October 16, 2025

Pickleball’s Eye-Opening Problem

A sharp rise in pickleball-related eye injuries prompts researchers to call for standardized eye protection to prevent vision-threatening trauma.

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October 16, 2025

Depression Risk Rises Among Gabapentin Users

Gabapentin is most strongly associated with depression among women, lower-income patients, and those who sleep fewer than 7 hours per night.

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October 10, 2025

Adolescent and Adult VTE After Arthroscopy Compared in Study

Lower venous thromboembolism risk is shown in adolescents than adults after knee arthroscopy, but comorbidities like diabetes and obesity raise risk.

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October 08, 2025

Dementia Education Funding: What’s at Stake?

Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program cuts and reversals raise stakes for physician education in caring for older adults.

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October 03, 2025

Court Upholds State's "Doctor" Title Ban

Federal judge rules nurse practitioners with doctorates cannot use “doctor/Dr.” in advertising or health care settings likely to make patients think they’re physicians. 

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October 02, 2025

Distal vs Shaft Tibia Fractures in Children

Open distal tibia fractures in pediatric patients are more severe than shaft fractures.

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October 02, 2025

New Insights on BMI and Complications in Growing Rod Treatment

Researchers found overweight scoliosis patients face higher implant breakage risk with magnetically controlled growing rods.

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October 01, 2025

How Safe Are FDA-Cleared AI Tools?

“These findings indicate that standardized efficacy, safety, and risk assessment reporting remains inadequate for FDA-cleared AI/ML devices, underscoring the need for dedicated regulatory pathways and robust postmarket surveillance to ensure patient safety."

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September 30, 2025

Physician Shortages Loom Amid Policy Shifts

Health care drives the year’s employment growth—yet limits on immigrant labor and looming Medicaid reductions could sap momentum and leave hospitals and home care struggling to hire.

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