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Chronic Wasting Disease Spreads Silently in Symptom-Free Animals, Raising Questions About Long-Term Human Risk

A University of Calgary study published in Science Advances this month found that chronic wasting disease can spread silently ...
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NHS rolls out Microsoft Copilot to 505,000 clinicians

ARPA-H selected innovation teams in June 2026 for the ADVOCATE program, a three-year federally funded effort to build the first FDA-authorized autonomous AI agent capable of providing around-the-clock ...
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Novel antifungal shows promise for patients with refractory disseminated coccidioidomycosis

In this single-group, open-label trial, olorofim was associated with a complete or partial clinical response in over 75% of patients with disseminated coccidioidomycosis (DCM) and limited or no ...
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Foundayo (Orforglipron) Approval Marks the Beginning of the Oral GLP-1 Era for Obesity Treatment

The FDA approved orforglipron (Foundayo) on April 1, 2026, making it the first non-peptide oral GLP-1 receptor agonist cleared for obesity treatment and the first oral GLP-1 pill with no food or water ...
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2 Minute Medicine Rewind July 20, 2026

Advanced Medical Care at Home Among Patients With Acute Heart Failure 1. Following hospitalization for acute decompensated heart failure (HF), there was no difference in all-cause readmissions and ...
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Cryoanalgesia increases neuropathic pain after minimally invasive thoracic surgery

Adults who received cryoanalgesia during minimally invasive thoracic surgery experienced higher neuropathic pain scores at three, six, and twelve months compared to those receiving standard ...
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Duodenal-jejunal bypass liners may improve glycemic control in patients with diabetes

Duodenal-jejunal bypass liners were superior to sham in reducing HbA1c and improved weight loss in patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus. 2. Despite efficacious outcomes, ...
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Erector spinae plane blocks may not provide meaningful benefit over standard analgesia in breast surgery patients

Erector spinae plane blocks reduced PACU opioid requirements and modestly shortened PACU stay, but did not produce a clinically meaningful reduction in total opioid consumption over 24 hours. 2. Pain ...
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Spinal instability may be the primary cause of pain in sacral metastases as opposed to neurologic compromise

Although neurological symptoms (motor deficits, sensory impairment) were more frequent in patients with sitting-related sacral pain on univariate comparison, this association did not hold in ...
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Chemotherapy exposure is independently associated with reduced pain severity in advanced pancreatic cancer

Chemotherapy appears to be independently associated with reduced pain severity in advanced pancreatic cancer, reinforcing the importance of routine, longitudinal pain assessment and proactive, ...
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One-third of US health centers lack onsite prenatal care

In this cross-sectional study, one-third of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in the United States did not provide onsite prenatal care and instead referred pregnant patients to external ...
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Swedish study reports low vision loss risk with GLP-1RAs

In this cohort study, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) use was associated with a higher risk of anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) than sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 ...