June 4, 2025
A New Edition of Bioethics Is Now Available
Bioethics (vol. 39, no. 5, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
Clinical / Medical
June 3, 2025
Robo-doc will see you now: Tony Blair backs AI medics and nurses for the NHS
(Daily Mail) – Sir Tony Blair has urged Britain to embrace AI doctors and nurses as he said the world was ‘in the foothills’ of the biggest tranformation since the Industrial Revolution. The former prime minister claimed AI could have … Read More
June 3, 2025
Measles can be a risk during air travel. Here’s how to stay safe.
(The Washington Post) – People with measles, a highly contagious disease, are traveling on airplanes, raising concerns about the spread of the respiratory virus as global cases rise and summer travel season gets underway in the United States. The Centers … Read More
June 3, 2025
Most US counties saw decline in childhood MMR vaccination rates: Report
(ABC News) – Most counties in the United States have seen a decline in childhood measles, mumps and rubella vaccination rates over the last five years, according to a new report published Monday. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University looked at … Read More
June 2, 2025
Do Patients Without a Terminal Illness Have the Right to Die?
(New York Times) — When Canada’s first MAID law, Bill C-14, passed in 2016, it was reserved for those who were over 18, eligible for health care and mentally competent to consent to death. They needed to have a “serious … Read More
June 2, 2025
This 14-Year-Old Built an App That Detects Heart Diseases in Seconds
(Smithsonian Magazine) — Siddarth Nandyala wants to put his tool in the hands of medical professionals so that they can catch cardiovascular abnormalities in their early stages In trials in India, Siddarth Nandyala detected and diagnosed more than 40 patients … Read More
June 2, 2025
Toxic pesticide levels found in tampons 40 times higher than legal limit for water
(The Guardian) — Toxic pesticide levels have been found in tampons at levels 40 times higher than the legal limit for drinking water. Traces of glyphosate, a pesticide linked to cancer, has been found at very high levels in menstrual … Read More
June 2, 2025
I Tested My Blood for Microplastics. The Results Weren’t What I Expected.
(Slate) — All the effort was for a microplastics blood test, the first designed to be taken at home. Testing human blood for microplastics is a relatively new thing. Until this home test came out, the process could be done … Read More
June 2, 2025
Most US counties saw decline in childhood MMR vaccination rates: Report
(ABC News) — It comes as the U.S. surpassed 1,000 measles cases for the 1st time in 5 years. Most counties in the United States have seen a decline in childhood measles, mumps and rubella vaccination rates over the last … Read More
June 2, 2025
A New Edition of European Journal of Human Genetics Is Now Available
European Journal of Human Genetics (vol. 33, no. 5, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
May 30, 2025
Can this nasal spray slow down Alzheimer’s? One couple is helping scientists find out
(NPR) – The nasal spray contains an experimental monoclonal antibody meant to reduce the Alzheimer’s-related inflammation in Walsh’s brain. He is the first person living with Alzheimer’s to get the treatment, which is also being tested in people with diseases … Read More
May 29, 2025
Podcast: AI Scribes Can Boost Your Doctor’s Productivity and Reduce Burnout Rates
(Wall Street Journal) – Artificial intelligence that listens and summarizes your conversations can be deployed during doctor’s appointments. But WSJ contributor Laura Landro explains why some experts say it’s only the beginning of how it can be used across medicine. … Read More
May 29, 2025
A Kaiser Permanente systems outage had pharmacies relying on pen and paper
(The Verge) – Healthcare company Kaiser Permanente dealt with a system outage on Wednesday that forced its hospitals and pharmacies to fill out prescriptions with pen and paper and slowed down services at other parts of the company. (Read More)
May 28, 2025
Rates of liver injuries rise in the U.S. as supplements grow in popularity
(NBC News) – Most people who take dietary or herbal supplements do so on their own, not under a doctor’s advice. From 1995 through 2020, supplement-related liver failure requiring U.S. patients to be waitlisted for transplants increased eightfold, according to … Read More
May 28, 2025
Robots take on some of the ‘busy work’ at US hospitals
(Financial Times) – Innovators are rolling out products aimed at relieving understaffing by automating mundane tasks Robots have assisted surgeons for decades, but now they are being deployed to new areas of US hospitals as the healthcare industry grapples with … Read More
May 28, 2025
Ambience announces OpenAI-powered medical coding model that outperforms physicians
(CNBC) – The company’s new model can listen to patient encounters and identify ICD-10 codes, which are internationally standardized classifications for different diseases and conditions. There are about 70,000 ICD-10 codes that are regularly updated and used to facilitate billing … Read More
May 28, 2025
A New Edition of Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics Is Now Available
Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics (vol. 46, no. 3, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
May 27, 2025
No hospitals: How war collapsed one city’s health care system
(NPR) – Two years of war in Sudan has caused an unprecedented humanitarian disaster in one of Africa’s largest countries and left its health system in ruins. Before fighting broke out in April 2023, Khartoum had nearly 100 public and … Read More
May 27, 2025
COVID vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women, Kennedy says
(Associated Press) – U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women — a move immediately questioned by several public health experts. In a 58-second video … Read More
May 27, 2025
New ‘superbug’ antibiotic to treat sepsis and pneumonia enters last phase of testing
(The Independent) – It is hoped that the drug zosurabalpin will be approved by the end of the decade A new antibiotic that has the potential to save millions of lives has entered its last phase of human testing. Swiss … Read More
May 27, 2025
Why AI May Be Listening In on Your Next Doctor’s Appointment
(Wall Street Journal) – New systems for documenting outpatient visits are adding features and moving into hospitals; ‘we are just scratching the surface’ Even the hospital walls may soon have ears. A fast-growing technology known as ambient listening is taking … Read More
May 26, 2025
Should Everyone Be Taking Ozempic? Doctors Say More People Could Benefit
(Wall Street Journal) – Now, Ozempic and others in the “GLP-1” category of drugs are approaching that critical mass. They are showing promise for an ever-expanding list of diseases, beyond today’s most common uses of weight loss and treating diabetes. … Read More
May 26, 2025
I’m a Black Doctor. I Nearly Died Giving Birth.
(MedPage Today) – Despite my medical credentials, my concerns were dismissed. It took my husband calling my doctor directly to save my life. I was hemorrhaging internally, requiring multiple blood transfusions and a 2-week hospital stay. My family feared they … Read More
May 26, 2025
Why Women With Type 2 Diabetes Are Diagnosed Later Than Men
(Wired) – Statistically, men are more likely than women to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, with about 18 million more men living with the condition worldwide. This doesn’t tell the whole story. When women do get a diagnosis, they’re … Read More
May 23, 2025
Lung cancer risk in never-smokers predicted by AI tool ‘Sybil’
(UPI) – An estimated 57% of Asian-American women diagnosed with lung cancer have never smoked, compared to only about 15% of all other women. With lung cancer rates among non-smokers rising, especially young East Asian women, a new study released … Read More
