brain radiotherapy to continued original systemic therapy produced better outcomes comp...

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