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 19, 2026

Most Miss Streamlined Neck Mass Dx Path

Same-visit biopsy and fewer empiric workup steps were linked to faster pathologic diagnosis in a retrospective analysis.

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May 29, 2026

AI Shows Promise for Intraoperative Lung Adenocarcinoma Assessment

A smartphone image–centered deep learning model showed promise for intraoperative diagnosis and grading of clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma, but grade-specific limitations and lack of outcomes data mean the tool remains investigational.

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May 13, 2026

AI May Improve Breast Mitotic Scoring

Junior pathologists showed higher mitotic score accuracy and agreement with artificial intelligence assistance in a preliminary single-center reader study

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May 12, 2026

Frozen Section in Endometrial Care?

Systematic review examines intraoperative biopsy accuracy across endometrial pathologies and diagnostic settings.

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May 11, 2026

Nodular Fasciitis May Mimic Sarcoma

Molecular testing may help avoid overtreatment when benign soft-tissue tumors present with atypical clinical or histologic features.

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May 11, 2026

Automated Staining Aids Real-Time Tumor Calls

Automated frozen-section staining helped classify selected ambiguous tumors and margins in a single-center validation study.

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May 06, 2026

Side Effects: Progress, with Asterisks

Burnout is easing. Sleep science is getting weird. And dental schools have been winging cadaver training for 50 years. This week's research is full of good news that immediately complicates itself.

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April 28, 2026

Cutaneous Rhabdomyosarcoma May Mask Melanoma

Molecular and epigenetic profiling suggested most tumors in a rare cutaneous sarcoma cohort were better classified as transdifferentiated melanoma.

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April 28, 2026

AI in Surgery: Debate Highlights Benefits, Gaps

Surgeons and researchers clash over whether current AI systems are ready for clinical use — and what responsible adoption would require.

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