May 12, 2026

Makary Resigns as FDA Commissioner Following Policy Disputes

Transition follows disputes over vaccine policy, food additive regulation, and flavored vaping product authorization

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May 12, 2026

7 Days Noninferior in Bacteremia

BALANCE compared 7 vs 14 days of treatment among hospitalized patients with bloodstream infections.

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May 12, 2026

Flu Hospitalization Tied to Diabetes Risk

A large English cohort study found influenza hospitalization more than doubled the short-term risk of new-onset diabetes, with prediabetes and critical care admission among the strongest predictors.

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May 12, 2026

FDA Clears AI Sepsis Warning System

An FDA-cleared AI tool developed at Johns Hopkins detects sepsis up to 48 hours earlier than clinicians — and has cut related deaths by 18%.

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May 12, 2026

Spectroscopy Roundup: From Ångström Scale to Extreme Pressure 

Spectroscopic methods reveal hidden order in proteins, surface water, oxide synthesis, and high-pressure materials 

The Analytical Scientist

May 11, 2026

Primary Care Is Starving While Training Hospitals Feast

Internal medicine residents are choosing primary care at the lowest rates in a decade — and the system is built to make sure they do.

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May 11, 2026

Stewardship Cuts Steroid Prescribing

Behaviorally informed peer comparison feedback was associated with a gradual decline in glucocorticoid prescribing

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May 11, 2026

Side Effects: Nobody Trained for This

Chemsex at the pharmacy counter. Gut bacteria tracking helmet impacts. PMD predicting psychiatric illness bidirectionally. This week's research keeps landing in the same uncomfortable place: medicine is improvising.

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May 11, 2026

Hydrocortisone May Lower Severe CAP Mortality

Network meta-analysis suggests hydrocortisone may offer mortality and ventilation benefits, although evidence certainty remained low.

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May 11, 2026

Health, Social Needs Tied to Absences

National survey data suggest overlapping chronic health and social needs are associated with higher rates of illness-related missed school days among US children.

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