June 04, 2026

Could Isotretinoin Shorten Adult Height? 

Analyses by treatment timing, cumulative dose, and stunting supported the overall finding, though early-initiation and female subgroup data were limited.

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May 29, 2026

FDA Expands Afrezza to Pediatric Diabetes

The decision was supported by the phase 3 INHALE-1 trial and additional long-term safety, efficacy, and exposure data.

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May 28, 2026

Medical Oddities: Can a Home Be Preventive Care?

This week’s medical plot twists involved ants, architecture, and auditory hallucinations.

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May 28, 2026

Top 10 States With Rising Demand for Physicians

These 10 states report physician shortages, projected physician supply gaps, or physician-to-population ratios below national benchmarks.

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May 27, 2026

AD Not Linked to Early CV Risk Markers

Repeated assessments from childhood to early adulthood did not identify consistent cardiometabolic risk patterns by disease activity or severity.

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May 27, 2026

Ensitrelvir Reduced COVID After Household Exposure

In SCORPIO-PEP, symptomatic COVID-19 occurred in 3% vs 9% of household contacts by day 10.

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May 27, 2026

GLP-1 Drugs Tied to Lower Addiction Risk

In a target-trial emulation of more than 600,000 veterans, GLP-1 RA initiators saw fewer new substance use disorders—and patients with existing SUDs had fewer overdoses, hospitalizations, and deaths.

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May 26, 2026

Birthweight, Childhood BMI: What Drives the Link?

Mendelian randomization analyses linked higher birthweight with greater mid-childhood height but the connection could reflect genetic factors related to skeletal growth.

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May 26, 2026

Vitamin D May Reflect Myopia Risk

Narrative review linked lower vitamin D levels to greater myopia risk and higher omega-3 intake to lower risk, though outdoor exposure may explain the vitamin D association.

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May 25, 2026

Gene Therapy Reaches XLRS Milestone

Atsena Therapeutics reports positive interim data for XLRS gene therapy

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