Medical Oddities: A needle in an abdominal haystack

• by Teraya Smith

• November 5, 2026

First HIV-Positive-to-HIV-Positive Lung Transplant Reported

The procedure was performed under a HOPE Act research protocol at an NYU Langone Health center the institution said is among the limited number of US transplant centers equipped and approved to perform HOPE lung transplants.

• by Kathryn Wighton

• June 19, 2026

• 3 min

Side Effects: The Body Keeps Score

Turns out biology tracks more than we thought — from a spit test that reads your all-nighter to a surgical outcome that still shows up in household chores two decades later. Plus: habits aren't built gradually. They snap.

• by Kerri Miller

• June 4, 2026

• 5 min

Artificial intelligence and chatbots in general surgery: a survey among surgeons in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

• by Sebastian Lünse, Eric L. Wisotzky, Lasse Renz-Kiefel, Christoph Paasch, Richard Hunger, René Mantke

• July 1, 2026