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…
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…
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. &…
Retired Georgia couple hit with $39,000 health insurance bill after ACA subsidies end
Barbara Brockway and Matt Padula always imagined retirement as a time to relax and enjoy each other’s company…
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…
Mental health treatment a growing concern in Illinois jails
Despite repeated warnings from medical professionals, staff at the Sangamon County Jail placed 27-year-old Tiffany Rusher — who…
Doctors launch direct primary care practice in Lebanon
LEBANON — Alex Grossman and Elizabeth Wolfe have each been practicing internal medicine in the Upper Valley for 20…
What ChatGPT Health can actually tell you — and what it can’t
How often have you asked ChatGPT for health advice? Maybe about a mysterious rash or that tightening in…