May 20, 2026

Medical Oddities: Something Viral is Lurking in the Dust

Everyday things like yawns, tea, dust, and kimchi suddenly look medically important.

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May 20, 2026

Senate Report Details Early Myocarditis Signals After COVID-19 Vaccination

Investigative report cites internal communications, VAERS data, and CDC case reviews describing myocarditis and pericarditis reports in adolescents and young adults after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.

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May 18, 2026

Recent COVID-19 Shot Linked to Less Spread

Protection against spread appeared strongest within 6 months of vaccination, while exposed vaccinated contacts showed no measurable reduction in infection risk.

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May 14, 2026

AAE Revises Dental Trauma Guidance

Recommendations outline splinting, replantation timing, imaging, and long-term surveillance strategies for permanent tooth injuries.

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May 13, 2026

AI Discharge Summaries Show Low Harm Risk

Most reviewed summaries were rated as posing no harm risk, although omissions remained common.

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May 12, 2026

Makary Resigns as FDA Commissioner Following Policy Disputes

Transition follows disputes over vaccine policy, food additive regulation, and flavored vaping product authorization

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May 12, 2026

7 Days Noninferior in Bacteremia

BALANCE compared 7 vs 14 days of treatment among hospitalized patients with bloodstream infections.

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May 12, 2026

HPV Vaccine Uptake Varied Widely Across US States

Analysis of more than 16,000 US adolescents found substantial variation in HPV vaccination uptake both across and within census regions

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May 12, 2026

FDA Clears AI Sepsis Warning System

An FDA-cleared AI tool developed at Johns Hopkins detects sepsis up to 48 hours earlier than clinicians — and has cut related deaths by 18%.

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May 11, 2026

Stewardship Cuts Steroid Prescribing

Behaviorally informed peer comparison feedback was associated with a gradual decline in glucocorticoid prescribing

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