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How doctors really feel about AI in medicine

The potential of AI to benefit humanity may be as great as the potential to destroy it, believe many prominent technology experts, futurists, and investors. Physicians’ opinions of AI in medicine hover in similar territory. …

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Five things you should know about shingles

By The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Authors: Kathleen Dooling, MD and Tara Anderson, DVM, PhD 1. The risk of developing shingles increases with age. Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is caused…

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What clinicians need to know about Mpox: Q&A

By The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Author: Agam Rao, MD Agam Rao, MD is the medical officer with the Poxvirus and Rabies Branch of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.…

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Doctors say transgender adults happier after transitioning

Transgender adults are a marginalized group that faces discrimination, harassment, and even violence. But a new Washington Post-KFF poll reported that despite the struggles and inequality they are up against—the majority of trans people say…

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70% of doctors say abortion pills are safe & should be legal

The abortion debate in America has sharply shifted to over-the-counter abortion pills. Since 2000, the FDA has approved the drug mifepristone—as the first step in a two-drug process for aborting early pregnancies, mostly at home. …

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Sermo doctors say they don’t have enough hours in the day

A study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that a doctor following medical guidelines for preventive, chronic, and acute disease care in patients would need about 27 hours per day. Sermo doctors agree…

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Think. Test. Treat TB on World Tuberculosis (TB) Day

By The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Each year on World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, March 24th, CDC acknowledges the impact of TB around the world and progress made against this disease. TB is…

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Neurologists are impressed by cutting-edge Alzheimer’s disease treatment

Six million Americans are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, but this number grows much higher when we account for the families and those close to patients that are also impacted. The good news: neurologists report on…

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HCPs play an even bigger role in driving vaccine rates among older adults than you might think

Since the 1960s, regular influenza vaccines have been recommended by public health officials. This is especially important for the older population since they are at a higher risk of serious flu and flu-related complications. …

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Doctors say pathological lying should be a mental disorder

Pathological lying has been recognized since the 1800s, although it has never received a great deal of medical attention. But that may be about to change. According to CNN, “Psychiatrists have recognized pathological lying as…

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Listen up! Social listening in healthcare

Have you been noticing your social media habits grow over the past couple of years? Well, you’re not alone! Online conversations produce enormous amounts of data—globally in 2021, over 4.26 billion people were using social…

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