AI's Limited Impact on Cancer Explained
F Cancer Why has AI had so little impact on Cancer? New essay, link below. https://t.co/cLsoh7c7do
Placenta Capsules Lack Benefit and Pose Infection Risk
I did placenta encapsulation with my first baby due to my prior midwife's recommendation, but I no longer do it or recommend it. Here's why. The only placebo-controlled trials on it (UNLV) found no meaningful benefit for mood, fatigue, bonding, or iron...
FDA Urges IRB Overhaul to Match China's 60‑day Trials
FDA commissioner Makary at a CMS conference today in Baltimore calls for “big and different” IRB reforms to catch China's speedy trial starts - pre-IND phase can run 380 days in the US, he said, while China is pushing for...
Bioethics Bureaucracy Stifles Medical Research Progress
Medical Research Is Hopelessly Caught in Red Tape. Part of the blame goes to "bioethics," which I've long argued is highly unethical. https://t.co/6tF016elEH
Prioritize Natural Fertility Solutions Before Resorting to IVF
I'm not going to comment on the specific stats here because I haven't read the book yet and some of these numbers need more context. But the broader point matters. Women deserve full transparency before making a decision that costs $15-20K...
Beyond the Hype: Subtle HIMSS Wins over Flashy Demos
HIMSS had a cat pit, a robot hand on someone's head, and an AI announcement from basically every vendor alive. But we liked other subtler stories: @HeyEpic soft-launching a pharmacy network product that perhaps could eventually take on @Surescripts, a...
Quality Care: 45‑Minute Pediatric Visit Makes All Difference
Doctors who take their time with each patient >>>> I know it can depend on their schedule, but our pediatrician took 45 minutes with us and it was so helpful
AI Excels in Detail, yet Cancer Cure Remains Distant
AI, strong on details, and tantalizingly close to curing cancer? Sobering to still see examples like these regularly.
Reengineering High-Volume Imaging Workflows with Gleamer AI
« @RadNetImaging CEO Howard Berger, MD, said it has become increasingly critical to #reengineer high-volume #workflows. This is particularly pertinent in X-ray, ultrasound and mammography, where @gleamer_ai holds expertise. » 👌 🚀 https://t.co/wSqNyHlkXj
CytomX Jumps 66% on Promising Colorectal ADC Data
CytomX surges on positive data for ‘masked’ ADC in colorectal cancer https://t.co/PxQMISvyri by @Lilah_Alvarado $CTMX + 66%
AI's Role in Healthcare Explained in 100 Q&A
Introducing "100 Questions and Answers About Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare" - your essential guide to understanding the integration of AI and medicine. - Explore 100 essential questions, each offering concise yet insightful answers supported by research and real-world examples. - From the...
GenAI Predicts Insulin Resistance Using Wearables and Routine Labs
Innovation with genAI, predicting insulin resistance from wearable device data (for steps, heart rate, sleep) integrated with demographics and routine blood parameters. Without CGM. @aametwally1 @GoogleResearch @NatureMedicine https://t.co/PRZPLGjuxZ https://t.co/ShbFyO55qP
Structure's GLP-1 Pill Shows Best-in-Class Obesity Results
Structure’s GLP-1 pill shows ‘best-in-class’ potential in obesity trial https://t.co/j0fzAg6GRV @ByJonGardner $GPCR $LLY $NVO $AZN $MRK #obesity
Linking U.S. Medicare Payments to Global Benchmarks Matters
CMS' CMMI dir. Abe Sutton at quality conf. in Baltimore today: "tying what we pay to what other countries pay across Medicare Part B, Medicare Part D and Medicaid really matters."
Multi-Ancestry Polygenic Score Predicts T2D, Obesity, GLP‑1 Need
A polygenic risk score that predicts Type 2 diabetes, obesity, and likelihood for requiring a GLP-1 drug. Across 6 ancestries. https://t.co/5hTVv8kqlK https://t.co/IgXhx8vFA6
Proposing Real‑Time API National Provider Directory to End Data Hide‑and‑Seek
The U.S. still plays “Where’s Waldo?” with provider data. @HeyEpic ’s new concept paper lays out how CMS and partners can build a real-time, API-driven national directory. 🌐 https://t.co/URsJiyAhMm #Interoperability #FHIR #HealthIT #DigitalHealth #HITSM
AI-Driven Digital Biology Delivers Custom Cancer Vaccine for Dog
The era of digital biology, exemplified by making a bespoke and effective vaccine for cancer in a dog, is taking off. Access to the AI-Coscientist. A new feature @NatureMedicine https://t.co/AR9lqne7E1
Placenta: Century‑Old Medical Resource Beyond Waste
Actually yes. The placenta has been used in medicine for over 100 years. The amniotic membrane is used in eye surgery for corneal reconstruction. It's used as a graft for burn treatment and wound healing. It's used in dental and orthopedic...
AI Bridges Patients, Providers, Payers, and Public Health
Last week at #HIMSS26, the Oracle Health and Life Sciences team showcased how AI can connect patients, providers, payers, and public health organizations. See what you missed and learn how our AI-powered tech can help your organization. https://t.co/JphBBwbFT2
Jason Hoffman’s Interview Packs Dense AI Insights
Can't emphasize enough the amount of valuable AI insights per word in this masterpiece by Jason A. Hoffman, CSO @Switch. Got to this after he was interviewed by the great @furrier https://t.co/dlM9fL53Xi https://t.co/UcyXJnkcrg
Aged Blood Stem Cell Mutations Drive Aortic Aneurysm Growth
Just weeks ago we didn't know that mutant clones of our aged blood stem cells could be linked to expansion of an aortic aneurysm. No less how. And so much more https://t.co/YuEmJPkdg2 https://t.co/qQq2dgAfWf
Sarepta Tests Elevidys Safety, Sana
Sarepta tests new Elevidys safeguards; Sana advances diabetes cell therapy https://t.co/hkixuANCCV $SRPT $SANA $INO $BAYRY #biotech
Four‑Tier Framework Cuts Through AI Healthcare Hype
It’s incredibly hard to see through the current AI hype in healthcare. To facilitate that, I have mapped the rapidly expanding universe of AI use cases in healthcare from early-stage “on the horizon” innovations to “safe bets” that are already backed...
Structure's Obesity Pill Shows Phase 2 Weight‑Loss Promise
Pretty impressive data from $gpcr, which remains my favorite ticker. Structure's obesity pill shows weight loss promise in Phase 2 trial https://t.co/T0JU2UuftY
Prioritize History and Exam Before Trusting MRI Findings
The irony I find myself returning to is that MRI technology has not made us better diagnosticians. It has, in many cases, made us worse ones, because the image is so concrete and the language of the report so authoritative...
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Dental Robots Face Trust Hurdle, Acceptance Possible
It seems inevitable that medical robots will be used across the healthcare spectrum: from taking blood samples and moving medications around in a hospital to surgeries and pharmacy automations. But can dentistry be the next? A medical specialty in which...
Understanding CGM Accuracy: Devices, Context, and Personal Factors
Continuous glucose monitors accuracy depends on the device, the situation and the individual. In this blog we explain the key concepts behind CGM accuracy and the terms you need to understand before interpreting the data. https://t.co/qSpsLY4al8
Lack of Health Policy Expertise Undermines Article Credibility
I’m gobsmacked by how bad this article is. I could tell before I looked at the authors credentials that they don’t have any background in health policy and I was right… And look, I’m not even mad at Kelly, it isn’t...
Red Meat in Plant-Forward Diet Impacts Aging Biomarkers
Effects of Minimally Processed Red Meat within a Plant-Forward Diet on Biomarkers of Physical and Cognitive Aging: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Feeding Trial https://t.co/hpjHcUsbtP https://t.co/Kf2yZhbmVe
New Wave of DIY Rare‑Disease Advocates Challenging Broken System
I think we're about to see a massive rise in new type of rare disease patient and parent. Someone that knows that treatments/cures are possible but they have to push against the broken system with AI/Biotech themselves. The system DOESN'T want to...
Graph AI Accelerates Longevity Drug Discovery in New Alliance
Solve Aging: Biophytis and LynxKite are expanding their alliance to use graph-based AI to speed discovery of new longevity drugs, aiming to map complex aging biology and surface novel targets for age-related disease. The “AI x longevity” stack is quietly...
Low‑Cost Vaccines Fight Pseudoscience, Yet Remain Unaccepted
Please @X I make low cost vaccines to help humanity and debunk pseudoscience. This is unacceptable
GLP‑1 Drugs: Promising yet Unproven Healthspan Extension
GLP-1 drugs for extending healthspan? Intriguing but we're a long way off from evidence Discussed at length in Super Agers as a candidate drug beyond lifestyle + factors @TheEconomist gift link https://t.co/A2dpfcnApF https://t.co/3gY8iACeGs
Epic's Lawsuit Becomes Evidence in New Data Breach Cases
Three new data breach class actions against @HeyEpic landed Friday in the Western District of Wisconsin, all claiming data breach against the company and a variety of its health system customers. The twist: the complaints cite Epic's own lawsuit against...
Beyond Square Footage: Prioritize Access, Demographics, and Proximity
Healthcare site selection starts with the wrong question. "How much space do we need?" matters. But patient access, demoraphics, parking ratios, building infrastructure, and referral proximity matter more. The variables that actually determine if a location succeeds.
Government Claims 20% Health Insurance Cost Drop—Absurd
The most absurd number in CPI? According to the US Government, the cost of health insurance has declined 20% over the last 5 years... https://t.co/Iw2M0izZim
Zimbabwe Prioritizes Rehabilitation, Mental Health in Crime Prevention
You are all misleading people with these comments… Zimbabwe now uses a CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM, the focus is on rehabilitating criminals & preventing crime. This is a MENTAL HEALTH issue & the @ZimFirstLady is the country’s Health Ambassador. She didn’t go...
Learn First Aid Now—It Could Save Lives
Know this isn’t my usual sleep content and I’m not sharing this to upset or scare you- promise. But I REALLY would like to encourage you to look into doing a first aid course or at least read up on...
Dynamic Evaluation Framework for LLMs in Patient Care
Our new @NatureMedicine paper proposing a path for better, dynamic evaluation of large language models for patient care https://t.co/VHvyxDFKuc CES-clinical environment simulator @pranavrajpurkar https://t.co/Q9tyeupEk3
Psilocybin Aids Smoking Cessation; New African Psychedelic Mushroom Found
Psilocybin seems to help tobacco smokers quit; Scientists discover a new species of psychedelic mushroom in Africa https://t.co/E5d2aUHoUQ
Regulators, Not Pharma, Block Self‑Testing Experimental Therapies
The Enemy isn't Big Pharma. It's the FDA and Regulators who won't allow you to test experimental therapies on yourself (or your dog). Even if it's life or death.
Physician's Cancer Missed Due to Medical Gaslighting
What happens when a physician becomes the victim of medical gaslighting? They almost die. In a recent episode of The Podcast by KevinMD, neurologist Dr. Carolyn Larkin Taylor shared a story that exposes a massive crack in our medical system. Dr. Taylor...
75‑Year‑Old
An intriguing case of “exceptional resilience” against dementia A 75-year-old man free of dementia despite a dominant Alzheimer’s mutation — and a possible hint for the rest of us https://t.co/lWn9gCKrEm https://t.co/jq0L2NtZ27
Nonprofit Hospital Execs Receive $250k Bonuses, Shock Fades
I mean…(allegedly) the hospital executives at a local Childrens hospital got $250k BONUSES each. It’s a nonprofit hospital. Many nonprofit hospital executives get paid millions a year. I guess the numbers just don’t shock me anymore.
Doctors Endure 36-Hour Shifts, Urging System Reform
A short video of a man picking up his wife a Dr who just completed 36 hours of straight call prompted netizens to urge KKM to improve working conditions. It reminded me of my housemanship days way back in 1990 in...
Weekly Aerobic Exercise Reverses Brain Aging by One Year
I teach medical students about neurodegeneration. But a new clinical trial shows the most powerful brain drug might be free. Researchers at AdventHealth put 130 adults (ages 26-58) through a randomized controlled trial: 150 minutes of aerobic exercise per week vs....
GLP‑1 Restores Appetite Control, Overcoming Adverse Environments
The “root cause” is a dysregulated appetite with a terrible environment. The GLP-1 normalizes the dysregulated appetite and allows for navigation of the environment.
2026 Joint Guideline Redefines Dyslipidemia Management Standards
2026 ACC/AHA/AACVPR/ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline on the Management of Dyslipidemia: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines https://t.co/Jq8Zh6XQlY https://t.co/OFicPSvJuH
Iran War Sparks Widespread Health and Environmental Crisis
"The Iran War Is Creating a Public Health and Environmental Crisis" by @thor_benson for @RollingStone (via @YahooNews): https://t.co/bAYYyScmwJ