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1 in 6 Medicare beneficiaries depend on telehealth for key medical care

American College of Physicians
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A cross-sectional analysis of Medicare beneficiaries found that one in six beneficiaries used telehealth between 2021 and 2023, with nearly half of all mental health visits conducted virtually.

Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine

External validation of the feeding intolerance prediction model (NOFI) in critically ill patients: A post hoc analysis of a large-scale randomized controlled trial

Journal of Intensive Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Post hoc analysis of a multicenter cluster-RCT (NEED; 97 ICUs, China) validated the NOFI feeding intolerance prediction model in 1,545 ICU patients started on early enteral nutrition within 48 h and fed ≥ 3 days. NOFI uses primary diagnosis, APACHE II, and AGI grade. Performance was assessed by discrimination, calibration, and clinical utility (DCA/CIC). Risk strata: > 0.85 high, 0.30–0.85 middle, < 0.30 low. High-risk patients had higher 28-day mortality.

Journal: Journal of Intensive Medicine

Early study connects dogs’ cancer survival with which microorganisms live in their gut

Oregon State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Canine cancer patients receiving a new form of immunotherapy lived longer or shorter depending on the composition of their microbiome, the community of organisms living in their gut.

Journal: Veterinary Oncology
Funder: Canine Cancer Alliance, OSU Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine

Special issue highlights research advancing women’s heart disease and stroke care

American Heart Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Pregnancy-related cardiovascular health, including how hypertensive disorders of pregnancy contribute to premature cardiovascular disease, how stopping statins prior to pregnancy affects maternal and infant outcomes, and the impact of smoking during pregnancy on blood pressure in children, is featured in a special Go Red for Women issue of Circulation focused on research in women’s cardiovascular health, for American Heart Month 2026.

Journal: Circulation

Researchers question editorial bias in COVID-19 vaccine debate

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY – February 16, 2026 – A new commentary was published in Volume 17 of Oncotarget on February 6, 2026, titled “Censorship in science: How publishing decisions could have shaped the perceived “general consensus” on COVID-19 vaccine safety and efficacy.”

Journal: Oncotarget

Exploring the link between hearing loss and cognitive decline

Society for Neuroscience
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Hearing loss and cognitive decline in presbycusis, a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder, may be linked via neural activity fluctuations and cell death in distinct brain areas.

Journal: eNeuro
Funder: Tianjin Natural Science Foundation Joint Fund, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Taishan Scholars Project of Shandong Province, Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China

Researchers connect the dots between cause-effect events in Alzheimer’s disease

Baylor College of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study reveals a path of cause-effect molecular events that can lead to Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Researchers integrated postmortem human brain gene expression analyses with laboratory fruit fly studies. Their goal was to better understand how typical Alzheimer’s brain changes, such as the formation of amyloid plaques and tau tangles, can lead to neurodegeneration and cognitive decline. Their cross-species approach revealed that some paths seem to aggravate the disease while others may protect against it.

Journal: Molecular Psychiatry

US child mental health care need, unmet needs, and difficulty accessing services

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: This nationally representative study showed that, in 1 in 5 U.S. households, parents perceived a mental health treatment need for their children. Among these parents, 24.8% reported an unmet need, 16.6% reported difficulty in accessing care, and 21.8% cited such difficulty as the reason their children did not receive care. This burden was even greater for households with a single parent and multiple children.

Journal: JAMA Pediatrics

Incidental rotator cuff abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this population-based study, rotator cuff abnormalities were nearly universal after age 40 and showed poor concordance with shoulder symptoms. These findings suggest that rotator cuff abnormalities often represent normal age-related changes rather than disease and call into question the clinical value of routine imaging for atraumatic shoulder pain. The accompanying commentary is co-authored by San Francisco Giants Team Orthopedist Brian Feeley, M.D.

Journal: JAMA Internal Medicine