May 08, 2026

Digital Twin Model May Improve Alcohol Intake Reconstruction

Integrated biomarker framework supports evaluation of drinking scenarios in forensic settings

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May 08, 2026

Fabricated Citations Are Reaching Medical Journals

A large audit of biomedical publications suggests fabricated references are increasingly appearing in peer-reviewed papers — often in ways that are difficult for reviewers and readers to detect.

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May 08, 2026

Amputation Rates Rose in Opioid-Related Hospitalizations

National inpatient analysis found steeper increases in amputations during opioid-related hospitalizations, particularly in the Northeast and West.

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May 07, 2026

Psilocybin for Cocaine Use: Signal or Noise?

Pilot randomized study suggests possible benefit, but blinding concerns and limited generalizability complicate interpretation

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May 06, 2026

Semaglutide Tested in Alcohol Use Disorder

Randomized trial found improvements in alcohol consumption and metabolic outcomes, with gastrointestinal adverse events more common with treatment

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May 05, 2026

Low Follow-Up After Behavioral ED Care

Follow-up occurred after fewer than 15% of mental health ED visits and about 11% of substance use–related visits in Washington Medicaid claims.

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May 05, 2026

Prescribing Outside the Exam Room

A DEA case exposes how controlled substances can move outside clinical oversight.

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April 30, 2026

Post-Dobbs Mortality Trends Remain Unclear

National cohort shows smaller mortality declines in ban states and divergent patterns by race and geography.

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April 30, 2026

Medical Oddities: From Romance to Recall Issues

Mental health check: what patients eat, watch, love, and dream may all be in play

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April 30, 2026

Urgent Care, Unchecked Power

An unsupervised clinic model and blurred boundaries expose how oversight can fail in outpatient care.

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