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The enemy of carcinogenic fumes is my friendly begonia
Also: Driving the gastrointestinal highway and pulling the plug on an unsupervised chatbot.
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Unlocking the riddle of REM sleep
In general, as long as you get enough sleep in the first place, you will get enough REM. “You can’t control the amount of REM sleep you have.”
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Ancient plague, cyclical pandemics … history lesson?
Plus: AI detects invisible concussions and a janitor does more than clean.
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States move to curb insurers’ prior authorization requirements as federal reforms lag
Doctors and patients in several states would get some relief from burdensome prior authorization requirements if reform legislation becomes law....
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People still want their medical intelligence in human form
Plus: Finding humor in the temporal lobe and comparing reproductive inequality in mammals.
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The antimicrobial peptide that even Pharma can love
Faster wound healing comes in waves, and a cancer drug that eats bugs.
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Boys may carry the weight, or overweight, of adults’ infertility
Plus: The promise of fecal beads and the air of sleep-dieting.
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Medical-level empathy? Yup, ChatGPT can fake that
Plus: Fishy sperm, an even more fishy sperm donor, and aviation-related sleep deserts.
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Drive, chip, and putt your way to osteoarthritis relief
Plus: Gut diversity gets measured and dog walking gets dangerous.
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BMI is a flawed measure of obesity. What are alternatives?
“BMI is trash. Full stop.”
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Five chronic mistakes that can sabotage your medical practice
Although she says there are no hard and fast rules on how to run a thriving medical group, there are common mistakes that physicians often don’t...