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A Woman's Suspected Vaping Lung Injury Was Hiding a Rare Autoimmune Disease That Clogged Her Air Sacs

Doctors treating a woman for suspected vaping lung injury found autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, a rare disease that clogs the air sacs.

Medical Daily · 15h ago

A 45-Year-Old Construction Worker's X-Ray Showed His Arm Bone Floating Free, with the Ball of His Shoulder Gone

A 45-year-old man's X-ray showed his arm bone floating free. The cause was Milwaukee shoulder, a rare crystal disease usually seen in older women.

Medical Daily · 15h ago

Colorectal Cancer Before Age 50 Rose 89% Since 2000, with Yearly Increases Near 10% From 2021 to 2023

Early-onset colorectal cancer has risen 89% since 2000, with yearly gains near 10% lately. What the new ACG data show and when younger adults should act.

Medical Daily · 15h ago

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A 25-Year-Old Man's Heart Artery Tear Exposed a Rare Saw-Tooth Heart Muscle, a Pairing Doctors Say Is a First

A young man's heart artery tear revealed saw-tooth cardiomyopathy, a rare heart muscle pattern his doctors say had never been reported with SCAD.

Medical Daily · 15h ago

No Measles, Mumps or Chickenpox Cases Followed Accidental Live Vaccines in 220 IBD Patients on Immune-Modifying Drugs

No measles, mumps, or chickenpox cases followed accidental live vaccine administration in 220 IBD patients on immunosuppressive drugs. Why live shots are still avoided.

Medical Daily · 15h ago

Hospitalized Endurance Athletes Had Nearly Three Times the Odds of Ischemic Colitis in National Data Presented at ACG

Hospitalized endurance athletes had about triple the odds of ischemic colitis in early ACG data. What runners should know and watch for.

Medical Daily · 16h ago

Minnesota Asks CMS to Explain by October 15 How It Flagged 870 Medicaid Providers as High Risk

Minnesota asked CMS to explain by Oct. 15 how it flagged 870 Medicaid providers as high risk. What is frozen and what patients should know.

Medical Daily · 16h ago

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GLP-1 Drugs Linked to 73% Fewer Bleeding Hospitalizations in Angiodysplasia Patients in Early, Unpublished ACG Meeting Data

GLP-1 drugs were linked to 73% fewer GI bleeding hospitalizations in angiodysplasia patients in early ACG data. What it does and does not prove.

Medical Daily · 16h ago

CDC Closes 2025–26 Flu Season with 198 Child Deaths as Early Activity Runs Highest on the West Coast

CDC data close the 2025–26 flu season at 198 child deaths as early activity runs highest on the West Coast. Who is most at risk now?

Medical Daily · 16h ago

A Kitten Scratch Was the Clue Behind a Transplant Patient's Hidden Blood Infection and Rare Immune Storm

A kidney transplant patient developed HLH, a rare immune overreaction, from a cat-scratch bacterium. Gene sequencing finally exposed the culprit.

Medical Daily · 19h ago

Argenx Stops Phase 3 Vyvgart Trial in Sjögren's Disease After Monitors Find the Study Cannot Meet Its Goal

Argenx ended its Phase 3 UNITY trial of efgartigimod in Sjögren's disease after a futility review. No new safety signals were found.

Medical Daily · 19h ago

Gene Therapy Paired with Special Goggles Improved Light Sensitivity in 7 of 10 Blind Retinitis Pigmentosa Patients

An optogenetic gene therapy used with special goggles improved light sensitivity in 7 of 10 people with advanced retinitis pigmentosa in a small trial.

Medical Daily · 20h ago

Bird Flu Hits Indiana Duck Facility and Minnesota Turkey Farm as Another Texas Dairy Herd Tests Positive

H5N1 hit a Minnesota turkey farm, an Indiana duck facility, and a Texas dairy herd. Why public risk stays low while farm workers face more exposure.

Medical Daily · 20h ago

Hospital Pharmacies Must Stop Using Two Nationwide Lots of Brevital Anesthetic After Par Health Finds Cellulose in Vials

Par Health recalled Brevital lots 86930 and 88623 after cellulose was found in vials. Steps hospitals must take and what sedation patients can ask.

Medical Daily · 20h ago

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4,000 Brigham and Women's Nurses Postpone Wednesday Strike to Vote on Hospital's Best and Final Contract Offer

Brigham and Women's nurses postponed the Oct. 14 strike to vote on a final offer. See the pay, insurance, and staffing terms, and what patients face.

Medical Daily · 20h ago

Northwest Indianapolis and Boone County Residents Told to Boil Water for 72 Hours After Main Break Drops Pressure

Citizens Energy issued a precautionary 72-hour boil advisory for northwest Indianapolis and part of Boone County after a main break cut off pressure.

Medical Daily · 20h ago

Colorado Flu Hospitalizations Reach 46 in One Week, Rising Every Week Since a Single Hospitalization in Late August

Colorado flu hospitalizations hit 46 in a week, up from one in late August, as COVID wastewater rises. What Denver-area families should know now.

Medical Daily · 21h ago

638,000 Medicare Beneficiaries in 193 Counties Will Have No General Medicare Advantage Drug Plan for 2027

KFF finds 193 counties will have no general Medicare Advantage drug plan in 2027, up from 123. What it means for coverage before open enrollment.

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Medical Daily · 21h ago

Medical Supply Owner Gets 14 Years After Sham Telemedicine Orders Drove $30 Million in False Medical Equipment Claims

An Oklahoma supply owner got 14 years for $30 million in false claims built on telemedicine orders from clinicians who never saw patients.

Medical Daily · Oct 12

GLP-1 Users with Diabetic Retinopathy Had Less Macular Edema Than Metformin Users by Year Seven in Unreviewed Data

An unreviewed AAO 2026 poster linked GLP-1 drugs to less diabetic macular edema than metformin over seven years. The gap was absent at one year.

Medical Daily · Oct 12

Speed Bumps Made 33 of 34 Appendicitis Patients Hurt More, but the Test Has a Big Catch

In a BMJ study, 33 of 34 appendicitis patients said speed bumps worsened their pain. So did most patients without them. Here's what that means.

Medical Daily · Oct 12

ICU Doctors Tracked Their Own Urine for a Month and Fell Short of Their Critically Ill Patients

In a BMJ study, junior ICU doctors had low urine output more often than their patients. Later research found that dehydration during hospital shifts is common.

Medical Daily · Oct 12

Doctor Who Christmas Episodes Were Tied to Fewer Deaths, and This Year There Won't Be One

A BMJ study linked Doctor Who Christmas Day episodes to lower death rates. The BBC has scrapped its 2026 special. Here's what the data showed.

Medical Daily · Oct 12

Peppa Pig's Doctor Makes House Calls for a Rash, and a Real GP Says That Breeds Unrealistic Expectations

A GP's BMJ feature argued that Peppa Pig's Dr. Brown Bear sets expectations that real doctors can't meet. U.S. patients now wait about a month for appointments.

Medical Daily · Oct 12

Leeches Dipped in Guinness Turned Erratic, and the Ones Placed on Garlic Died

A 1994 BMJ experiment tried beer, garlic, and sour cream to make medical leeches bite faster. Beer backfired, and garlic proved fatal.

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