Experts on AI Tell Nurses: ‘You Need to Embrace This’
WASHINGTON — Artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine certainly has advantages, but it’s not “magic,” experts warned, so it’s important for providers to understand the upside and downside of AI. “For the bedside clinicians, I think it’s important for them to … recognize that artificial intelligence is not some type of magic that just happens in […]
Opinion | ‘Not Clear If the Juice Is Worth the Squeeze’: What We Heard This Week
“It’s not clear if the juice is worth the squeeze here for taking out a gallbladder.” — Stanley Kalata, MD, MS, of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, on research that detected more bile duct injury with robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic cholecystectomies. “Accurate fluid biomarkers, especially if they can be measured in blood, would be […]
Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood affects food choices, weight gain and the microstructure of the brain
You are what you eat, according to the adage. But it’s not just the body that’s impacted. According to research from UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, living in a disadvantaged neighborhood can affect food choices, weight gain and even the microstructure of the brain. The study, appearing in Communications Medicine, a Nature journal, finds […]
What to Know About the ‘Eris’ Variant
There’s yet another new variant on the block — the so-called “Eris” variant — but it’s still an Omicron subvariant and researchers say there’s no reason to expect it to cause a surge of COVID-19. For the 2-week period ending August 5, the CDC variant proportions tracker projects that Eris, or EG.5, made up 17.3% […]
6 Myths About ADHD Medication We Need To Stop Believing
Giving your child any new medication can be nerve-wracking, but when doctors refer to it as a stimulant and it’s classified as a controlled substance, it’s particularly understandable to feel uneasy. Further compounding these fears is the general stigma around mental health conditions and the belief that if a problem is “in your head,” then […]
Opinion | ‘A Perfect Recipe for Money, Money, Money’: What We Heard This Week
“It’s a perfect recipe for money, money, money, big dollars.” — Colleen Auer, JD, an Arizona lawyer speaking about for-profit nursing schools. “The glimmers of hope and possibility quickly fade.” — Eleonora Teplinsky, MD, of Valley-Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Care in New Jersey, recounting hard conversations with patients who can’t be guaranteed chemotherapy amid ongoing […]
Opinion | ‘It’s Total Charlatanism’: What We Heard This Week
“It’s total charlatanism.” — Thomas Albini, MD, of the University of Miami in Florida, discussing eye injuries from unproven stem cell treatments claiming to treat eye and neurological conditions. “To see something like this in my lifetime is pretty impressive.” — Carel Le Roux, PhD, of University College Dublin in Ireland, on how investigational retatrutide […]
Opinion | ‘It’s Not a First-World Problem’: What We Heard This Week
“It’s not a first-world problem and it’s not a Western-world problem.” — Punith Kempegowda, MBBS, MD, PhD, MSc, of the University of Birmingham in England, about why all women with polycystic ovary syndrome should be assessed for body image concerns. “It weighs on all of us every single day.” — Melissa Simon, MD, of Northwestern […]
Opinion | ‘Medically Relevant to Saving the Life of Your Patient’: What We Heard This Week
“It’s medically relevant to saving the life of your patient.” — Paul Nestadt, MD, of the Johns Hopkins Anxiety Disorders Clinic in Baltimore, about why clinicians should ask patients about gun access in the home. “If you don’t have insurance, how are you getting that?” — Capt. Christina Bell, MD, of the Womack Army Medical […]
How To Stop Reaching For Your Phone Right When You Wake Up
It’s 6:30 a.m., and the alarm on your phone is going off. You roll over to turn it off and notice you already have several notifications. You promise yourself you’re just going to respond to that one text from your sister and put your phone down. Then you see you have a Slack DM from […]