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People exposed to greater drinking water salinity tended to have higher blood pressure (BP) and a greater risk of hypertension, a large meta-analysis found.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/generalcardiology/119624?trw=no
Study Suggests Some Tap Water May Raise Blood Pressure
Risk factor comparable to low physical activity, researcher suggests
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January 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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Roughly 126 million U.S. adults ages 20 and older are projected to have obesity by 2035, according to estimates from a cross-sectional analysis.

https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/obesity/119631?trw=no
Nearly Half of Americans Expected to Have Obesity in the Next 10 Years
Effective policies needed to combat rising obesity prevalence, researchers urge
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January 29, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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Thanks to @medpagetoday.com for interviewing me about our recent @jco-asco.bsky.social commentary on how medications can influence immunotherapy!

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A Call to Consider Patients' Medication List When Prescribing Cancer Immunotherapy
Dozens of drugs can alter the immune system and affect activity of immune checkpoint inhibitors
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January 28, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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thank you to @medpagetoday.com today and @gfriedman.bsky.social for giving me and Jared a chance to talk more about why animal research is important still in scientific research!

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Opinion | Ending Animal Research Won't Make America Healthy
It would halt lifesaving discoveries and place patients at risk
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January 29, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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Oncologists risk misinterpreting the activity of ICIs & depriving patients of optimal outcomes if they do not account for the potential confounding effects of drugs that alter the immune system, authors of a commentary concluded.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/othercancers/119630
A Call to Consider Patients' Medication List When Prescribing Cancer Immunotherapy
Dozens of drugs can alter the immune system and affect activity of immune checkpoint inhibitors
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January 29, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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"When healthcare professionals get sick, patient care suffers."

Read the #OpEd from professor of medicine and a pulmonologist Venktesh Ramnath, MD, at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119604?trw=no
Opinion | Flu Season Is a Stress Test. Our Healthcare System Keeps Failing.
Staff contingency planning and greater vaccine investment are badly needed
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January 29, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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The popular type 2 diabetes drug Trulicity, Botox, and drugs to treat psoriatic arthritis, prostate cancer, and breast cancer are among the 15 drugs that CMS has selected for the next round of drug price negotiations.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/medicare/119619
January 28, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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"If I struggle to interpret it as a clinician, what are my patients taking away from it?"

In an #OpEd, registered dietitian Skylar Griggs, MS, RD, LDN, analyzes the new "overwhelming" new dietary guideline visuals.

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Opinion | Navigating the 'Upside Down Food Pyramid' With My Patients
The visual makes it more difficult to offer actionable recommendations
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January 28, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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The top 50 hospitals in the U.S. are located in 19 states, according to the 2026 rankings from Healthgrades.

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The 50 Best Hospitals in the U.S., According to Healthgrades
Rankings also list the top 100 and 250 hospitals in the country
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January 28, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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A tailored practice facilitation strategy was linked to increased adoption of evidence-based screening and counseling for unhealthy alcohol use among adults at small and medium-sized primary care practices, a study suggested.
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Tailored Support Strategy May Increase Screening for Unhealthy Alcohol Use
Less than a third of patients discuss alcohol use with their primary care physician
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January 28, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Use of tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) was tied to a reduced incidence of new or progressive diabetic retinopathy and fewer complications in patients with diabetes and overweight/obesity, a retrospective study suggested.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/ophthalmology/generalophthalmology/119621
Dual GIP/GLP-1 Drug Linked to Reduced Diabetic Retinopathy Incidence
However, concerns about the impact of rapid glycemic control on diabetic retinopathy risk remain
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January 28, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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While fermented foods have been linked to potential gut health benefits, specialists warn that rapid weight loss over such a short period is unlikely to be explained by fermentation alone.

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Are Fermented Foods Really That Good for You?
A gut check on RFK Jr.'s fermented foods weight-loss claim
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January 28, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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Postmenopausal women on the GLP-1 medication tirzepatide (Zepbound) for obesity lost more weight if they were also using menopause hormone therapy, a retrospective cohort study indicated.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/menopause/119594
January 28, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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Measles update from Monday, Jan. 26 ⬇️🚨

Past-week new cases: 176

South Carolina had 141 new cases this week, for a total of 391 cases in 2026 and 702 cases in in the current outbreak.

Arizona reported 11 new cases this week and Utah reported 9.
January 28, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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A 16-year-old boy in India had a mature canine tooth removed from an unusual location: the superior orbit of his left eye between his eyelid and eyebrow.

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January 28, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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Vaccination against herpes zoster (shingles) was tied to significantly less dementia risk, data from Canada's network of primary care records showed.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/dementia/119592?trw=no
January 27, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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A study showed that higher average lifetime alcohol intake was associated with a higher risk of colorectal cancer, especially rectal cancer.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/coloncancer/119593
January 27, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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Nearly half of the CDC databases that traditionally had monthly updates experienced unexplained pauses in 2025, with most of the affected being databases that track vaccination information, according to a review.
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CDC Stopped Updating Key Vaccine, Infectious Disease Databases in 2025
The inaction 'demonstrates a profound disregard for human life,' says IDSA leader
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January 27, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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Nurse organizations and other health professional groups expressed outrage and sorrow over Saturday's killing of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents.

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Nursing Groups, Colleagues Speak Out on Killing of ICU Nurse in Minnesota
'We are all Alex Pretti'
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January 27, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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Prominent cardiology leaders wrote a letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanding a "forward-looking" USPSTF roster that will be willing to adopt the latest science on cardiovascular prevention.

https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/prevention/119591?trw=no
January 27, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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"Medical sexual abuse is preventable. It persists because we refuse to require the safeguards that would stop it, starting with formally trained medical chaperones."

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Opinion | Why Are We Failing to Prevent Medical Sexual Abuse?
Federal laws must mandate the safeguards that would stop it
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January 27, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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Fewer than 20% of online health information videos produced by health professionals had high-quality evidence to support claims made in the videos, according to a review of content on the popular YouTube video platform.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/generalprimarycare/119571
January 27, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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Medical societies and patient advocacy groups slammed recent remarks made by the chair of CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) that included questioning whether all children should receive the polio vaccine.

https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/vaccines/119585?trw=no
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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The @apapsychiatric.bsky.social is suing a New York State health plan over its alleged use of "ghost networks" that list mental health providers that are not in their network or aren't taking new patients.
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American Psychiatric Association Sues Health Plan Over 'Ghost Networks'
False directory listings harm clinicians' reputations and frustrate patients, the APA says
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January 27, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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A novel way of caring for hearts donated after circulatory death until they can be transplanted showed promise in a case series, with implications for resolving ethical issues around DCD procurement.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/transplantation/hearttransplantation/119590
New Heart Recovery Method May Ease Ethics Concerns With Circulatory Death Donation
REUP technique in the works for DCD heart procurement without need for organ reanimation
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January 27, 2026 at 2:38 PM