January 15, 2026

NPs Top US Jobs List Again

The nurse practitioner profession claims the No. 1 spot across three categories in the U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Jobs rankings for the third consecutive year.

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January 14, 2026

Vaccines May Do More for Aging Bodies

Research shows vaccines for flu, shingles, RSV, and covid may also lower risks of dementia, heart disease, and hospitalization in older adults.

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January 12, 2026

Atypical Meningococcemia: Diagnostic Lessons From a Fatal Case

A fatal NEJM case highlights how invasive meningococcal disease—particularly serogroup W—can present without rash, masquerade as gastrointestinal illness, and rapidly progress to shock and DIC.

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January 12, 2026

Hospital-based Clinical Surveillance and Pediatric Diseases

Frontline clinicians detect emerging pediatric infections before traditional surveillance systems can respond.

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January 08, 2026

Why Hip Fracture Surgery Timing Matters

Researchers examined how variation in time to hip fracture surgery relates to mortality, complications, length of stay, and functional recovery in older adults.

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October 29, 2024

New Data Challenges Pediatric Sinusitis Treatment Guidelines

A JAMA review revealed that only 26% of pediatric ABRS patients treated with placebo required subsequent antibiotic therapy, prompting questions about current guidelines recommending first-line antibiotic use in children with sinusitis.

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November 01, 2024

Are Antibiotics Needed for Pediatric Pneumonia?

Nearly one in five children diagnosed with pneumonia in outpatient settings did not receive antibiotics, according to a recent study in JAMA Network Open.

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July 02, 2024

Black Docs Lacking Amid Growing Attacks on Diversity Programs

Research has shown that patients of color prefer seeing doctors of their own race — and some studies have shown health outcomes are better for Black patients seeing Black doctors.

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December 13, 2024

New Vaccine Prevents Severe RSV Illness

A recent study showed the new vaccine was more than 90% effective in the prevention of hospitalizations and emergency department visits due to RSV among those 60 years old or older.

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