August 06, 2026

FDA Approves Oveporexton for Narcolepsy Type 1

Directly targets the loss of orexin signaling in adults with narcolepsy type 1.

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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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July 24, 2026

Cannabinoids Fall Short Across Most Psychiatric Disorders

"[T]he routine use of cannabinoids for the treatment of mental disorders and SUDs is rarely justified."

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July 07, 2026

Medical Oddities: When a Brush Beats a Scalpel

This research roundup has brain drama, bleeding control, skin science, and tiny brushes.

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July 01, 2026

Medical Oddities: Do Jellyfish Hold a Healing Secret?

Jellyfish, pets, watermelon, brain implants, and fennel fuel this week's surprises.

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June 26, 2026

Identity Formation May Shape Residency Emotions

A review of 56 qualitative studies found residents' emotional experiences were influenced by interactions among training demands, workplace relationships, and their evolving professional identity.

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June 23, 2026

Side Effects: Sour Mouth, Lower BP

Acidic gum beat sugar-free at cranking out nitric oxide from beetroot juice — exactly backward from what test-tube studies predicted. Also this week: a sleep gene that ignores amyloid, and jackfruit sap moonlighting as a bone-building drug delivery system.

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June 23, 2026

Shorter Initial Benzo Courses Linked to Discontinuation

Longer initial prescriptions, use of multiple benzodiazepines, and long-acting agents were associated with delayed discontinuation in a retrospective population-based cohort study.

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June 19, 2026

Moral Injury Tied to Emergency Physician Attrition

Interviews with 46 emergency physicians pointed to resource constraints, moral injury, and rigid career structures as contributors to attrition.

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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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