In this narrative medicine essay, a family medicine physician whose daughter was born with a 50% chance of having the Huntingtin gene embraces the joy of the present over the fear of the future.
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In this narrative medicine essay, a family medicine physician whose daughter was born with a 50% chance of having the Huntingtin gene embraces the joy of the present over the fear of the future.
Source: JAMA Online First
This study examines the rate of employment in US health care in the postpandemic period, through the end of 2022.
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This Medical News article discusses new research presented at the 2023 United European Gastroenterology Week held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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People who received low-dose amitriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant, for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms that persisted despite dietary changes and first-line treatments such as analgesics experienced an improvement in IBS severity and symptoms compared with those who received a placebo. More people discontinued the placebo than amitriptyline due to adverse events, according to results from a phase 3 randomized clinical trial involving 463 participants from 55 primary care practices in the UK. In addition, there was no difference between the groups in anxiety, depression, or ability to work after 6 months.
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A new committee focused on digital health technologies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and virtual reality, will advise the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the risks, benefits, and clinical outcomes linked with these tools, the agency announced.
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Although the US Strategic National Stockpile—a collection of medications, medical devices, and vaccines, among other tools—distributed supplies such as personal protective equipment within the first 3 months of 2020, its ability to respond effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic fell short due to internal and external factors, according to an audit conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General. Due to these factors, “the Stockpile could not meet demand and was not equipped to handle the COVID-19 pandemic,” the investigators concluded.
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In this Medical News article, Johns Hopkins University computer scientist Suchi Saria, PhD, MSc, discusses the use of AI tools in early sepsis detection and other clinical applications.
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Although the rates of medical abortions were similar before and after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of procedural abortions fell by 31%, according to commercial insurance reimbursement data from about 17 500 abortions. The study was funded by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration.
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This Arts and Medicine feature reviews The Autumn Ghost, an historical retelling of the 1952 polio epidemic in Copenhagen, Denmark, which catalyzed developments in anesthesia and respiratory support procedures that are still in use today.
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This Viewpoint discusses proposed and enacted state legislation to protect genetic privacy for those participating in direct-to-consumer genetic testing and ensuring genetic antidiscrimination for life, health, long-term care, and disability insurance.
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