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

PET/CT May Improve Detection of Local CRC Liver Metastasis Progression

The combined imaging approach improved detection of local recurrence and extrahepatic disease during early posttreatment follow‐up for colorectal liver metastases.

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August 07, 2026

Surgical Site May Raise Infection Risk After Firearm Injury

A nationwide cohort linked selected surgical procedures to higher odds of bacterial infection following firearm injury, while infection was not independently associated with mortality among those who survived 1 night of hospitalization.

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August 06, 2026

Medical Oddities: Shellfish Toxin? Send in the Frog

Frogs fight toxins, REM tune inward, white tea soothes guts, and friendship gets scored.

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August 05, 2026

Respiratory Complaints Linked to Delayed Fibrotic ILD Diagnosis

A retrospective cohort study linked repeated respiratory complaints and gastroesophageal reflux disease with longer time to fibrotic interstitial lung disease diagnosis.

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July 27, 2026

Colorectal Cancer Screening Blood Test Approved by FDA

The blood-based assay demonstrated 81% sensitivity for colorectal cancer in the PREEMPT CRC study.

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July 23, 2026

Oral Shigella Vaccine Hits 89% Efficacy in Challenge Trial

An investigational oral Shigella sonnei vaccine showed robust protection against shigellosis in a phase 2 controlled human infection trial.

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July 22, 2026

Medical Oddities: When AI Meets the Afterlife

Ghosts, germs, B cells, and brews—this week's research is anything but ordinary.

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July 21, 2026

ICIs May Support Nonsurgical dMMR Cancer Care

More than half of evaluable patients with locoregional disease achieved complete response following immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.

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July 17, 2026

FDA Probes Taco Bell Cyclospora Outbreak

FDA's traceback investigation identified a single supplier of iceberg lettuce from Mexico. The agency has initiated product sampling, increased border screening, and said Taco Bell plans to stop using lettuce from the identified supplier.

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