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ENDO 2026

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Weight loss on GLP-1s may not translate to more exercise

Real-world fitness tracker data show that physical activity declined after GLP-1 initiation in adults with obesity, raising concern because these medications reduce lean muscle mass as well as fat. . .

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Lancet/JAMA Netw Open

1d

White House autism stance tied to acetaminophen, leucovorin prescribing shifts

Acetaminophen orders dropped among pregnant patients, while children's leucovorin prescriptions climbed in the weeks after a briefing. . .
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ACOG

2d

New pregnancy vaccine guidance backs COVID shot, despite CDC shift

ACOG’s new maternal immunization schedule backs routine COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy, diverging from CDC’s current individual decision-making approach. . .

Internally Generated Content

NIH

2d

Zebra of the Week: Immunoglobulin G4–related sclerosing disease

A rare, often misdiagnosed multisystem immune-mediated disease marked by tumor-like organ involvement and progressive fibrosis. . .

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Nat Cancer

2d

AI classifies brain tumors in 12 minutes, outperforms pathologists

Using only the routine tissue stains available in pathology labs, a new AI model classified brain and spinal cord tumors into molecular subtypes in minutes. . .
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Radiology

2d

No safe level: Long-term air pollution linked to heart disease

In one of the largest cardiac CT studies to date, adults with higher long-term exposure to common urban air pollutants showed more coronary calcium, greater plaque burden, and higher rates of obstructive artery disease. . .

Government Health Agency Alert

FDA

2d

FDA adds kidney injury warning to label for OTC weight loss drug Alli

Updated label highlights rare risks of kidney stones, oxalate nephropathy, and acute kidney injury. . .
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N Engl J Med

2d

Common ICU mucus therapies may do more harm than good

In ventilated patients with acute respiratory failure, carbocisteine and hypertonic saline failed to shorten ventilation and increased adverse events. . .
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JAMA Netw Open

2d

Sugar-sweetened drinks may boost liver cancer risk

Each additional daily sugar-sweetened beverage was tied to higher risk of both major liver cancer subtypes, while artificially sweetened drinks showed no independent link. . .

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