Christmas is peak kidney stone season in Australia—blame dehydration, the heat and all that food

by Anthony Dat,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChristmas in Australia is a great time to spend enjoying the outdoors, with plenty of good food and drink.But such a combination contri

Family Medicine February 18,2026

Christmas is peak kidney stone season in Australia—blame dehydration, the heat and all that food

by Anthony Dat,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChristmas in Australia is a great time to spend enjoying the outdoors, with plenty of good food and drink.But such a combination contri

Family Medicine February 18,2026

PTSD in World Trade Center responders linked to measurable physical changes in brain structure

byElsevierWTC responders with chronic PTSD exhibited widespread decreased GWC in contrast to trauma-exposed controls with no diagnosis or history of clinically significant PTSD. Credit:Biological Psyc

Psychiatry & Mental Health February 18,2026

PTSD in World Trade Center responders linked to measurable physical changes in brain structure

byElsevierWTC responders with chronic PTSD exhibited widespread decreased GWC in contrast to trauma-exposed controls with no diagnosis or history of clinically significant PTSD. Credit:Biological Psyc

Psychiatry & Mental Health February 18,2026

Study finds psychiatry, primary care, and OB/GYN subspecialties hit hardest by physician attrition

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Pavel Danilyuk from PexelsA nationwide, longitudinal study characterized how physician attrition rates from clinical practice have changed and the factors assoc

OB & GYN February 18,2026

Study finds psychiatry, primary care, and OB/GYN subspecialties hit hardest by physician attrition

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Pavel Danilyuk from PexelsA nationwide, longitudinal study characterized how physician attrition rates from clinical practice have changed and the factors assoc

OB & GYN February 18,2026

Surgery may not be required for some breast lesions, research suggests

byKing's College LondonHistology of, and age at diagnosis for, RS/CSL and papillary lesions without atypia. Credit:Histopathology(2025). DOI: 10.1111/his.70017Researchers at King's have found

General Surgery February 18,2026

Surgery may not be required for some breast lesions, research suggests

byKing's College LondonHistology of, and age at diagnosis for, RS/CSL and papillary lesions without atypia. Credit:Histopathology(2025). DOI: 10.1111/his.70017Researchers at King's have found

General Surgery February 18,2026

Online psychoeducation underperforms existing digital cognitive behavioral therapy in trial

byJustin Jackson, Medical XpressVisual abstract. Credit:JAMA Network Open(2025). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.48884Big Health Inc, along with paid academic investigators, reports higher remission

Psychiatry & Mental Health February 18,2026

Online psychoeducation underperforms existing digital cognitive behavioral therapy in trial

byJustin Jackson, Medical XpressVisual abstract. Credit:JAMA Network Open(2025). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.48884Big Health Inc, along with paid academic investigators, reports higher remission

Psychiatry & Mental Health February 18,2026

Not everyone reads the room the same: Some brains perform a complicated assessment—while others take a shortcut

by Jason Pohl,University of California - BerkeleyMost people seem to weigh ambiguities in a scene and decide which field—context or expressions—to weigh more heavily before before making an assessment

Psychiatry & Mental Health February 17,2026

Not everyone reads the room the same: Some brains perform a complicated assessment—while others take a shortcut

by Jason Pohl,University of California - BerkeleyMost people seem to weigh ambiguities in a scene and decide which field—context or expressions—to weigh more heavily before before making an assessment

Psychiatry & Mental Health February 17,2026

Study finds fertility remains high in rural Tanzania despite access to family planning

by Marianne Stein,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFamilies in Sub-Saharan Africa continue to have many children. Credit: Aine Seitz McCarthy.Fertility rates in much of Sub-Saharan Africa rem

OB & GYN February 17,2026

Study finds fertility remains high in rural Tanzania despite access to family planning

by Marianne Stein,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFamilies in Sub-Saharan Africa continue to have many children. Credit: Aine Seitz McCarthy.Fertility rates in much of Sub-Saharan Africa rem

OB & GYN February 17,2026

Doctors provide new hope for pancreatic cancer patients with less invasive radiofrequency ablation

byUniversity of Texas at San AntonioCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital became the first in South Texas to use an emerging and less-invasive tr

Hematology&Oncology February 17,2026

Doctors provide new hope for pancreatic cancer patients with less invasive radiofrequency ablation

byUniversity of Texas at San AntonioCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital became the first in South Texas to use an emerging and less-invasive tr

Hematology&Oncology February 17,2026

Sperm molecules can predict IVF success

byLinköping UniversityIn the study, the researchers explored factors linked to the man that can affect whether the IVF treatment is successful or not. Credit: Karin Söderlund LeiflerThe sperm is not a

OB & GYN February 17,2026

Sperm molecules can predict IVF success

byLinköping UniversityIn the study, the researchers explored factors linked to the man that can affect whether the IVF treatment is successful or not. Credit: Karin Söderlund LeiflerThe sperm is not a

OB & GYN February 17,2026

Study finds more comfortable option for guiding breast cancer surgery

byAtrium Health Wake Forest BaptistCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study led by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health Levine Cancer has found that a modern techniqu

General Surgery February 17,2026

Study finds more comfortable option for guiding breast cancer surgery

byAtrium Health Wake Forest BaptistCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study led by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health Levine Cancer has found that a modern techniqu

General Surgery February 17,2026