August 26, 2025

Can States Still Respond to Outbreaks?

Following court injunctions, some states and cities regained funding, while others experienced continued cancellations that affected immunization clinics, workforce capacity, and infectious-disease surveillance.

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August 25, 2025

Did Politics Delay CDC Measles Response?

Emails and interviews show CDC scientists were sidelined during the West Texas surge, leaving local officials without guidance as cases spread across the US and into Mexico.

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August 22, 2025

Linear Hyperpigmentation After Chemotherapy: What's Your Diagnosis?

A 15-year-old girl developed distinctive, painless, whip-like streaks across her trunk and back after receiving combination chemotherapy for ovarian yolk sac tumor. What’s your diagnosis?

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August 19, 2025

Biopsy Strategies to Improve Granuloma Detection in Crohn’s Disease

Researchers link biopsy size, number, lesion severity, and location to granuloma detection in Crohn’s disease.

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August 13, 2025

Medical Oddities: Spud Alert, Method Matters Most

Science spans snacks, cells, sheep, and sips in this week’s research highlights.

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August 07, 2025

Allogeneic Islet Transplant Shows Promise Without Immunosuppression

First-in-human trial shows genetically engineered islet cells restore insulin secretion in type 1 diabetes without triggering immune rejection.

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August 05, 2025

Periodontal Disease: Systemic Associations Across Multiple Organ Systems

Evidence links periodontal inflammation to systemic dysfunction across cardiovascular, endocrine, renal, respiratory, and neurologic systems.

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August 04, 2025

Daily Microplastic Inhalation Rates Estimated in Study

Using Raman spectroscopy and based on extrapolated concentrations measured in residential and car cabin environments, researchers found that adults may inhale up to 68,000 microplastic particles daily from indoor air.

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August 04, 2025

Beta-HPV–Driven SCC Resolved After TCR Signaling Correction

Case study shows cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma linked to beta-human papillomavirus cleared following T-cell immune restoration.

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