May 13, 2026

Preop Cognitive Impairment Tied to TKA Delirium

Older patients with documented cognitive impairment also experienced greater postoperative functional decline following elective total knee arthroplasty

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May 13, 2026

Suicide Risk Rises After Cuff Repair

A nationwide matched cohort study found higher suicide incidence more than 1 year following rotator cuff repair, though the findings were based on a small number of events

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May 13, 2026

Medical Oddities: Ancient Practice Calms Modern BP

Ancient workouts, anxious ears, tea gains, limb regrowth, and furry tongues collide.

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May 13, 2026

Chronotherapy Trial Tests Sleep Timing in Adolescents

Two-week chronotherapy trial evaluates circadian phase, sleep duration, and alignment outcomes.

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May 12, 2026

Astigmatism Up After COVID Restrictions

Researchers identified delayed corneal changes in schoolchildren that emerged after myopia rates had already increased during the pandemic.

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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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May 11, 2026

Bowel Management Reduced Wet Days

Adding urotherapy at treatment initiation was not associated with additional benefit over 12 weeks

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May 11, 2026

Side Effects: Nobody Trained for This

Chemsex at the pharmacy counter. Gut bacteria tracking helmet impacts. PMD predicting psychiatric illness bidirectionally. This week's research keeps landing in the same uncomfortable place: medicine is improvising.

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May 11, 2026

Remote Diet Support Studied in Diabetes

WhatsApp-based low-carbohydrate nutrition education was linked to short-term glycemic, weight, and medication-use improvements in a small primary care trial

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May 11, 2026

Wearables May Boost T2D Mobility

Outpatient intervention combined physiotherapist counseling with wrist-worn activity monitoring.

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