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The National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism recently proposed a new addition to the addiction vernacular: “preaddiction.” The idea is that the word will help …
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More than 80 million CT scans are performed each year in the U.S. alone. In fact, most Americans have had a CT scan by the time they reach age 60, …
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Every day, it seems, is mental health awareness day. In the U.S., there’s Eating Disorders Awareness Week in February. May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, which includes National Children’s …
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For psychiatrists, Donald Trump’s third run for the presidency means that we’ll once again face the challenge of diagnosis: Should we, or shouldn’t we? For 50 years, the American Psychiatric …
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We’ve all had the experience of a doctor or other health care worker staring at screen while asking us sensitive questions to fill out our electronic health records. But that …
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This article is adapted from “The AI Revolution in Medicine: GPT-4 and Beyond,” by Peter Lee, Carey Goldberg, and Isaac Kohane, published by Pearson. “Thrashing.” That’s what old-school computer scientists …
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In 2023, just under 2 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer. Many will endure multiple CT and MRI studies and intensive medical care, including surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or immunotherapy. …
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I once saw a patient who came to the emergency room with injuries that were clearly related to domestic violence. Instead of offering a compassionate ear and a blanket to …
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Viral hepatitis affects almost 400 million people and kills more than 1 million each year. Yet it was left off the agenda of the Millennium Development Goals. Now, 20 years …
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