Health Insider Eggs sold at Arizona Walmarts recalled for possible salmonella contamination abc15.com staff
A California company is recalling nearly 2 million dozens of eggs after possibly being contaminated with Salmonella. August Egg Company is recalling brown cage-free and brown certified organic eggs because of the possible contamination. Seventy-nine people across seven states have gotten sick with the same outbreak strain of Salmonella that has been linked to eggs. […]
Local News Valley non-profits are concerned about HIV funding cuts Nick Ciletti
PHOENIX — Valley non-profits that predominantly serve the LGBTQ+ community are being impacted by a wide array of federal cuts. Most recently, the Trump Administration’s decision to slash funding for HIV testing, prevention, and research has forced groups like Spectrum Medical to reallocate funds to ensure there is no gap in services. Spectrum serves thousands […]
Opinion | ‘Numerous Studies Prove Them Wrong’: What We Heard This Week
“Physicians believe they can extract money and information from industry without being influenced, but numerous studies prove them wrong.” — Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD, director of PharmedOut at Georgetown University Medical Center, discussing the billions of industry dollars paid to physicians in recent years. “It’s not when everything is dark. It’s when you let your guard […]
Women Physicians Still Paid Less Despite Wealth of Research on Gender Pay Gap
Despite being a growing percentage of the physician workforce, women physicians continued to be paid less than their male colleagues, a strong body of evidence shows. While the gender pay gap decreased by 2% from 2021 to 2022 — from 28% to 26% — the gap was still significant, according to online networking service Doximity’s […]
8 Space-Saving Water Flossers To Use At Home Or On The Road
Did you know clean teeth are the secret to longevity? I’m being hyperbolic, of course. But it is true that improper oral hygiene has been linked to serious health issues like heart disease and stroke — so if improved oral hygiene is on your mind, consider adding a water flosser routine. I’m personally devoted to […]
Olivia Munn Shares Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Reveals Medical Decision That Saved Her Life
LOADINGERROR LOADING Olivia Munn has undergone a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. The actor, 43, detailed her path to diagnosis in an emotional Instagram post on Tuesday, which included photos from the hospital and a raw written statement. Advertisement “I hope by sharing this it will help others […]
Xylazine-Laced Fentanyl Overdose: ‘Make Sure They’re Breathing’
With rising reports of the veterinary sedative xylazine — also known as “tranq” — being mixed in with illicit fentanyl, physicians should be aware that the clinical endpoint for “reversing” an overdose should be that the person is breathing, experts said during a CDC call for clinicians. “The idea that people have to wake up […]
Gun Violence Exposure Associated With Suicidal Behavior Among Black Americans
For Black adults, exposure to gun violence — including being threatened with a gun or knowing someone who had been shot — was linked with suicidal outcomes, a cross-sectional study found. Exposure to one type of gun violence was significantly associated with lifetime suicidal ideation (OR 1.69, 95% CI 1.19-2.39, P=0.003), according to Daniel Semenza, […]
Texas Emergency Medicine Residency Program Won’t Shut Down
A Texas emergency medicine residency program was saved from being permanently closed this month after a groundswell of support from residents, physicians, and local politicians, according to reports. On October 12, Christus Spohn Shoreline Hospital administrators informed the residents and faculty of the Corpus Christi Emergency Medicine Residency Program that it would be discontinued in […]
ChatGPT Improving, but Still Lacks Reliability as a Clinical Support Tool
Despite mostly being accurate and showing clear improvement over time and across versions, caution is still warranted when using ChatGPT as a clinical decision support tool, according to authors of a cross-sectional study. In an analysis of nearly 300 medical questions developed by 33 physicians across 17 specialties posed to ChatGPT, the median accuracy score […]