(MedPage Today) — Late last week, I attended the memorial service for Officer David Rose, who was killed when a gunman, motivated by anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, attacked the CDC on August 8. In this direct assault on a federal agency, the… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — Advancing at warp speed over the last several years, artificial intelligence (AI) has steadily crept into our culture, our economy and our daily lives. In the healthcare sector, we’ve seen AI technology used incrementally in… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — The FDA recently announced new requirements for opioid medications to be labeled to emphasize “the safety risks of long-term use.” The labeling updates are based on two required postmarketing observational studies on all new… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — While it’s sometimes hard to admit I’m wrong, I can say that I’ve had a change of heart about an issue related to the automated answers to patient-generated questions on the patient portal within our electronic medical record… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — “We don’t have to live like this, but unless we take it seriously, we’ll die like this.” — Mark Rosenberg, MD, MPP, founding director of the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, after signing an open letter… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — I saw a patient a few years ago who had come to me because he had been using a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), despite not having diabetes, and was worried about what he called “glucose spikes” after he ate. He said he didn… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — About a year ago, I finished chemotherapy after 10 years of fighting cancer and began what’s called “maintenance.” That meant infusions every 6 weeks and taking a pill twice a day every day for 2 years. This was not without its… Powered by WPeMatico

(MedPage Today) — I did something recently that shocked my medical colleagues: I turned down a medication specifically offered to me because I’m Black. My obstetrician had just offered me aspirin during pregnancy — not because of my age, blood… Powered by WPeMatico