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Oct 2026
AI detects daily stress by analyzing routine smartphone behaviors
Clues to stress can be hidden in everyday habits such as chatting, searching, and making payments on a smartphone.
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Oct 2026
Global study exposes gaps in global endometriosis care guidelines
Adolescents, gender-diverse people and those with lived experience are underrepresented in endometriosis guidelines worldwide, a University of Queensland study has found.
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Oct 2026
Coffee drinkers had fewer repeat blood clots in a Norwegian study
A Norwegian study involving 2,071 patients found that those who reported drinking 1 to 2 cups of coffee daily before their first venous thromboembolism had a 51% lower estimated risk of recurrence than non-drinkers. The association was strongest among patients whose initial blood clot was provoked, although the observational study could not establish that coffee consumption prevents recurrence.
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Oct 2026
Rapid growth in private testosterone prescribing raises safety concerns
The rapid expansion of private testosterone prescribing risks extending treatment beyond men with clearly defined need to people with non-specific symptoms and borderline test results, for whom the balance of benefit and long term risk are less certain, warn experts in The BMJ today.
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Oct 2026
Experts call for lifelong care after brain and spinal injuries
In a new paper published in The Lancet Neurology, "Reframing traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury as chronic multisystem disorders: toward integrated, long-term care," international experts across institutions and disciplines propose a fundamental shift in how traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries in adults are understood and managed. Sandro Marini, MD, of the Mass General Brigham Neuroscience Institute, is a co-first author, and Saef Izzy, MD, also of the Neuroscience Institute, is one of the co-senior authors, and the primary corresponding author.
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Oct 2026
Bulk adverse event reporting may delay medical device safety warnings
Permitting medical device manufacturers to submit bulk summary reports of adverse events to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), rather than reporting individual cases, often fails to promptly detect potential safety signals, finds a study published by The BMJ today.
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Oct 2026
Study: First 90 days of antipsychotic treatment critical for metabolic changes
The first 90 days after starting antipsychotic treatment are crucial for changes in blood sugar and weight, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
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Oct 2026
New imaging technique detects subtle skin changes in scleroderma patients
Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) is a rare, chronic, autoimmune disease that causes the body to produce too much collagen, leading to the hardening and thickening of the skin and internal organs.
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Oct 2026
New imaging technique detects subtle skin changes in scleroderma patients
Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) is a rare, chronic, autoimmune disease that causes the body to produce too much collagen, leading to the hardening and thickening of the skin and internal organs.
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Oct 2026
Precise brain circuit targeting may improve depression treatment outcomes
Stimulation of specific brain connections was associated with sustained improvement in people receiving deep brain stimulation (DBS) for treatment-resistant depression, Mount Sinai researchers reported.
