PubMed Top Medical Papers

2026-08-25

Five PubMed papers for August 18–25: conversion surgery for HCC, stroke head position, and IV iron before cardiac surgery

A 10-minute triage of five papers newly indexed on PubMed from August 18–25, led by phase 3 evidence in hepatocellular carcinoma conversion surgery, stroke positioning, prostate radiotherapy dose, preoperative iron, and sickle cell arginine therapy.

PubMed Top Medical Papers

Five PubMed papers to open first: AML therapy, lung immunotherapy, vitamin D, lipoedema, xenotransplantation

Five PubMed papers to open first: September 1, 2026

Five PubMed papers for August 18–25: conversion surgery for HCC, stroke head position, and IV iron before cardiac surgery

Five PubMed papers for August 11–18: checkpoint-inhibitor salvage, vitiligo repigmentation, and malaria resistance

Five PubMed papers for August 4–11: PSMAddition leads on early evidence

Five PubMed papers for July 28–August 4: weekly HIV therapy leads the window

Five PubMed papers for July 21–28: bladder-cancer survival leads

Five papers from July 14-21: OPTIMA-AF leads the PubMed window

EPCAT III leads July 14 papers

POLY-HF leads July 7 papers

Acetaminophen leads June 30 papers

HARMONi-6 leads June 28 papers