August 29, 2025

Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies: When to Use Computed Tomography Versus Radiograph

A physician-focused review of gastrointestinal foreign body ingestion is looking to guide triage and intervention.

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August 28, 2025

First Generic GLP-1 for Weight Loss Approved

FDA approves Teva’s generic Saxenda (liraglutide) with adult and adolescent indications and a boxed thyroid tumor warning.

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August 28, 2025

CD68/CD163 Mark Worse Outcomes in Skeletal Hodgkin Lymphoma, Study

Skeletal classic Hodgkin lymphoma shows a macrophage-rich, B-cell–poor microenvironment, with high CD68/CD163 linked to worse survival.

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August 26, 2025

Recurrent Strokes, Headaches: What’s Your Diagnosis?

A 34-year-old woman presented with recurrent ischemic strokes and right-sided headaches. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed multiple right frontoparietal infarcts, and angiography demonstrated bilateral narrowing of the intracranial carotid arteries. What’s your diagnosis?

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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 15, 2025

Approved: HPV-Targeted Immunotherapy for Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis

Standard management has relied on repeated surgical debulking, which does not eradicate underlying HPV infection.

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August 14, 2025

Early TMP-SMX Use Linked to Birth Defects

TMP-SMX is prescribed earlier in gestation than β-lactams, placing fetal exposure closer to the window of organogenesis, which may contribute to elevated malformation risk observed in first-trimester use.

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August 12, 2025

Advanced-Practice Providers Filling Rural ER Gaps

Rural emergency rooms across the U.S. are increasingly staffed by physician assistants and nurse practitioners instead of physicians, raising debates over care quality, staffing shortages, and access to emergency services.

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August 08, 2025

How Many Vacation Days Are Doctors Taking?

A survey by the American Medical Association shows a rise in physicians taking time off, reflecting an improvement in burnout rates.

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