April 22, 2026

Side Effects: Salt, Steroids, and Second Brains

So get this: sodium may track with memory decline (in men), steroids might not be “immunosuppressive” in the ICU, and second pregnancies reshape the brain differently than first. Same theme: biology is less binary than we teach it.

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April 21, 2026

EEG Marker May Predict Consciousness and Recovery

Peripersonal space index was associated with conscious states and outcomes in patients with brain injury

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April 20, 2026

Syphilis Linked to Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes

Matched cohort study shows higher risks across vascular events and mortality

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April 17, 2026

AI Scribes Lag Clinicians on Note Quality

A VHA study across 11 vendors finds AI-generated primary care notes score lower than clinician-written notes, with the largest deficits in thoroughness, organization, and usefulness

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April 17, 2026

Innovative Brain Treatments Shared in Chile

Guilherme Dabus, M.D., co-director of interventional neuroradiology at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute, served as a guest professor and invited speaker at the GSANIT (Grupo Sudamericano de Neurorradiología Intervencionista y Terapeutica) in Santa Cruz, Chile,

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April 16, 2026

Mandatory Training Modules Deserve a Harder Look

A JAMA Viewpoint argues that 4 million physician-hours spent on compliance modules each year warrants institutional reassessment.

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April 13, 2026

AI Falls Short on Differential Dx

New PrIME-LLM benchmark shows strong diagnostic accuracy but persistent gaps in clinical reasoning across 21 large language models

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April 10, 2026

Influenza Vaccine Dose and Dementia Outcomes

US claims data compare high- vs standard-dose formulations in patients aged 65 years or more over 3 years of follow-up

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April 09, 2026

Long COVID May Raise Cardiovascular Risk

Population-based cohort shows higher rates of cardiac arrhythmias and coronary artery disease following nonhospitalized infections, with sex-specific differences.

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April 08, 2026

UCI Health — Lakewood is a Comprehensive Stroke Center

UCI Health — Lakewood has achieved Comprehensive Stroke Center certification from DNV Healthcare.

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