May 28, 2026

Postextubation Pneumonia Tops Ventilator Pneumonia

Older age, male sex, underweight status, reduced activities of daily living, and mild consciousness disturbance were associated with postextubation pneumonia in elective surgical patients.

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May 28, 2026

Top 10 States With Rising Demand for Physicians

These 10 states report physician shortages, projected physician supply gaps, or physician-to-population ratios below national benchmarks.

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May 27, 2026

AD Not Linked to Early CV Risk Markers

Repeated assessments from childhood to early adulthood did not identify consistent cardiometabolic risk patterns by disease activity or severity.

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May 27, 2026

Ensitrelvir Reduced COVID After Household Exposure

In SCORPIO-PEP, symptomatic COVID-19 occurred in 3% vs 9% of household contacts by day 10.

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May 27, 2026

GLP-1 Drugs Tied to Lower Addiction Risk

In a target-trial emulation of more than 600,000 veterans, GLP-1 RA initiators saw fewer new substance use disorders—and patients with existing SUDs had fewer overdoses, hospitalizations, and deaths.

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May 21, 2026

Retatrutide Shows 28% Weight Loss in Phase 3 Trial

Nearly half of participants receiving the highest dose achieved at least 30% body weight reduction.

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May 21, 2026

Shorter TB Regimens Advance Care

Review highlights shorter tuberculosis regimens while warning that rising bedaquiline resistance may threaten future progress.

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May 20, 2026

FDA Approves Expanded Liquid Biopsy Panel

Updated liquid biopsy combines genomic and epigenomic profiling for companion diagnostic use across multiple tumor types.

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May 20, 2026

ACS Collaborative May Improve Compliance in Lung Nodal Assessment

Community programs showed the largest gains in compliance with a surgical staging standard following participation in the Lung NODES collaborative.

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May 20, 2026

AI Drafts Cut Radiograph Reporting Time

Prospective cohort study found faster documentation, with no statistically significant difference in peer-reviewed report quality

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