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Childhood Betrayal Trauma Linked to Shame, Dissociation
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/childhood-betrayal-trauma-linked-shame-dissociation-2026a10014t6?src=rss

In two UK surveys, childhood betrayal trauma is linked to shame and dissociation, both of which are linked to greater fear of belonging; however, causality cannot be established.
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Parents' Support During Puberty Tied to Teen Mental Health
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/parents-support-during-puberty-tied-teen-mental-health-2026a10015de?src=rss

Parental support during puberty is associated with lower depressive symptoms among adolescents, a study finds.
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BTK Inhibitor Reduces MS Relapse Rates in Two Phase 3 Trials
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/btk-inhibitor-reduces-ms-relapse-rates-two-phase-3-trials-2026a10015df?src=rss

The BTK inhibitor remibrutnib reduces relapse rates and MRI lesion activity compared with teriflunomide in relapsing MS, although its effect on disability progression remains uncertain.
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Fibroid Drug Relugolix May Act as Contraceptive
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fibroid-drug-relugolix-may-act-contraceptive-2026a10015db?src=rss

Research presented at ASRM 2026 shows that relugolix combination therapy, used for fibroids and endometriosis, shows strong contraceptive efficacy in a phase 3 trial.
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Can Proximity to a Loved One Reduce Postprandial Glucose?
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/can-proximity-loved-one-help-regulate-blood-glucose-levels-2026a10015dt?src=rss

People who undergo a carbohydrate challenge have smaller postprandial glucose excursions when they eat with a romantic partner than when they eat alone.
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Pharmacist Clinics Raise Heart Failure Therapy Rates to 95%
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/pharmacist-clinics-raise-heart-failure-therapy-rates-95-2026a10015dr?src=rss

Pharmacist-run telephone clinics at one Peterborough practice were linked to a 42% decrease in GP heart failure workload.
Medscape News UK
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Long-Term Integrase Inhibitor Use Tied to Severe Fatty Liver
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/longer-integrase-inhibitor-exposure-linked-severe-fatty-2026a10015ds?src=rss

In people living with HIV, each additional year of integrase inhibitor use is associated with higher odds of severe liver steatosis, alongside metabolic risk factors.
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AI Chatbots May Trigger Delusions, Fuel Psychosis
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/ai-chatbots-may-trigger-delusions-fuel-psychosis-first-2026a10015dv?src=rss

A large review suggests that chatbots may trigger delusions and/or fuel psychosis, in some of the first systematic clinical evidence to document this phenomenon.
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RSV Immunization Linked to Drop in Infant Hospitalizations
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/rsv-immunization-linked-drop-infant-hospitalizations-2026a10015g2?src=rss

RSV immunization programs are linked to large drops in infant hospitalizations, but strategies vary widely in Europe, especially for children born preterm, two studies show.
Medscape News Europe
Radiation for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Becomes Less Common
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/radiation-low-risk-prostate-cancer-becomes-less-common-2026a10015ha?src=rss

The proportion of radiation-treated patients with low-risk prostate cancer has declined across US cohorts, mirroring trends in surgical treatment.
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PPI Deprescribing: Many Strategies Can Work
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/deprescribing-long-term-ppis-many-strategies-can-work-2026a10015o5?src=rss

Over 40% of long-term PPI users in primary care successfully reduced their intake a year after starting to cut back, with on-demand, intermittent and alginate approaches faring comparably.
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Your Phone and Data Brokers Do Know You’re at the Doctor
https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/your-phone-knows-youre-doctor-and-data-brokers-do-too-then-2026a10015pz?src=rss

Data brokers know when your phone is at the doctor’s office and profit from that information, while gaps in privacy law leave patients exposed.
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I Teach Doctors How to Interpret Test Results
https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/i-teach-doctors-how-interpret-test-results-and-labels-normal-2026a10015px?src=rss

A ‘normal’ test result doesn’t always mean what doctors think. A physician explains how overlooking the numbers behind lab results can lead to dangerous diagnostic mistakes.
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FDA Clears New Treatment Option for Severe Eye Conditions
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-clears-new-treatment-option-severe-eye-conditions-2026a10015xe?src=rss

The approval brings a more affordable treatment option to Americans living with serious retinal conditions.
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Why Daily Statins May Lower Your Patient's Glaucoma Risk
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/why-daily-statins-may-lower-your-patients-glaucoma-risk-2026a10015xm?src=rss

Lower glaucoma rates among statin users offer an exciting glimpse into how treating systemic health could help preserve sight.
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Estrogen Use Linked to Higher Odds of Rare Skin Disorder
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/oral-estrogen-may-carry-greater-risk-blistering-skin-disease-2026a10015y8?src=rss

: The findings raise questions about how to prescribe contraceptives and hormonal therapy in patients while mitigating porphyria cutanea tarda.
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Skin Toxicity Linked to Longer Survival With EVP in UC
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/skin-toxicity-linked-longer-survival-evp-urothelial-cancer-2026a10015ya?src=rss

Researchers find differences in the characteristics of those who did and did not develop skin toxicities from taking EVP.
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Pocket-Size Device Comparable With Lab-Grade Disease Testing
https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/pocket-size-device-comparable-lab-grade-disease-testing-2026a10015fm?src=rss

A pocket-size reader produced results comparable to lab instruments for HIV, Zika, S. aureus, and lung cancer-associated markers. Here’s what to know about this early step.
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What Are Coding Auditors Looking For?
https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/what-are-coding-auditors-looking-2026a10015up?src=rss

Payer audit activity is growing. Here is how practices get flagged, what auditors commonly target, and what to do to lower risk and respond if a notice arrives.
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Combination Nasal Spray Blocks Rebound Congestion
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/combination-nasal-spray-blocks-rebound-congestion-2026a10015yg?src=rss

Adding corticosteroids improves response to oxymetazoline without increasing long-term obstruction.
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