September 10, 2026

Medical Oddities: A fowl cause of urinary obstruction

A rogue chicken bone, stalled sweat, yoga for IBS, and L-theanine for sleep is break room fodder this week.

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September 08, 2026

Triple-positive profile may flag adverse prostate cancer pathology

A combination of PSA density, MRI, and PSMA PET findings identified a small subgroup with adverse pathology, supporting further study of biopsy-sparing pathways.

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August 03, 2026

FDA Approves Pluvicto for Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

The approval is based on phase 3 PSMAddition results showing reduced risk of disease progression or death with Pluvicto plus standard of care compared with standard of care alone, according to Novartis.

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July 24, 2026

Plant-Based Diets Linked to Fewer Recurrent UTIs

An analysis of more than 57,000 women found lower reported rates of recurrent urinary tract infection among vegetarians and vegans, but experts cautioned that the findings could not establish causation.

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July 15, 2026

Medical Oddities: Natural Doesn't Always Mean Safe

From the gym to the kitchen to romance, these studies challenge everyday assumptions.

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July 10, 2026

FDA Expands Bladder Cancer Regimen

KEYNOTE-B15/EV-304 demonstrated statistically significant improvements in event-free and overall survival with perioperative pembrolizumab plus enfortumab vedotin-ejfv compared with neoadjuvant gemcitabine plus cisplatin.

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July 08, 2026

Can Belzutifan Improve Adjuvant Therapy?

The phase 3 LITESPARK-022 trial compared adjuvant pembrolizumab plus belzutifan with pembrolizumab plus placebo following resection of clear-cell renal-cell carcinoma.

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July 06, 2026

Why Is Vaginal Estrogen Still Underused?

A large Epic Cosmos analysis linked vaginal estrogen prescribing with lower rates of sepsis, hospital admission, and death following recurrent urinary tract infection, but researchers cautioned that prescribing may also mark broader differences in care.

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July 02, 2026

Immediate Repair Successful After Urethral Injury

Case report described successful immediate reconstruction of a membranous urethral injury recognized during rectal cancer surgery.

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June 17, 2026

Oral Carbapenem Wins FDA Approval for cUTIs

Tebipenem pivoxil was noninferior to intravenous imipenem-cilastatin in hospitalized adults.

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