The ‘Dr’ loophole: the rise of medical influencers and a booming quack economy – The South First
Social media and influencers are a symptom of the problem. The fundamental issue is that medical regulations have…
Large study identifies more than 100 genetic regions linked to schizophrenia
A team of researchers led by scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, SUNY Downstate…
Surveillance and ICE Are Driving Patients Away From Medical Care, Report Warns
When immigration agents enter hospitals, and private companies are allowed to buy and sell data that reveals who…
J&J wants to be the leader in the cancer fight. Its strategy is starting to pay off as oncology sales top $25 billion in 2025.
Last Updated: Jan. 21, 2026 at 10:14 a.m. ETFirst Published: Jan. 21, 2026 at 7:26 a.m. ET Johnson & Johnson…
Holistic evaluation of large language models for medical tasks with MedHELM
Papers with Code. Question answering on MedQA (USMLE). https://paperswithcode.com/sota/question-answering-on-medqa-usmle (2024). Khosravi, M., Zare, Z., Mojtabaeian, S. M. &…
The landscape of AI implementation in US hospitals
Data source This study used data from the 2023 AHA Annual Survey9 and the 2023–2024 AHA IT Supplement10.…
An LLM chatbot to facilitate primary-to-specialist care transitions: a randomized controlled trial
Ethics approval The Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College and the local medical ethics…
Central reference database launched to categorize and coordinate mental health biomarker research
Psychiatrists and neuroscientists are taking a major step toward objective mental health diagnosis by launching a central reference…
Trump health care, flu shot, food pyramid: Morning Rounds
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Half of GLP-1 users ditch their injections — and some are turning to other weight-loss methods instead
Published: Jan. 15, 2026 at 11:51 a.m. ET Millions of Americans have tried GLP-1s, but some people find that…
Stanford’s noninvasive brain treatment for depression proves helpful – The Mercury News
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Summer passed Valerie Zeko by when she was 27, as she vegged out on…
DFL lawmakers call for ICE to stay out of Minnesota hospitals
A dozen DFL lawmakers are calling for change after reports of federal officers getting into hospitals and detaining…