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Tired of eating cauliflower and cabbage almost every day? Go for their close relative – Brussels sprouts, which also belong to the cruciferous family. The ball shaped vegetable looks like a smaller version of cabbage. Even though it is small in size, the green-coloured vegetable is a nutrient-dense food. Loaded with nutrients like vitamin C, …

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Nature Medicine, Published online: 23 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41591-024-03476-8

This study systematically analyzed 175 health outcomes in 2 million people using glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) or other antihyperglycemics. GLP-1RAs reduce risks of neurocognitive, substance use, cardiovascular and respiratory disorders, but increase risks of gastrointestinal issues, hypotension and pancreatitis. The study provides important insights for clinical practice and future research.

Nature Medicine, Published online: 23 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41591-024-03436-2

Brian J. Druker describes how his research on imatinib validated protein kinases as therapeutic targets for cancer and led to a life-saving treatment for leukemia.

Nature Medicine, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41591-024-03450-4

In a prespecified interim analysis of the randomized, double-blind phase 3 COMPASSION-15 trial, patients with advanced HER2-negative gastric/GEJ cancer treated with the anti-PD-L1/CTLA-4 bispecific Ab cadonilimab plus chemotherapy showed significantly improved overall survival compared with patients treated with placebo plus chemotherapy as first-line treatment.

Nature Medicine, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41591-024-03446-0

Announced in this Comment and in collaboration with Nature Medicine is the convening of the Quality Health Information for All Commission, to promote equitable access to quality health information from trusted sources and affirm the practice of health communication as a distinct public health discipline.

Nature Medicine, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41591-024-03448-y

Announced in this Comment and in collaboration with Nature Medicine is the convening of the Access to Dialysis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Commission, which will explore Thailand’s experiences with changing its dialysis coverage policy, offering lessons for other countries with universal health coverage systems.

Nature Medicine, Published online: 22 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41591-024-03464-y

As Nature Medicine celebrates its 30th anniversary, we reflect on the challenges ahead and what the future holds for medicine — and for our journal.

Many phobias have an onset during the teen years. Mental health professionals classify phobia as an anxiety disorder. Three other common anxiety disorders are obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder.

Nature Medicine, Published online: 21 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41591-024-03414-8

In the CheckMate 7FL trial, neoadjuvant nivolumab and chemotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed, high-risk estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer led to an increased pathological complete response rate compared with neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone, and this increase was associated with immune-related biomarkers and estrogen receptor expression.

Nature Medicine, Published online: 21 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41591-024-03438-0

Our Future Health has recruited more than 1 million participants in the UK, with biobanked bloods, making it the largest consented cohort of its type in the world.