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Eric Topol
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physician-scientist, author, editor

https://www.scripps.edu/faculty/topol/
Ground Truths https://erictopol.substack.com
SUPER AGERS https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Super-Agers/Eric-Topol/9781668067666

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Eric Jeffrey Topol is an American cardiologist, scientist, and author. He is the founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, a professor of Molecular Medicine and Executive Vice-President at Scripps Research Institute, and a senior consultant at the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases at Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, California. .. more

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · May 27
A new cover for SUPER AGERS after making the NYT bestseller list. Thanks to you for making it the #1 ranked new non-fiction book on Amazon.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 5h
"a debilitated CDC unable to protect the health of the American people."
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Reposted by Ruairidh Milne

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 13h
New data that supports metformin as a potential intervention to reduce #LongCovid www.authorea.com/users/100423...
Metformin at the time of Covid-19 infection and risk of Long Covid: A Target Trial Emulation Study
Background: Our objective was to evaluate metformin prescribed at the time of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the risk of developing Long Covid (LC) in electronic health record data. Methods: We conducted a n...
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 14h
Fighting antimicrobial resistance: role of mRNA for lung delivery vs multi-drug resistant bacterial pneumonia www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 15h
GLP-1 drugs may be associated with an increased risk of chronic cough
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Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Chronic Cough
This cohort study examines the clinical association between glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists and chronic cough.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 15h
The US government support of cancer research via NCI
has been severely cut.
And of June 2025, "There were 181 individual terminated NCI funded grants, with a total award amount of $640,867, 956."
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Disrupted Federal Funding for Extramural Cancer Research
This cross-sectional study assesses the scale and scope of terminated cancer research grants from the National Cancer Institute.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 1d
The reductionist days of "good" and "bad" cholesterol are over.
We've learned so much more about Lp(a), APOB, HDL and more
economist.com/science-and-...
as I reviewed in Super Agers tinyurl.com/3w76us9a

Reposted by Eric J. Topol, Kostas Kampourakis

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Matthew Cobb @matthewcobb.bsky.social · 1d
Now live, and thanks to @erictopol.bsky.social for organising this!
Matthew Cobb (@matthewcobb2)
This was a terrific discussion with Eric about my new biography of Francis Crick.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 1d
The preprint in January 2025 attracted a lot of attention
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Reposted by Amir Attaran

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 1d
New @pnas.org
"This work represents the most extensive study to
date regarding the effect of tattoo ink on the immune response and raises serious health concerns associated with the tattooing" including reduced response to Covid vaccination
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Tattoo ink induces inflammation in the draining lymph node and alters the immune response to vaccination | PNAS
Despite safety concerns regarding the toxicity of tattoo ink, no studies have reported the consequences of tattooing on the immune response. In thi...
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 1d
"The growing popularity of these drugs [peptides]
shows that many people will experiment with them long before science confirms they work or are safe."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/w...
my review erictopol.substack.com/p/the-peptid...
The Internet Loves Peptide Therapy. Is It Really a Miracle Cure?
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Eric J. Topol

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David Shaywitz @dshaywitz.bsky.social · 2d
Now out in & just in time for your long Thanksgiving drive: my annual podcast recs, from Acquired & Ground Truths @erictopol.bsky.social to Not Otherwise Specified @lisarosenbaum.bsky.social & Grand Rounds @ai.nejm.org to The Rest is History & excellence actually timmermanreport.com/2025/11/reco...
Recommended Podcasts (and A Few Books), 2025 Year-End Edition - TimmermanReport.com
It’s time for my annual feature: recommended podcasts (and a few books) for TR readers to consider. As usual, these suggestions generally steer clear of politics; they also aren’t the only podcasts I ...
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 2d
Making the diagnosis :-)

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 2d
Semaglutide (Ozempic) failed to have clinical impact for slowing progression in people with mild Alzheimer’s disease in 2 large, placebo-controlled trials
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