This month, Cureus rolled out new safeguards to protect citation integrity, opened submissions for a Longevity Medicine collection, and put readers’ diagnostic skills to the test. Here's what's new across the journal and the blog.
Cureus has partnered with Digital Science to help detect and flag problematic self-citation patterns in submitted research.
This safeguard supports the credibility of every article we publish and helps protect the integrity of the citation record for the wider research community. Flagged articles get an extra review by our editorial team, giving us a clear, data-backed way to catch citation patterns that could otherwise inflate a paper's apparent effectiveness.
It's one more way Cureus works to protect the value of the research we publish.
A 47-year-old woman presents with a two-year history of red-brown papules, nodules, and comedones on both cheeks. Biopsy shows dermal histiocytes with emperipolesis, plasma cells, fibrosis, and inflammatory infiltrates. Immunohistochemistry is S-100 and CD68 positive and CD1a negative. PET/CT shows only malar soft-tissue involvement without systemic disease. What is the most likely diagnosis?
What is the most likely diagnosis?
This case is one of dozens in the Picture Prognosis library. If you want more practice spotting the diagnosis, the full archive is worth a look.
Here's what caught readers' attention on the Cureus blog last month:
How to write and publish a case report: Key steps from finding the right case to submission, including how to handle patient consent and line up a co-author. Read the guide →
Cureus Conversations: Dr. Guangbin Chen on hernia repair: A refined TAPP technique using high sac transection and internal ring closure and why he chose Cureus to share it. Read the interview →
How Coca-Cola dissolved a fecaloma: A 12.2-cm fecaloma, months of failed standard treatment, and a two-liter Coca-Cola enema that avoided surgery. Read the case →
Longevity medicine has never been more visible or more commercialized.
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Include the keyword "Longevity Medicine" and submit by October 16.
Cureus Collections bring together peer-reviewed research on a single topic. This month's featured collection:
Primary Care of Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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