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People who identify as #LGBTQ+ face distinct and compounding challenges when living with IBD, according to a qualitative study. @crohnscolitisfdn.bsky.social @victorchedidmd.bsky.social #CCCongress26
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Focus Groups Expose Care Gaps for LGBTQ+ People Living With IBD
Patients report delayed diagnosis, ineffective treatment, and discrimination
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January 26, 2026 at 8:24 PM
GLP-1-based therapies may offer benefits in IBD that extend beyond their metabolic indication, according to two poster presentations at #CCCongress26.
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GLP-1 Therapy May Offer Added Benefit in IBD Beyond Weight Loss
Real-world analyses suggest link to reduced steroid use, fewer hospital stays, lower mortality
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January 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Exposure to advanced IBD therapies before conception was not linked with prolonged time to pregnancy among women with IBD, while prior pelvic surgery was associated with delayed conception, according to a prospective cohort study.
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Advanced IBD Therapies Not Tied to Delayed Time to Pregnancy
But prior pelvic surgery may impair female fertility, according to ongoing WiSDoM trial
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January 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Upadacitinib (Rinvoq) showed durable clinical benefit at 1 year among children and adolescents with #IBD, a single-center study found. @alanmoss.bsky.social
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Upadacitinib Shows 1-Year Benefit in Pediatric IBD
Single-center study finds durable, steroid-free remission, especially in ulcerative colitis
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January 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"We are not seeing the forest from the trees with this year's update." -- Brian Miller, MD, MBA, MPH, of @jhu.edu, on the marginal increase in physician pay approved by members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
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MedPAC Recommends Small Boost to Physician Pay, Though Some Say It's a Pay Cut
'We are not seeing the forest from the trees with this year's update,' one commissioner said
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January 26, 2026 at 3:19 PM
"That's not the case anymore." -- Ahmedin Jemal, DVM, PhD, of @americancancersoc.bsky.social, explaining how colorectal cancer is no longer exclusive to older people and is now a leading cause of cancer death in younger adults.
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Colon Cancer Now Leading Cause of Cancer Death in Younger People
Meanwhile, mortality from other leading cancers is declining
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January 26, 2026 at 3:19 PM
"We felt a larger confirmatory trial is needed." -- Katya Rubia, PhD, of @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, on her study suggesting an FDA-cleared device for children with #ADHD might not be effective.
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Study Questions Benefit of FDA-Cleared Device for ADHD
The agency is currently reviewing the study findings
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January 26, 2026 at 3:19 PM
"It doesn't really matter if it's a drop on the tongue or you gulp the whole thing. It's going to be bad." -- Michael Chary, MD, PhD, of @weillcornell.bsky.social, discussing a case report of a man who ingested high-concentration hydrogen peroxide.
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He Drank Hydrogen Peroxide by Accident. It Caused an Embolism in His Brain.
Case report details rare, yet life-threatening complications
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January 26, 2026 at 3:19 PM
"I would hope people will take a step back periodically and examine their own use of AI." --
@royperlis.bsky.social, of Massachusetts General Hospital, discussing research linking regular use of generative AI with greater levels of depressive symptoms.
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Regular AI Chatbot Use Linked to Depressive Symptoms
A survey showed a modest but significant association, with large variations by age
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January 26, 2026 at 3:19 PM
"They are a profit-driven industry operating with a strong focus on their bottom line." -- Kata Kertesz, of the @medicareadvocacy.bsky.social, discussing a recent report that found UnitedHealth Group used aggressive upcoding techniques to boost MA reimbursements.
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UnitedHealth Upcoded Medicare Advantage Claims to Get More $$, Senate Report Says
'UHG appears to be gaming the system,' says Sen. Chuck Grassley
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January 26, 2026 at 3:19 PM