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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.
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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.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/casestudies/ophthalmology/119578?trw=no
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."

Read the #OpEd by @drzedzha.bsky.social and Rory McCarthy:
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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
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Physicians and nurses in Minneapolis say many patients are afraid to seek medical care because they're fearful of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who have been seen inside and around city hospitals.

https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/119567?trw=no
Minneapolis Patients Avoid Care, Say They Feel 'Hunted' by ICE, Doctor Says
'Birth doesn't feel as beautiful and as happy as it did before,' says an obstetric nurse
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January 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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The AAP's 2026 recommendations remain largely unchanged from prior guidance. However, they notably differ from the CDC's list of recommended vaccines, which was dramatically downsized earlier this month.

https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/vaccines/119568?trw=no
AAP Releases 2026 Child Vax Schedule, No Longer Endorses CDC's Version
'We're going to publish vaccine recommendations that are based on scientific evidence'
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January 26, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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"When I learned of his fatal shooting, I cried. My sadness is for the loss of his life, his family's pain, and the ongoing divisions we face as a nation." -- @drvincentramos.bsky.social

Fellow nurses, share your thoughts to honor the memory of Alex Pretti, RN:
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January 26, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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"I've witnessed a 5-foot nurse doing a better job de-escalating an agitated patient in the emergency department than we're seeing ICE agents do in Minnesota. Instead of learning from a nurse, they shot him."

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Opinion | Nurse Alex Pretti's Death and the Symbolism of the Human Body
ICE is a growing cancerous ball of cells in Minneapolis
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January 26, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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"Death took away the illusion that I could outrun vulnerability by being useful. In its place, it offered something quieter and more enduring: humility."

Read the #OpEd from neurologist and epileptologist Santoshi Billakota, MD:
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119566?trw=no
Opinion | Death Was Clinical to Me. Then It Became Personal.
No amount of training or experience makes us exempt from loss
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January 26, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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January 26, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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Federal agents shot and killed a registered nurse in Minneapolis on Saturday amid an immigration crackdown in the city.

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Federal Agents Kill Registered Nurse in Minneapolis
Man was identified by his parents as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an ICU nurse
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January 26, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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Missed #CCCongress26? We've got you covered.

Catch up on our reporting ⬇️
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January 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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What we heard this week⬇️
"If a million people start using it for autism, not only are they using it for something that's unproven, but they're compromising its use for its proven uses." -Bruce Chabner, MD, warning against off-label use of #leucovorin for #autism.
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Autism Claims for Leucovorin Race Ahead of the Science
Messaging may fuel unproven autism treatment, doctors say
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January 26, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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In a Canadian cohort study, the risk of severe neonatal morbidity or mortality rose in a dose-response manner with the number of pre-existing maternal chronic conditions.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/pregnancy/119562
Neonatal Mortality Increased With Number of Mom's Chronic Conditions
'Findings show the importance of treating the pregnant individual as a whole,' researcher says
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January 25, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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The FDA warned on wound and burn care products from MediHoney and CVS after more than a dozen serious injuries were reported.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/productalert/119547
FDA Warns on CVS Gel After Serious Injuries Reported
Wound and burn care products from CVS and MediHoney may carry infection risk
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January 25, 2026 at 10:41 PM