August 31, 2026

Emergency diagnosis may flag poor outcomes beyond cancer

Across 13 noncancer conditions, emergency diagnosis was common and associated with higher 1-year mortality.

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August 12, 2026

Is MAR Associated With Hormone‐Related Cancer Risk?

A target trial emulation found small excess risks following fertility treatment, although the observed as­sociations may largely reflect underlying infertility and increased medical surveillance.

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June 19, 2026

Fertility Issues May Be Linked to Autism

In a nationwide US cohort, parental subfecundity was associated with higher odds of autism spectrum disorder and modest increases in behavioral symptoms, while in vitro fertilization showed no statistically significant associations with neurodevelopmental outcomes.

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June 11, 2026

When Bad Data Enters the Drug Pipeline

Federal prosecutors allege that a Florida physician and research staff fabricated clinical trial records that were submitted into database systems used to evaluate investigational drugs.

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May 27, 2026

GLP-1 Drugs Tied to Lower Addiction Risk

In a target-trial emulation of more than 600,000 veterans, GLP-1 RA initiators saw fewer new substance use disorders—and patients with existing SUDs had fewer overdoses, hospitalizations, and deaths.

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May 21, 2026

Retatrutide Shows 28% Weight Loss in Phase 3 Trial

Nearly half of participants receiving the highest dose achieved at least 30% body weight reduction.

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May 13, 2026

PCOS Renamed PMOS After Global Consensus

International initiative reframes a common endocrine disorder around its metabolic and ovarian features rather than ovarian cysts

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May 13, 2026

Diabetes Risk Scores: Beyond Glucose

Multi-ancestry polygenic models identify high-risk patients traditional screening may miss.

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May 11, 2026

Ultrasound Attenuation Imaging Tracks Hepatic Steatosis

Attenuation imaging increased with visually graded steatosis severity in pediatric patients, but findings were not validated against MRI-PDFF or biopsy.

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May 11, 2026

Remote Diet Support Studied in Diabetes

WhatsApp-based low-carbohydrate nutrition education was linked to short-term glycemic, weight, and medication-use improvements in a small primary care trial

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