September 17, 2025

‘Death by a Thousand Cuts’

Rural South Texas hospitals and physicians face mounting strain as rising uninsured rates and federal funding cuts threaten access to essential health care.

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September 15, 2025

The Hidden Hazard: Fall-Risk Drugs

US fall-related deaths in older adults are rising, with prescription drugs a key contributor and safer alternatives urged.

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September 09, 2025

Merger Cure? Rural Hospitals Try Networks

Mobile magnetic resonance imaging units and rural hospital networks support independent hospitals in improving access to diagnostic imaging and patient care in underserved areas.

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September 05, 2025

Is Prenatal Chlorpyrifos Exposure Linked to Brain Changes?

Prenatal chlorpyrifos associated with magnetic resonance imaging changes, hypoperfusion, and motor slowing—without age/sex moderation, mediation, or connectivity effects.

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September 03, 2025

Policy Shift Adjusts NIH Peer Review Role

New NIH funding rules shift decision-making power from peer review panels to political appointees in determining future scientific grants.

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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 27, 2025

High Brain Pain Activity Tied to Better RA Outcomes

"These data highlight the role of subjective patient-related parameters in the response to cytokine inhibition and suggest that a high-volume representation of the disease in the CNS—involving more frontal-associative brain circuits—increases the likelihood to respond to TNF inhibitor.

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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 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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