August 13, 2026

Medical Oddities: Not a feces sign, a wine cork

Imaging twists, intimacy rules, kombucha, and stress biology keep science delightfully odd.

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August 12, 2026

Can Treprostinil Change IPF Care?

Inhaled treprostinil resulted in a smaller decline in lung function and fewer clinical‐worsening events than placebo over 52 weeks.

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August 11, 2026

CHEST Issues OSA Guidance for Pregnancy

Guideline recommends screening, diagnosis, positive airway pressure therapy, and postpartum reassessment while highlighting the very low certainty of available evidence.

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August 11, 2026

Tree Canopy Gains Linked to Lower Mortality

The association was most pronounced in Chicago’s hottest neighborhoods, where canopy losses were linked to higher predicted mortality.

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August 11, 2026

Midlife Vascular Risk Tied to Dementia-Free Survival

Patients with diabetes, hypertension, and current smoking in midlife lived nearly 13 fewer years without dementia than those with no vascular risk factors in a long-term US cohort study.

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August 10, 2026

Can Controlled Breathing Reduce Substance Craving?

A systematic review and meta-analysis found small, consistent reductions in craving across substance use disorders, while evidence for withdrawal symptoms and substance dependence remained limited.

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August 07, 2026

Differing Admission, Testing Patterns Based on Physician Sex

Female physicians ordered more testing and admitted a slightly higher share of patients, without differences in 30-day mortality or short inpatient stays.

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August 07, 2026

Could Maternal RSV Vaccination Be the Preferred Option?

Survey respondents favored maternal vaccination over infant antibody administration, and physician recommendations increased acceptance among some hesitant participants.

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August 07, 2026

SCCA May Aid Pulmonary SCC Diagno­sis

The biomarker showed its strongest diagnostic performance in pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma but also rose in inflammatory lung diseases, underscoring its role as an adjunct rather than a stand‐alone test.

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August 05, 2026

AI-Assisted MRI Method May Rival CT in Lung Nodule Detection

A rapid AI‐assisted imaging protocol detected nearly all clinically relevant solid lung nodules while closely matching CT for suspicious screening classifications.

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