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We Are Driving People Straight Into the Arms of the Wellness-Industrial Complex
Can Vitamin D Supplements Really Slow Aging, as a Recent Study Suggests?
Vitamin D linked to healthier ageing through DNA protection, but experts caution against high-dose supplements.
GLP-1s and Dementia Risk: Effects Are Nuanced, Study Suggests
To address gaps in current research, this study aims to compare the impact of exposure to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) versus sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhib...
My Native Language Is Science Fiction
A med student discusses how Isaac Asimov’s stories may be perhaps the most potent metaphor for the paradigm shift happening in medicine today.
New Blood Pressure Goal Set by AHA and ACC
The AHA/ACC update to the 2017 hypertension guideline includes essential guidance that physicians and patients should know.
Novo Nordisk’s Obesity Drug Wegovy Cleared to Treat MASH
Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Wegovy was cleared by U.S. regulators to treat an increasingly common...
Ousted FDA Vaccine Chief Vinay Prasad Is Returning to the Agency
A Food and Drug Administration official who stepped down less than two weeks ago is getting his job back as the agency’s top vaccine regulator. Dr.
Novartis Kicks off BTK Competition in Immunology with FDA Approval for Rhapsido in Chronic Hives
Novartis has scored the FDA’s approval for a second BTK inhibitor that’s for a non-cancer indication, teeing off a potential competition with Sanofi down the line. | Novartis has scored the FDA’s approval for a second BTK inhibitor that’s for a non-cancer indication, teeing off potential competition with Sanofi down the line.
The Nobel Prize in Medicine Goes to 3 Scientists for Work on the Human Immune System
They won for their work on peripheral immune tolerance, which is one way the body helps keep the immune system from getting out of whack and attacking your own tissues.
As NIH Launches New Autism Research Effort, the Focus Is on Environmental Factors
The NIH is making a $50 million bet: Understanding environmental factors will help researchers better understand why some people have autism.
How Can Artificial Intelligence Transform the Training of Medical Students and Physicians?
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI, hold promise for transforming medical education and physician training in response to increasing health-care demands and shortages in the global health-care workforce. Meanwhile, challenges remain in the effective and equitable integration of AI technology into medical...
I Run into Patients in Public All the Time. It’s Not Always Easy
Now that I'm five years into practice, there are days I do not leave the house without seeing someone I have cared for, everywhere from the grocery store to the dentist.
Defining the True Risk of Septic Arthritis Following Large Joint Corticosteroid Injections
Septic arthritis (SA) is a rare but serious complication of corticosteroid joint injections (CSI) that can lead to joint damage and possible mortality. There is limited research defining ...
AI, Meet Physician Creativity
I'll always remember the year 2025 as the one where I began to wonder if I had been replaced by a robot.
As Ambient Scribes Face Off, Doximity Lures Doctors with a Free Option
Doximity offers a free ambient scribe for physicians, NPs, and PAs. Get startedhere.
N.Y. Health Experts Respond to Trump Administration Linking Autism to Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy
“Taking Tylenol is not good, all right? I'll say it. It's not good. For this reason, they are strongly recommending that women limit...
Rectal Diclofenac Versus Indomethacin for Prevention of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis (DIPPP): A Multicentre, Double-Blind, Randomised, Controlled Trial
Recent meta-analyses suggested diclofenac may be superior to indomethacin in preventing post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis (PEP). The aim of our study was to compare the efficacy of 100 mg rectal indomethacin versus...
Has Medicine Stripped Me of My Love of Learning?
It has been hard to confront that my intellectual curiosity has dimmed — and that I may be responsible for letting it slip away.