October 15, 2026

Medical Oddities: Alive, but convinced otherwise

A deadly conviction, healing vanilla, stormy lungs, and a COVID tea party await.

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October 15, 2026

Cannabis use may be tied to worse sleep

A 35-year cohort study found greater nighttime wakefulness with recreational cannabis exposure, even as self-reported sleep quality remained similar.

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October 13, 2026

Hinoki root oil may reduce nighttime wakefulness

Women exposed to Japanese cypress root volatiles for 13 days reported less morning sleepiness and better fatigue recovery in a small crossover study.

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October 13, 2026

Phubbing may link loneliness to lower well-being

Lower self-esteem and greater romantic loneliness may help explain how perceived phone disengagement relates to psychological well-being in young adults.

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October 12, 2026

Seeking AI support may flag emotional issues

Youth who turned to generative AI for feelings or interpersonal advice were more likely to meet a clinical symptom threshold.

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October 09, 2026

FDA approves olanzapine injection for schizophrenia

All 3 monthly doses improved schizophrenia symptoms versus placebo in the phase 3 SOLARIS trial.

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October 08, 2026

FDA flags potential cardiac risk with evenamide

Four deaths among evenamide-treated patients prompted FDA concerns about possible fatal arrhythmias, although a causal link remains unconfirmed.

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October 05, 2026

Loneliness linked to fewer mental disease-free years

A healthy lifestyle was associated with a smaller loss of disease-free life expectancy related to social isolation, but the same pattern did not hold for loneliness. 

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October 01, 2026

Medical Oddities: Long workweeks meet erectile function

From work stress to lullabies, bay leaves, and one-legged cycling, medicine gets weird.

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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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