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Nature Medicine, Published online: 17 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04226-8

Designing interventions that fit seamlessly into real-world care settings is crucial to curtailing rising antimicrobial resistance in resource-limited settings; a large, pragmatic trial in China shows that this is feasible.

Nature Medicine, Published online: 17 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04222-y

A pragmatic, cluster randomized trial in rural Guangdong, China, showed that 12-month implementation of a comprehensive antibiotic stewardship program involving physician training, point-of-care prompts, monthly peer review feedback and smartphone-based patient education substantially reduced antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory infections compared to control consultations.

Nature Medicine, Published online: 16 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04212-0

Using two newly developed immunoassays tested in three clinical cohorts, this study highlights CSF DOPA decarboxylase as a promising biomarker for differentiating dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson’s disease from Alzheimer’s disease and controls.

Nature Medicine, Published online: 16 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04258-0

Recent failures in high-profile clinical trials of neurodegenerative diseases highlight the need to rebalance clinical ambition and biological understanding.

Nature Medicine, Published online: 16 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04231-x

Precision nutrition must consider cost-effectiveness to deliver benefits to patients

Nature Medicine, Published online: 13 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04218-8

This Comment discusses how best to navigate an increasingly complex and dynamic research and innovation landscape in health.

Nature Medicine, Published online: 13 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04232-w

Inclusion by Design is a governance blueprint for auditable representation across trials and data infrastructures

Nature Medicine, Published online: 13 February 2026; doi:10.1038/d41591-026-00009-3

Climate change could result in an additional 123 million malaria cases in Africa by 2050, driven mostly by extreme weather events — which calls for climate-resilient malaria control strategies.

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Nature Medicine, Published online: 12 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04207-x

The authors developed a microfluidic device, FIND-Chip, designed to automate and enhance oocyte recovery from follicular fluid, a process traditionally done manually. When used in clinical settings, the device recovered additional oocytes missed during manual screening, substantially increasing the number of viable oocytes available for in vitro fertilization.