September 14, 2026

Medical Oddities: When orgasm sets off the immune system

Sex, sleep, skincare, and sitting take center stage as new research examines immune symptoms, cardiac remodeling, fermented tea, and hybrid work habits.

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September 11, 2026

Robotic knee surgery put to the test

RACER-Knee compared Mako-assisted and conventional total knee replacement across 10 hospitals in Great Britain.

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September 10, 2026

Medical Oddities: A fowl cause of urinary obstruction

A rogue chicken bone, stalled sweat, yoga for IBS, and L-theanine for sleep is break room fodder this week.

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September 08, 2026

CKM staging faces an early vascular test

Investigators examined Life’s Essential 8 scores and carotid ultrasonography measures across cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic stages in 1,283 young adults.

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September 03, 2026

AI cuts lesion measurement time by 34%

Automated lesion measurements increased agreement on treatment response, although expert-generated proposals were accepted more often and required fewer adjustments.

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September 01, 2026

Tele-guided lung ultrasound may be acceptable to paramedics

Trainees rated remote-guided imaging favorably, while technical reliability and communication emerged as barriers to implementation.

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August 27, 2026

Medical Oddities: Could multilingualism keep you young?

From multilingual minds to pomegranate hearts, gastric mischief, and swishable tea, science stays delightfully odd.

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August 26, 2026

Radiologists may misidentify AI images

CT and MRI images were harder to distinguish than radiographs and ultrasound, while subspecialty expertise was associated with greater accuracy.

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August 24, 2026

Image conditioning may lower AI detectability

Radiologists identified fewer synthetic chest radiographs when generative models used normal radiographs as conditioning images, while side-by-side comparison improved detection.

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August 19, 2026

Is Gout Linked to Achilles Tendon Rupture?

A case report highlighted extensive intratendinous urate deposition and bilateral Achilles tendon rupture, raising awareness of tendon complications in advanced gout.

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