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Tip Sheet: New Online Cancer Risk Assessment, Breast Cancer Research Updates -- and a Link Between the Zika Virus and Cancer Immunotherapy

Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutch Cancer Center research findings, patient stories and other news.

January 5, 2026

January 15 2026

• Markey Cancer Center Treats 1st Patient in US with New Lung Cancer Therapy
• Q&A: The Future of Space Medicine Research
• Flu Season 2026: What One LA Emergency Department Is Seeing
• With Telehealth Coverage on the Brink, Study Shows It Hasn't Driven Up Total Visits
• Why a Life-Threatening Sedative Is Being Prescribed More Often for Seniors
• Sylvester Cancer Tip Sheet for January 2026
• Study Reveals Molecular 'Switch' That Turns on Inflammation in Obesity
• Same Moves, Different Terrain: How Bacteria Navigate Complex Environments Without Changing Their Playbook
• Hackensack Meridian Health Backs Staff Ideas to Humanize Patient Care
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Use AI to Predict Patient Falls Based on Core Density in Middle Age
• Vanderbilt Transplant Center Nation's Largest After Performing Record Number of Solid Organ Transplants in 2025
• Measles Outbreaks Grow in South Carolina and Southwest, Officials Warn
• Small Daily Habit Changes Could Add Years to Your Life, Study Finds
• Obamacare Enrollment Drops After Premium Subsidies Expire
• FDA Moves to Remove Suicide Warnings From GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs
• How Beige Fat Keeps Blood Pressure in Check
• Burn Pits Loaded Veterans' Lungs With Carbon, Study Says
• Can Teens Use Social Media Too Little For Their Own Good? Maybe, Study Says
• Genetics, Virus Play Key Roles In MS, Studies Suggest
• Depression Might Signal Brain Disease Risk Among Seniors
• Elevated Blood Pressure Increases Pregnancy Risks, Study Finds
• This Device Might Help Seniors Avoid Dementia, Study Finds
• Mapping Cancer's Weak Spots Reveals New Precision Targets for Breast Cancer
• Early Alcohol Exposure Is Common Among Chinese Teenagers
• Oral Bacteria Play a Role in Chronic Liver Disease

January 14 2026

• TMU Researchers Develop a Crash-Scene Triage Tool to Guide Emergency Care for Older Riders
• Severe Weather Is Deadly for Vulnerable Older Adults Long After the Storm Ends, Study Finds
• UH Seidman Cancer Center Researchers: What Is the Ideal Duration of Hormone Therapy for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer?
• Legal Cannabis is Opening New Doors for Women, Global Study Finds
• First Diabetes Information Website in ASL Launches
• Hearing Aid Prescriptions Not Associated with Changes in Memory and Thinking
• Medical Debt Linked To Rent and Mortgage Problems, Study Says
• Judge Orders Trump Administration To Restore $12M to American Academy of Pediatrics
• Scientists Find Key to Making Rare But Healthier Sugar
• EPA May Stop Assessing Health Benefits When Setting Air Pollution Rules
• Abortion Bans Might Endanger Pregnancies Achieved Through Fertility Treatment
• IU Researchers Uncover Targetable Weakness in Hard-to-Treat Blood Cancer
• Early Menopause Not Linked To Higher Diabetes Risk, Study Finds
• Shop 'Til You Drop? Online Shopping Linked To Higher Stress Levels
• Chronic Illnesses Increase Risk Of Botox Side Effects, Experts Say
• Two-Thirds Of Crohn's Disease Patients Benefit From Fasting Diet, Clinical Trial Shows
• U.S. Cancer Survival Rates Reach Record High, Report Says
• Exposure to "Forever Chemicals" Linked to Higher Risk of Gestational Diabetes, Major Review Finds
• Why Don't Antibiotic-Making Bacteria Self-Destruct?
• Identification and Characterization of Early Human Photoreceptor States and Cell-State-Specific Retinoblastoma-Related Features
• New Model Fails to Explain Near-Death Experiences, Scientists Say

January 13 2026

• Rapid Response Teams Expedite Stroke Imaging, Treatment
• Preventing Cervical Cancer: Why Early Detection and Vaccination Matter
• Novel Immunotherapy Demonstrates Early Potential to Overcome Resistance to Immune Checkpoint Therapy
• More Than Just Fear: A New Profile of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
• Implant Provides Lasting Relief for Treatment-Resistant Depression
• Increased Levels of a Protein Linked to Alzheimer's Found in Some With Long COVID
• UTHealth Houston Researchers Map Gene Disruptions in Sporadic Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease Across Key Brain Regions
• One Way Brain 'Conductors' Find Precise Connection to Target Cells
• Therapies That Target Specific Type of Cell Death May Be an Effective Avenue for Cancer Treatment, UTHealth Houston Researchers Find
• New Year's Resolutions That Promote Healthy Aging
• Higher Maternal Blood Pressure Increases the Risk of Pregnancy Complications, Study Concludes
• How Exercise Slows Tumor Growth
• FDA Raises Cheese Recall To Highest Risk After Listeria Found
• Study Finds FDA Used Evidence, Not Politics, in Abortion Pill Decisions
• New Barbie With Autism Aims To Help Kids Feel Seen and Included
• NYC Nurses Launch Largest Strike in City History
• Seniors With Dementia Being Prescribed Dangerous Mind-Altering Drugs, Study Says
• Exercise, Diet Can Help Counter Gestational Diabetes
• Blood Test Can Predict Crohn's Disease, Researchers Say
• IV Iron Replacement Might Be Easier, More Effective Treatment For Iron Deficiency Anemia
• They Spent Hours In A Room Full Of Flu Patients And Walked Out Healthy — Here's How
• Confused About CPR? Don't Count On TV Shows For Accurate Depictions, Study Warns
• Minimum Wage Increases Are Linked to Safer Pregnancies
• Dental Trade Alliance Foundation Launches "Special Care, Healthy Smiles" Workshops at Texas Tech Health El Paso
• An Abnormally Slow Heart Rate Is Associated With Xylazine-Fentanyl Overdose; Primarily Seen in Northeastern United States
• New Drug Candidate Reverses Metabolic Liver Disease and Fibrosis, Pre-Clinical Data Shows
• More Surgical Patients Are on Opioid Use Disorder Medications -- Hospitals Must Modernize Pain Care
• Medical Debt Associated With Subsequent Difficulty Paying Rent or Mortgage
• Cervical Cancer Awareness: Prevention, Screening, and When to See Your Doctor
• Cervical Cancer Awareness: Prevention, Screening, and When to See Your Doctor
• SafeHeal(r) Announces Successful Launch of SAFE-3CV IDE Study for Colovac(r) Anastomosis Protection Technology
• ACS Annual Statistics Report: Milestone 70 Percent 5-Year Survival Rate for all Cancers Combined; Largest Gains for Advanced and Fatal Cancers

January 12 2026

• Hidden Cancer Risk Behind Fatty Liver Disease Targets
• Study: Many Head and Neck Cancer Trials End Early. Why?
• Monitoring Glioblastoma Progression with Focused Ultrasound
• Can Future-Focused Thinking Help Smokers Quit?
• The Top 10 Focused Ultrasound Newsletter Stories of 2025
• Stem Cell Expert Q&A: Innovative Pathways in Biomedical Research
• Roswell Park and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Analysis Confirms Benefit of Nivolumab Combo in Teens With Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma
• For Young Athletes, Drinking Water and Eating Healthy Is Key
• Study: FDA Regulation of Abortion Drug Mifepristone from 2011 to 2023 Shaped by Evidence and Caution
• UC San Diego Health Sciences Grant Writing Course Helps Launch Successful Research Careers
• Johns Hopkins Investigators Offer Free Atlas of Immunotherapy Responses in Pancreatic Cancers, Report New Clinical Trial Findings
• Artificial Intelligence Designs Anti-Cancer Molecules to Target CDK9
• New Model Improves Prediction of Prostate Cancer Death Risk
• Study Finds 17% of Patients Are Perceived as Difficult by Physicians
• Frozen Tater Tots Recalled Over Plastic Contamination
• California Warns Against Foraging After Deadly Wild Mushrooms Kill 3
• Measles Cases Surge in South Carolina, Spread to Other States
• Astronaut Crew Returning Early From Space Station Due to Medical Issue
• A Self-Injectable Birth Control Med Is Available, But Most Doctors Don't Prescribe It
• New Pill Can Report When You've Swallowed It
• Childhood Cancer Survivors Age More Rapidly, Genetics Show
• Want To Protect Your Gum Health? Eat More Tomatoes, Study Suggests
• Teenage Girl's Case Highlights Potential Explanation For Chronic UTIs
• Headed For Surgery? Try To Lower Your Stress Levels, Study Suggests
• One in Four Older Americans with Dementia Prescribed Risky Brain-Altering Drugs Despite Safety Warnings
• Police-Related Stress Is Associated With Health Risk for Black Women
• Novel AI Method Sharpens 3D X-ray Vision
• Analysis of Popular Online Liver Supplements in the January Issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology
• Uncovering How Occludin Protein Maintains Blood-Brain and Blood-Retinal Barriers
• Researchers Develop Temp-Controlled Gene Method to Curb Insects
• A Newly Published Paper Demonstrates That A Novel DNA-Based Therapy Called Elenagen Achieves Significant Reduction in Mortality and an Increase In Overall Survival in Platinum Resistant Ovarian Cancer
• Expanded School-Based Program Linked to Lower Youth Tobacco Use Rates in California

January 11 2026

• Overcoming Obstacles to HIV Prevention

January 10 2026

• What You Need to Know to Prevent And Fight Norovirus

January 9 2026

• Can Future-Focused Thinking Help Smokers Quit?
• How (and Why) to Counsel Patients About the Risk of Firearm Injury
• MD Anderson Shares Latest Research Breakthroughs
• New AI Tool Sifts and Assesses Years of Data in Patient Electronic Health Records
• Study: ADRIATIC Clinical Trial Results Suggest Durvalumab May Offer a New Path in Small Cell Lung Cancer Care
• Reviving Antibiotics with Two-Faced Nanoparticles
• Research Tip Sheet: Prostate Cancer Risks and 'Buzzy' Research
• Predicting Prostate Cancer Recurrence Through Power of AI
• Johns Hopkins Children's Center Study Tracks Declines in Annual Checkups as Teens Become Young Adults
• Yale-Led Study Identifies a New Target for Treating Acute Leukemia
• New Yale Study Reveals Mechanism Behind Persistent Autoimmune Joint Destruction
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles Research Faculty Spotlight: Catherine Argyriou, MSc, PhD
• Semaglutide Improves Knee Replacements for Patients with Diabetes
• Yale Researchers Target Hidden Trigger of Kidney Scarring
• What Is the Impact of GLP-1s in Older Adults with Obesity?
• Ukrainian Primary Care Clinics Deliver Safer, More Comprehensive Care for Opioid Use Disorder
• Reducing Maternal Morbidity in Connecticut: A Q&A With Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD
• Controlling Hypertension Can Reduce Dementia Risk--Even When Genetics Aren't on Your Side
• Gut IgA from IgG1 B Cells: New Insights for Vaccines
• Retail Therapy Fail? Online Shopping Linked to Stress, Says Study
• Weight Often Returns After Stopping Ozempic, Wegovy, Study Finds
• RFK Jr. Says Fewer Flu Vaccines for Kids May Be a 'Better Thing'
• Study Ties Rising Evictions to Higher Gun Violence in Chicago
• Tamales Sold in California, Nevada Recalled Over Listeria Risk
• What Is CPR and Who Needs It?
• 'The Pitt' Informs, Educates Viewers, Study Says
• Your Teen Sleeping In During The Weekend? It Could Protect Them From Depression, Experts Say
• Babies' Brain Development Lags In Cash-Crunched Families, Study Shows
• Gifted Dogs Can Learn Words By Eavesdropping On Family Conversations, Experiments Show
• Yoga Aids Opioid Withdrawal, Clinical Trial Shows
• New Study Finds Higher Hantavirus Risk in Drier, Underdeveloped Areas
• Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis? How to Tell the Difference
• What Does Cannabis 'Rescheduling' Mean for Science and Society?
• From "One Disease, One Model" to "One Body, Many Diseases": TCM leads a new paradigm
• Inflammatory Immune Cells Predict Survival, Relapse in Multiple Myeloma

January 8 2026

• Personalizing Cancer Treatments Significantly Improve Outcome Success
• Pharmacists are at Elevated Risk for Suicide, Study Finds
• Study Shows Federal Safety Metric Inappropriately Penalizes Hospitals for Lifesaving Stroke Procedures
• How Resilience Fueled Monmouth Medical Center Patient's Recovery from Rare Blood Cancer
• How Resilience Fueled Monmouth Medical Center Patient's Recovery from Rare Blood Cancer
• Improving Sleep Isn't Enough: Researchers Highlight Daytime Function as Key to Assessing Insomnia Treatments
• Healthcare Electronics Are Booming--Here's How to Make Them More Sustainable
• Disaster-Related Prenatal Maternal Stress Has Epigenetic Outcomes
• An Old Drug Held the Key to Treating a Rare Pediatric Disease - Scientists Are Teaming Up to Advance Its Use to Treat More Patients
• Ohio State First in U.S. To Randomize Patient in Novel Aortic Aneurysm Trial
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Develop Novel Approach for Guiding Immunotherapies Toward Treating "Cold" Tumor Cells
• Pro Racquet Events Return to Cleveland this Winter
• University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center Researchers Develop Easy-to-Use Tool that can Identify High- and Low-Risk Metastatic Prostate Cancer Patients Earlier
• Nestlé Recalls Baby Formula Over Toxin Risk
• Study Finds Rise in Chagas-Carrying Bugs Near U.S.-Mexico Border
• FDA Misses Deadline to Ban Formaldehyde in Hair Straighteners
• New U.S. Diet Guidelines Push Whole Foods, Meat and Dairy
• How the Brain Creates Facial Expressions
• Laughing, Crying Are Normal But Rare Responses To Orgasm, Women's Study Reveals
• Walking Eases Fatigue Among Colon Cancer Patients
• World’s First Minimally Invasive Heart Bypass Could Make Open-Heart Surgery a Thing of the Past
• Back Pain Might Predict Future Sleep Problems Among Men
• 'Forever Chemicals' Might Triple Teens' Risk Of Fatty Liver Disease
• Depressed? Exercise Works As Well As Talk Therapy, Antidepressants, Evidence Suggests
• Stem Cell Therapy for Stroke Shows How Cells Find Their Way in the Brain
• Patients With Clonal Hematopoiesis Have Increased Heart Disease Risk Following Cancer Treatment
• What Causes Some People's Gut Microbes to Produce High Alcohol Levels?
• Development of an Ultrasonic Sensor Capable of Cuffless, Non-invasive Blood Pressure Measurement

January 7 2026

• Using Synthetic Data to Tell the Right Story and Improve Care
• Viruses in Wastewater: Silent Drivers of Pollution Removal and Antibiotic Resistance
• Researchers Identify Novel Therapeutic Target to Improve Recovery After Nerve Injury
• Widely Used Pesticide Linked to More Than Doubled Parkinson's Risk
• High Levels of Protein Drive Tumor Immune Suppression in Head and Neck Cancer
• Landmark Magnet4Europe Intervention Improves Clinician Wellbeing and Patient Safety Across Europe
• New Mayo Clinic Study Advances Personalized Prostate Cancer Education with an EHR-Integrated AI Agent
• Wearable Exoskeleton Helps Kids Regain Walking Ability
• HHS Changes Its Pediatric Vaccine Recommendations: What's Different, What Remains, and What It Means for American Health
• Poll Shows Most Americans Want to Slim Down
• The Gender-Stress Gap: Women Benefit Most From a Daily Workout
• Wyoming Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Legal in the State
• Study Finds ADHD Drugs May Work Differently Than Scientists Once Thought
• Walking, Household Chores Can Be Lifesaving Therapy For People With Metabolic Syndrome
• Ozempic, Wegovy Might Lower Colon Cancer Risk
• Surgery Should Be Last Resort For Chronic Constipation, Guidelines Say
• Excess Weight Increases Risk Of Low Back Pain, Researchers Find
• Sleep Lab Data Can Predict Illnesses Years Earlier, Study Finds
• AI-Powered Mesh Sleeve Can Monitor Seniors For Signs Of Frailty
• Gene Therapy 'Switch' May Offer Non-Addictive Pain Relief
• Oxeia Pioneering First Potential FDA-Approved Concussion Treatment
• Moffitt Study Shows How Tumor Support Cells Help Lung Cancer Evade Targeted Therapy
• Researchers Develop Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer That Could Eliminate Severe Side Effects
• Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis? How to Tell the Difference
• Cardiovascular Risk Score Predicts Multiple Eye Diseases
• Uncovering Why Cancer Immunotherapy Leads to Heart Inflammation
• Synthetic Biology Advances Drive Greener Production of Tryptophan-Based Pharmaceuticals
• From Rare Pigment to Industrial Bioproduct: How Engineered Microbes Are Boosting Violacein Production

January 6 2026

• DeepCodon: A Rare-Codon-Aware AI Tool Boosts Protein Expression in E. Coli
• Engineered Probiotics Emerge as Programmable Living Medicines for Complex Diseases
• Renowned UNC Pediatric Biochemical Geneticist Leads First Study on a Novel Treatment for Hunter Syndrome
• High Levels of Chagas Disease Parasite Found in Bugs Near U.S.-Mexico Border
• AI-Powered ECG Analysis Offers Promising Path for Early Detection of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Says Mount Sinai Researchers
• Espervita's EVT0185 Demonstrates Reversal of Metabolic Dysfunction and Liver Fibrosis in Cell Metabolism Publication
• Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio May Aid Risk Stratification in Depressive Disorder
• Engineered RNA Sensor Detects and Fights Coronavirus Inside Living Cells
• Advances in Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Diagnostics Highlighted in Special January Issue of ADLM's Clinical Chemistry Journal
• Can Taking CBD Help People Smoke Less Weed?
• Noninvasive Prenatal Screening Could Prevent Permanent Hearing Loss in Newborns
• U.S. Cuts Recommended Childhood Vaccines
• Nearly 3,000 Pounds of Ground Beef Recalled for Possible E. coli
• U.S. Backs At-Home HPV Testing to Boost Cervical Cancer Screening
• Novo Nordisk Launches Daily Weight-Loss Pill to Expand GLP-1 Access
• Young Adults With IBD Face Insurance, Cost Barriers To Care, Survey Finds
• Fingerprick Blood Test Accurately Assesses Signs of Alzheimer's, Researchers Say
• Food Insecurity, Financial Struggles Increase Children's Risk of Long COVID
• Hormone Drug Helps Fight Hormone-Fueled Breast Cancer, Trial Shows
• Autism Therapy Centers Targeted By Private Equity In U.S., Study Reveals
• Teens' Smartphone Use At School Exceeds An Hour Daily, Tracking App Reveals
• First Patients Enrolled in Groundbreaking Brain Cancer Study at Nationally Recognized Academic Medical Center
• 10 Years Later, First Children's Hospital Los Angeles Patient to Receive CAR T-Cell Therapy Remains Cancer-Free
• A Repurposed Drug Duo Shows Powerful Synergy Against Liver Fibrosis
• CU Scientists Use Ultrasound to Make Tumor Treatment Easier--and Less Risky

January 5 2026

• ADLM publishes updated guidance to help healthcare professionals navigate drug testing for patients in the emergency department
• Progress Towards Unlocking Antimony's Cancer Treatment Potential
• Medical School Professor Offers Hope for Chronic Knee Pain
• Study: Targeting Epigenetic Modifiers and Splicing Regulators Together May Offer New Treatment Strategies for AML
• One Year After LA Fires: Lingering Effects on Health
• Retrotransposon Drives Cancer by Altering 3D Genome Structure
• Airline Water Safety Raises Red Flags in New Study
• Study Finds SGLT-2 Inhibitors Linked to Lower Risk of Diabetic Foot Nerve Damage
• U.S. Sees Highest Measles Case Count in Decades as Outbreaks Grow
• New Study Explains Why Brains Process Information at Different Speeds
• Why Many Americans Will Pay More Just to Avoid Negotiating
• Wipe Test Can Help Protect Firefighters From Cancer-Linked Chemicals
• GLP-1 Drugs Might Help Quell Sleep Apnea
• Sick Baby Or Toddler? Telehealth Might Not Be Your Best Option
• Mental Health A Popular New Year's Resolution, Survey Finds
• Hidden Grocery Benefit Found For GLP-1 Drugs
• How Dangerous Are Crosswalks for People With Vision Loss?
• RWJBarnabas Health and Englewood Health Sign Definitive Agreement
• A Nuclear Target to Revive Anti-Tumor Immunity
• Injectable Breast 'Implant' Offers Alternative to Traditional Surgeries
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles Celebrates 20 Years of Pediatric Cancer Care Breakthroughs with Therapeutic Advances in Childhood Leukemia & Lymphoma (TACL) Consortium
• Antibiotics in Sediments May Quietly Boost Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Engineering Natural Killer Cells May Reshape the Future of Cancer Immunotherapy
• Protecting Infants Before Birth: New Evidence Reshapes RSV Prevention Strategies
• Tip Sheet: New Online Cancer Risk Assessment, Breast Cancer Research Updates -- and a Link Between the Zika Virus and Cancer Immunotherapy

January 4 2026

• Trump Says He Takes High-Dose Aspirin, Links It to Hand Bruising

January 3 2026

• 'Forever Chemicals' Common in Cosmetics, but FDA Says Safety Data Are Scant
• Why Some Brains Switch Gears More Efficiently Than Others

January 2 2026

• Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Welcomes First Baby of 2026
• A New Combination Therapy for Glioblastoma: Here's Why This One Shows So Much Promise
• CHANGE-seq-BE Finds Off-Target Changes in the Genome From Base Editors
• Holiday Flu Surge Drives Record Illness Across the United States
• Popular Dog Treats Recalled in 7 States Over Salmonella Risk
• Cosmetic Surgery Chains Use Misleading Ads to Market Risky Procedures, Experts Say
• Tatiana Schlossberg, Environmental Journalist and JFK’s Granddaughter, Dies at 35
• First Ancient Human Herpesvirus Genomes Document Their Deep History with Humans
• Airline Water Study 2026
• One Treatment Is Better For Women With Clogged Arteries, Study Finds
• Internal Body Clock Linked To Dementia Risk
• Smaller Doses Of Peanut Effective Against Allergy, Study Shows
• AI Could Help Make Liposuction Safer, Experts Say
• GLP-1 Drugs Help Quell Asthma Among Teens Who Are Overweight or Obese
• Opioid Use Among Pregnant Women Shows Alarming Rise, Study Says
• UCLA Study Links Scar Healing to Dangerous Placenta Condition
• Cleveland Clinic Research Links Tumor Bacteria to Immunotherapy Resistance in Head and Neck Cancer