November 12, 2026

Can PAP resume immediately after sinus surgery?

Patients restarting therapy within 1 day showed no statistically significant adjusted differences in sinonasal healing, bleeding, or patient-reported outcomes.

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November 12, 2026

WHO 2026 global TB report: Mortality misses 2025 target

Global TB deaths fell 35% since 2015, well short of the targeted 75% reduction.

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November 11, 2026

Can 8 lab markers predict severe pediatric flu?

Blood glucose was the strongest predictor in a machine learning model with an AUROC of 0.88, although sensitivity reached only 50%.

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November 10, 2026

Early doxycycline use may raise pregnancy loss risk

Investigators found higher pregnancy loss rates compared with alternative antibiotics for respiratory infections, although findings among patients with acne differed across databases.

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November 06, 2026

4 societies align on 2026–2027 respiratory vaccine guidance

New guidance addresses COVID-19, influenza, and RSV across age and risk groups.

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November 05, 2026

Medical Oddities: A needle in an abdominal haystack

A needle goes missing, tea spills secrets, cells age, and dinner serves up a surprise this week.

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November 03, 2026

May long COVID improve without full recovery?

Investigators found that symptom improvement remained possible years after infection, but patients with multisystem symptoms had lower likelihood of improvement.

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October 28, 2026

Miliary tuberculosis may masquerade as toxoplasmosis

Chest imaging and sputum testing uncovered tuberculosis in a patient whose incidental brain lesions initially suggested a parasitic infection.

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October 27, 2026

AI may aid segmental pulmonary embolism detection

Incidental pulmonary embolism detection increased following AI deployment on routine contrast-enhanced CT, with the clearest increase occurring in segmental emboli.

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October 22, 2026

Biomaterial approach may help cartilage retain shape

Stem cell–laden constructs maintained curved architecture for 6 days after investigators removed supporting hydrogel framework.

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