Physical exams may not reliably diagnose pediatric pneumonia
Clinicians may not agree on physical exam findings for youth with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), according to a study published online Aug. 20 in JAMA Network Open.
Aug 25, 2026
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Diagnosis: News and Research on Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
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Tiny rotating probe delivers 360-degree optical coherence tomography scans inside brain arteries
Researchers have developed a tiny optical imaging probe designed for optical coherence tomography (OCT) inside blood vessels in the brain. With further development, the tiny probe—which is about the width of a pencil lead ...
Aug 25, 2026
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Older adults who walk faster are more active in their daily lives
A recent study from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, shows that physical activity declines substantially with age, even among older adults who are in good physical condition. Over a four-year follow-up period, physical ...
Aug 25, 2026
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Bladder cancer detected up to five years before diagnosis—thanks to AI
Bladder cancer claims 220,000 lives globally each year, with symptoms sometimes mistaken for other conditions such as kidney stones. Now researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system that can identify bladder ...
Aug 25, 2026
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Could the way you walk reveal Alzheimer's years before symptoms begin?
By the time Alzheimer's disease begins affecting a person's memory, the underlying changes in the brain may have been developing for decades. That delay limits opportunities for early intervention by the time most people ...
Aug 24, 2026
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Aging with HIV: Global report highlights the need to prepare health systems
The Lancet HIV Commission on Aging's 2026 report highlights how profoundly the global HIV epidemic is changing.
Aug 24, 2026
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How shoulder replacement changes bone mineral density
Driven by the potential advantages of preserving bone stock and easier implant removal during revision surgery, the use of cementless short-stem implants in shoulder arthroplasty has increased in recent years. Despite this, ...
Aug 24, 2026
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FDA authorizes first standalone robotic device to draw blood
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized Aletta as the first standalone robotic device that can draw blood from a patient's arm. Marketing authorization was granted to Vitestro.
Aug 21, 2026
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Autistic adults show more dopamine receptors, brain-imaging study finds
How does autism manifest in the brain? Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital investigated this question in a new study involving 60 adults.
Aug 21, 2026
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Gray and white matter jointly shape cognitive aging, new evidence shows
Researchers from the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have found that two distinct types of brain tissue work together to support cognition in ...
Aug 20, 2026
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