June 30, 2025

Can Typos Change a Diagnosis?

Large language models used in clinical decision-making may offer different treatment recommendations depending on how a patient writes their message—even when the medical facts remain unchanged.

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June 10, 2025

Can Gallbladder Surgery Cut Risk and Costs?

A national study of older adults with multimorbidity found that surgery for acute cholecystitis reduced readmissions, emergency visits, and long-term costs compared to non-operative treatment.

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May 28, 2025

Kennedy Proposes NIH Publishing Ban

"We're probably going to stop publishing in The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and those other journals because they're all corrupt."

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June 02, 2025

Exercise After Chemotherapy Improves Colorectal Cancer Survival

A long-term clinical trial found that structured exercise after colon cancer treatment improved survival outcomes and reduced recurrence rates, offering evidence to support physical activity as part of survivorship care.

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June 06, 2025

Lower-Dose Treatment Effective in Anal Cancer Trial, Study

In a recent clinical trial, researchers found that a reduced-dose chemoradiotherapy regimen for early-stage anal cancer may be comparable to standard treatment in achieving short-term tumor response, while causing fewer serious side effects.

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May 06, 2025

Cannabis Use Disorder Tied to Mortality

A new study found colon cancer patients with cannabis use disorder were more than 10 times more likely to die within five years, even after adjusting for age and disease severity.

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May 16, 2025

FDA Approves PD-1–Targeted Monoclonal Antibody for SCAC

The FDA has approved Zynyz (retifanlimab-dlwr) as the first programmed death receptor-1 inhibitor for first-line treatment of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal.

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April 23, 2025

Sense of Belonging 'Critical' for Workplace Retention

Individuals who reported a neutral level of satisfaction with their sense of belonging were approximately 3 times more likely to express an intent to leave, while those who were dissatisfied were 7 times more likely to do so, compared to individuals who were satisfied with their sense of belonging.

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May 05, 2025

FDA Monthly Round-up: Key April Updates

April’s FDA approvals feature first-in-class therapies, targeted biologics, expanded indications, and innovative delivery systems across allergy, endocrinology, rheumatology, oncology, infectious diseases, and more.

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