August 06, 2026

Medical Oddities: Shellfish Toxin? Send in the Frog

Frogs fight toxins, REM tune inward, white tea soothes guts, and friendship gets scored.

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August 05, 2026

Respiratory Complaints Linked to Delayed Fibrotic ILD Diagnosis

A retrospective cohort study linked repeated respiratory complaints and gastroesophageal reflux disease with longer time to fibrotic interstitial lung disease diagnosis.

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July 27, 2026

Colorectal Cancer Screening Blood Test Approved by FDA

The blood-based assay demonstrated 81% sensitivity for colorectal cancer in the PREEMPT CRC study.

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July 23, 2026

Oral Shigella Vaccine Hits 89% Efficacy in Challenge Trial

An investigational oral Shigella sonnei vaccine showed robust protection against shigellosis in a phase 2 controlled human infection trial.

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July 22, 2026

Medical Oddities: When AI Meets the Afterlife

Ghosts, germs, B cells, and brews—this week's research is anything but ordinary.

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July 17, 2026

FDA Probes Taco Bell Cyclospora Outbreak

FDA's traceback investigation identified a single supplier of iceberg lettuce from Mexico. The agency has initiated product sampling, increased border screening, and said Taco Bell plans to stop using lettuce from the identified supplier.

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July 16, 2026

A Sales Tax on Doctor Visits and Medicine? In Missouri, Some Worry

Voters will decide whether to expand lawmakers' authority to tax currently exempt healthcare goods and services, raising concerns about patient costs and healthcare access.

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July 16, 2026

Do Sitting Patterns Matter?

Researchers analyzed UK Biobank data to determine whether spending sedentary time in prolonged vs interrupted bouts was associated with subsequent cancer incidence and cancer mortality.

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July 15, 2026

Medical Oddities: Natural Doesn't Always Mean Safe

From the gym to the kitchen to romance, these studies challenge everyday assumptions.

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July 14, 2026

Autism Spectrum Disorder Linked to Distinct Urine Metabolite Pattern

Researchers proposed a new autism spectrum disorder phenotype characterized by elevated urinary microbially derived metabolites.

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