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Edited by Jake Remaly October 24, 2025 Welcome to Med Op-Ed, where we highlight recently published editorials. In this installment: A simple intervention for hypertension proves effective, an editor calls to modernize the professional certification process, and bots and imposters threaten research efforts. A Simple Intervention for Hypertension? A recent trial showed that simple interventions may lower […]

by Deanna Neff edited by Andrew Zinin A novel pill that blocks the hormone aldosterone shows promise for lowering blood pressure and potentially delaying the progression of kidney disease in people with both conditions. The preliminary findings were presented Saturday at an American Heart Association (AHA) meeting in Baltimore and simultaneously published in the Journal of the