July 13, 2026

Side Effects: Signals in Strange Places

From breathier speech to breastfeeding history, metamaterial eye coils, and antifibrotic GLP-1 effects in mice, this week’s studies remind us that the most interesting signal is often hiding somewhere clinicians were not looking.

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June 19, 2026

First HIV-Positive-to-HIV-Positive Lung Transplant Reported

The procedure was performed under a HOPE Act research protocol at an NYU Langone Health center the institution said is among the limited number of US transplant centers equipped and approved to perform HOPE lung transplants.

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June 11, 2026

When Bad Data Enters the Drug Pipeline

Federal prosecutors allege that a Florida physician and research staff fabricated clinical trial records that were submitted into database systems used to evaluate investigational drugs.

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May 29, 2026

RA Prescribing Patterns Shift Over 15 Years

An aging Japanese cohort with rheumatoid arthritis saw increasing use of targeted synthetic therapies as glucocorticoid use declined.

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May 08, 2026

Lung Disease Complicates RA Care

Patients with chronic lung disease had numerically lower remission rates and substantially more serious adverse events in a 5-year Japanese registry study of late-onset rheumatoid arthritis.

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May 05, 2026

Former Smokers May Merit Later Screening

Cohort data suggest past-eligible former smokers retain competing mortality profiles similar to younger current-eligible smokers

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May 01, 2026

Top 10 States for Physician-Owned Hospitals

These 10 states make it more practical for physicians to participate in hospital ownership by aligning statutory structure, corporate practice of medicine rules, and population trends.

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April 21, 2026

eCPR Review Highlights Benefits, Ethical Challenges

Evidence suggests improved outcomes in selected patients with cardiac arrest, but limited data, complications, and resource demands may restrict broader use.

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April 20, 2026

Organ Damage, BMI Linked to Fatigue in SLE

Cross-sectional study suggests fatigue is associated with damage accrual and body mass, not disease activity

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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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