April 29, 2026

Side Effects: The Stuff We Ignore

An anal fissure masquerading as hemorrhoid pain. A spouse's family history predicting your survival. Melatonin labels lying about their own dosage. This week's studies reward the clinician who looks twice.

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April 27, 2026

OR Air Setbacks May Not Affect Outcomes

Findings suggest lower ventilation during idle periods may reduce energy use without worsening outcomes.

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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 10, 2026

Can Google AI Handle Surgical FAQs?

Clinician review found strong quality and reliability, but the material exceeded recommended reading levels for patient education

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April 07, 2026

Brief Prehabilitation Reduced Complications Prior to Gastrectomy

Researchers evaluate a supervised, home-based program combining exercise, nutrition, and psychological support before surgery

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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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April 06, 2026

HS Linked to Higher Cancer Risk

Investigators report site-specific cancer associations and limited adjusted estimates in meta-analysis.

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April 03, 2026

Retrorectal Surgery Linked to Low Recurrence

A 25-year tertiary center cohort reports high recurrence-free survival following surgery and suggests preoperative biopsy should be used selectively.

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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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