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HHS Names Permanent Leaders of FDA Drug and Vaccine Centers, Setting the Direction for Future Reviews

HHS has named permanent directors for the FDA centers that regulate drugs, vaccines, and tobacco, plus a first deputy commissioner for AI.

Medical Daily · Sep 10

Blood Levels of the Sugar Free Sweetener Xylitol Linked to 57 Percent Higher Six Year Heart Risk

Adults with the highest blood xylitol had a 57% higher six-year risk of heart attack, stroke, or death in a new cohort analysis.

Medical Daily · Sep 10

The First Robot Cleared to Draw Blood on Its Own Will Not Reach US Patients Anytime Soon

The FDA cleared the first autonomous blood draw robot, but Aletta will not reach US patients until a new multicenter trial is done.

Medical Daily · Sep 10

Two Women Reached Their 60s Without Knowing a Large Back Muscle Was Missing and Only Surgery Revealed It

Two case reports describe women whose latissimus dorsi muscle was absent from birth, found only when surgeons opened their backs to harvest it.

Medical Daily · Sep 10

A Routine Gallbladder Removal in Mexico Revealed a Second Organ Hidden Behind a Normal Looking Ultrasound

A 32-year-old woman's ultrasound showed one ordinary gallbladder. Surgeons found two, each draining through its own separate cystic duct.

Medical Daily · Sep 10

Surgeons Opened a Woman's Back for the Most Reliable Muscle in Breast Reconstruction and Found Nothing There

Swiss surgeons planned a routine latissimus dorsi flap for a 69-year-old woman. The muscle was entirely absent, forcing an improvised salvage.

Medical Daily · Sep 10

An 80-Year-Old Woman's Growing Buttock Lump Turned Out to Be an Artery That Should Have Vanished Before Birth

Doctors suspected a soft tissue sarcoma in an 80-year-old woman's buttock. Imaging found an 11-centimeter aneurysm on a fetal artery.

Medical Daily · Sep 10

A Throat Cyst Blocking an 80-Year-Old Man's Swallowing Burst on Its Own, and His Symptoms Vanished

A hypopharyngeal cyst blocking an 80-year-old man's throat ruptured on its own during his hospital stay, ending weeks of swallowing trouble.

Medical Daily · Sep 10

Yellow Fever Keeps Turning Up Outside Traditional Risk Zones and US Travelers Face a Vaccine Timing Problem

WHO logged 79 yellow fever infections in the Americas through late May. US travelers to South America face a real vaccine timing squeeze.

Medical Daily · Sep 9

Louisville's Trinity High School Closes Campus Over a Social Media Video as Kentucky Districts Field Threat Reports

Trinity High School in Louisville closed Tuesday over a social media video. Kentucky districts are fielding a wave of online threat reports.

Medical Daily · Sep 9