From Sophie Spitz to Molecular Melanocytoma

• by AlBatool AlMahdy Abdellghaffar

• May 7, 2026

Medical Oddities: Do Jellyfish Hold a Healing Secret?

Jellyfish, pets, watermelon, brain implants, and fennel fuel this week's surprises.

• by Teraya Smith

• July 1, 2026

• 5 min

Defibrotide for prophylaxis of sinusoidal obstruction syndrome/veno-occlusive disease (SOS/VOD) in pediatric high-risk patients: consensus guidelines from the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT)

• by Selim Corbacioglu, Rajinder Bajwa, Ali Bülent Antmen, Adriana Balduzzi, Jaap Jan Boelens, Francesca Bonifazi, Simone Cesaro, Fabio Ciceri, Antonio Colecchia, Fiona Dignan, Katharina Kleinschmidt, Kris M. Mahadeo, Antonio Pagliuca, Petr Sedlacek, Peter J. Shaw, Jerry Stein, Zofia Szmit, Francesco Tambaro, Elif Ince, Marta Verna, Akif Yesilipek, Marco Zecca, Paul G. Richardson, Mohamad Mohty, Krzysztof Kalwak

• January 13, 2026

Medical Oddities: Can a Home Be Preventive Care?

This week’s medical plot twists involved ants, architecture, and auditory hallucinations.

• by Teraya Smith

• May 28, 2026

• 6 min