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A Cureus case report describes complete fecaloma resolution after two 1 L Classic Coca-Cola enemas in an 82-year-old woman with dementia whose impaction failed conservative management.

Rodent and non-human primate studies showed glucagon and GIP agonism alone produced weight loss comparable to GLP-1-containing triple agonists in a Bluewater Biosciences-funded program.

Three recent studies examined associations between vitamin D status and outcomes across type 2 diabetes risk, Alzheimer’s biomarkers, and inflammatory bowel disease in exploratory cohorts.

A 55-year-old man with bilateral hand arthritis, ruddy complexion, and elevated transferrin saturation presents a diagnostic reasoning challenge with implications for screening, surveillance, and family testing.

Chronic PPI use was associated with elevated dementia and mild cognitive impairment risk in older adults across pooled observational studies, though high heterogeneity and residual confounding leave causality unresolved.

TNF-alpha inhibitor exposure was associated with adjusted hazard ratios of 1.99 for basal cell carcinoma, 1.69 for squamous cell carcinoma, and 1.54 for melanoma in a 56,209-patient retrospective cohort.