October 09, 2026

APT may fall short in pulsatile tinnitus

Low sensitivity and specificity suggest a negative tracing should not deter further imaging evaluation.

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October 09, 2026

Rhinolith may hide intranasal ectopic tooth

CT revealed tooth-specific anatomy within a calcified nasal lesion in a patient with persistent unilateral discharge and epistaxis.

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October 09, 2026

Medical debt linked to higher late-stage cancer rates

Lung cancer showed the strongest absolute association, while prostate and breast cancer findings diverged from the broader pattern.

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October 08, 2026

Medical Oddities: Kratom tea takes a cardiac turn

Tea with a troubling cardiac turn, frozen fish cake, rebuilding cartilage, and a bedtime snack this week.

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October 05, 2026

Speech aging may differ across dementia phenotypes

Speech-derived age gaps aligned with cognition, tau pathology, social exposures, and independent measures of biological aging.

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October 05, 2026

Toothpastes may transiently alter salivary calcium

Three fluoride formulations produced distinct calcium patterns immediately after brushing, but differences disappeared within 60 minutes.

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September 28, 2026

Trends in alcohol-linked cancer mortality

Investigators examined 3 decades of US cancer mortality estimates across age, sex, region, and cancer type.

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September 16, 2026

Hot drink habits and esophageal cancer

Researchers assessed preferred hot drink temperature and consumption frequency across 2 large UK cohorts.

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September 11, 2026

Nasal obstruction may worsen OSA indicators

Increases in apnea-hypopnea events were greatest among patients with an elevated baseline index, while evidence supporting mouth taping remained preliminary.

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September 11, 2026

Adenotonsillectomy linked to more RTI visits

The findings suggest adenotonsillectomy should not be performed solely to prevent respiratory tract infections in pediatric patients.

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