Doctors now unionize like factory workers. Care only gets more compressed and standardized.
“Why Doctors and Pharmacists Are in Revolt” appeared in yesterday’s New York Times written by Noam Scheiber. If you subscribe...
Month: December 2023
Watching: “You Are Beautiful” | Psychology Today
I'm sitting at my desk, looking out onto a scene of beautiful snowflakes falling on New York City. Holiday festivities...
The sneaky breast cancer I almost missed — and how other women can look out for it
The moment the tips of my fingers detected a lump in my breast, a white, cold fear flooded through me.It...
GPT-4 Conversational AI Diagnoses Accurately with No Racial Prejudices (JMIR Medical Education)
Summary: Authors aim to assess the accuracy of GPT-4, the conversational artificial intelligence, in the diagnosis and triage of health...
Salty immune cells surrounding the brain linked to hypertension-induced dementia
News ReleaseMonday, December 4, 2023 NIH-funded study in mice offers possible new target for high blood pressure treatments. A study...
The Toxic Phrase We Need To Stop Saying Around The Holidays
Just 12 hours after the last Halloween trick-or-treater left and my sugared-up kids were tucked into bed, I started my...
Many People of Color Worry Good Health Care Is Tied to Their Appearance
Many people from racial and ethnic minority groups brace themselves for insults and judgments before medical appointments, according to a...
Cutting-edge Implant Technology Developed by UCLA Researchers
iStock Researchers from UCLA School of Dentistry have developed dental implant technology “that ensures near-perfect osseointegration, faster healing times, and...
My Son Is Skipping Thanksgiving This Year, But Not For The Reasons You Might Expect.
This year my 20-year-old son is skipping Thanksgiving. I texted him to ask how he would explain ARFID to a...
The Effects of Weight-Loss Drugs
December started with breaking news in the realm of weight-loss drugs, making the case yet again that GLP-1 drugs can...
Can we grow veggies on Mars? Fly larvae and synthetic soil may hold the answer : NPR
English peas grow in simulated Martian dirt. Emmanuel Mendoza hide caption toggle caption Emmanuel Mendoza English peas grow in simulated...
