Confused by the new food pyramid? So are nutrition experts

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Greetings from sunny San Diego, where winter is an abstract concept. This is Jonathan Wosen, West Coast biotech & life sciences reporter, filling in for Rose. If this week has been any indication, strap yourselves in, because 2026 is going to be jam-packed with news.

Today’s lineup features a stark estimate of how Medicaid eligibility restrictions might lead to more cancer deaths, a look at how doctors are struggling to play catch-up as direct-to-consumer medical testing grows, and an apparent contradiction in the new food pyramid.

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