Sharon Smith

A first-in-human trial shows the feasibility and safety of delivering placenta-derived stem cells during prenatal myelomeningocele repair. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/first-human-trial-supports-safety-feasibility-stem-cell-2026a1000667?src=rss

About 1 in 5 patients with B-cell lymphoma treated with loncastuximab develop skin-related adverse events, particularly photodistributed erythematous patches, a study finds. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/lymphoma-treatment-linked-mild-photodistributed-skin-2026a100065u?src=rss

Nearly 1 in 3 US adolescents have prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, with abdominal adiposity being the strongest independent predictor, analysis of national survey data from 2021 to 2023 shows. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/nearly-third-us-youth-have-prediabetes-or-diabetes-2026a1000617?src=rss

Imsidolimab is a monoclonal antibody that inhibits interleukin-36 receptor signaling and is administered intravenously. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/company-files-approval-biologic-treating-generalized-2026a100060x?src=rss

ChatGPT accurately classifies foods by processing level and detects ultraprocessed items, which may help automate and improve future dietary research. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/chatgpt-excels-classifying-ultraprocessed-foods-2026a10005vr?src=rss

In patients with HIV infection, a switch to long acting cabotegravir plus rilpivirine shows no clinically meaningful changes in body composition or adverse metabolic effects over 48 weeks. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/long-acting-hiv-drug-switch-shows-no-major-metabolic-impact-2026a10005vf?src=rss