June 09, 2026

Lower BMI, Lower Joint Replacement Risk?

Researchers urge caution in interpreting joint replacement predictors, noting that surgery reflects access and decision-making as well as disease biology.

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June 05, 2026

OI Therapy Raised BMD, Not Fracture Benefit

Teriparatide followed by zoledronic acid increased bone mineral density but did not reduce fracture risk compared with standard care in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta.

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May 21, 2026

Rehab May Improve Function in AS

Supervised rehabilitation and exercise-based therapies may improve function, pain, and bone health in ankylosing spondylitis, according to a new review.

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May 08, 2026

Fabricated Citations Are Reaching Medical Journals

A large audit of biomedical publications suggests fabricated references are increasingly appearing in peer-reviewed papers — often in ways that are difficult for reviewers and readers to detect.

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April 17, 2026

AI Scribes Lag Clinicians on Note Quality

A VHA study across 11 vendors finds AI-generated primary care notes score lower than clinician-written notes, with the largest deficits in thoroughness, organization, and usefulness

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April 16, 2026

Mandatory Training Modules Deserve a Harder Look

A JAMA Viewpoint argues that 4 million physician-hours spent on compliance modules each year warrants institutional reassessment.

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April 06, 2026

The Loan Cap That Could Shrink the Doctor Pipeline

New federal limits on medical school borrowing may quietly reshape who becomes a physician—and where they practice.

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March 26, 2026

Ultrasound Models Estimate Whole-Body Muscle Mass

New equations incorporating cross-sectional area improve estimation accuracy.

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March 12, 2026

Can CT radiomics detect osteoporosis?

Radiomics analysis of lumbar spine computed tomography is compared with established imaging-based measures of bone density.

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March 12, 2026

Medical Oddities: Allergies, Meet Your Match in Matcha

Matcha muting sneezes, snack foods nudging fracture risk, firstborns navigating baby-number-two drama, and more this week.

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