October 06, 2026

NNS beverages may match water in weight control

Adults assigned to nonnutritive sweetened beverages or water maintained weight reductions through 104 weeks, with no statistically significant difference between groups.

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October 05, 2026

Smartphones linked to disordered eating

Adolescents who owned smartphones at age 12 had greater risks of binge-eating, compensatory behaviors, and other eating disorder symptoms by age 14.

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October 05, 2026

Prenatal metformin not linked to developmental risk

Adjusted findings showed no association with developmental vulnerability overall or across any of the 5 developmental domains.

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September 30, 2026

Misleading AI summaries may alter recall

Participants exposed to inaccurate postevent summaries were less likely to correctly remember key details from videos they had previously watched.

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September 29, 2026

First MCT8 deficiency therapy approved

Clinical studies showed reductions in circulating thyroid hormone levels and changes in heart rate and systolic blood pressure.

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September 29, 2026

Wildfire pollution may pose cardiopulmonary risk

Wildfire-specific fine particulate matter was linked to larger hospitalization risk increases than pollution from nonwildfire sources.

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September 25, 2026

FDA monthly preview: Key October decisions to watch

Several FDA decisions across multiple specialties are expected this month.

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September 24, 2026

FDA approves once-weekly insulin for type 2 diabetes

Four phase 3 trials met their primary end points of noninferiority for hemoglobin A1c reduction with once-weekly insulin vs once-daily basal insulin comparators.

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September 24, 2026

DPP-4 inhibitors may have specific autoimmune risks

Associations with dermatomyositis, bullous pemphigoid, psoriasis, and autoimmune thyroiditis differed across commonly used diabetes drug classes.

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September 24, 2026

Medical Oddities: Your physiology may know when you're alone

The body gets weird this week with company, cavities, phantom smells, and black tea.

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