One fear from med school

Science Magazine@science.org · 5d ago

Claustrophilic behavior may help Naegleria fowleri find food—and accidentally travel up the human nasal cavity. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4wHU15l

ChatGPT and other AIs use a flood of facts, and the occasional lie, to persuade humans. https://scim.ag/4xfhj3A

AI chatbots are becoming experts at changing people's minds. What's their secret?

ChatGPT and other AIs use a flood of facts, and the occasional lie, to persuade humans

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I hope everyone caught this Lancet study confirming that Elon Musk & DOGE are responsible for genocidal levels of suffering & death.

Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis

USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...

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My resident in clinic today presenting a patient: “honestly it‘s kinda giving GERD.”

Less protein, more lifespan! A comprehensive review of the merits of protein restriction for healthy aging A flip from the proteinmaxxing craze cell.com/cell-press-b...

I would die for Jimothy

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Meet ‘Jimothy,’ Seattle’s internet-famous raccoon

The tiny beast has been spotted twice in Ballard this summer and appears to be doing well, despite a likely congenital deformity, an animal expert said.

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Congrats we just made it impossible to come here for a PhD www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/16/m...

Trump administration limits student visas to four years, changing longstanding policy - The Boston Globe

The new rule, which also restricts the international students’ ability to transfer schools or change majors without approval in their first year, will go into effect in mid-September.

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Coming up! The first GaMER (Games in Medical Education) Conference, free and online, July 17th. A panel of amazing speakers, plus hosts @empiricgame.bsky.social & yours truly. Learn about the creation & study of educational games, make connections and share your work!

Don’t know who to credit for this. But it is how I feel.

Whenever I watch the US Men’s soccer team play, I remind myself the US Women’s soccer team have won their World Cup 4 times and remain the most successful team in tournament history.

A team @Yale invented a fake patient and had him try to buy GLP-1 drugs on 49 different websites. 45 of them wrote him a prescription. A couple in under five minutes. 🧵

Here’s what I heard Bhattacharya say: Health disparities research at NIH must be: 1. Solutions oriented (this has been underway at NIH since long before he got here) 2. In scope - can’t inform policy/ policymakers 3. Rigorous (as if it hasn’t been) We haven’t fixed disparities bc NIH got too woke.

Very hyped about the Bridge to BALANCE program for our Medicare patients! If this can prevent one excess fall and reduce medications for cardio metabolic health for our vulnerable senior patients, it’s a big win for everyone. www.linkedin.com/posts/juliej...

#obesitymedicine #healthequity #medicare #glp1 | Julie L.

I am so excited about the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge Program! 🌉 Starting July 1, 2026, eligible Medicare patients can access covered GLP-1 medications for around $50 per month, serving as a bridge to th...

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Through the lens of her own experience, a physician considers the physical, mental, monetary, and temporal difficulties faced by those who desire to breastfeed and offers recommendations for clinicians and society to make breastfeeding more attainable. Essay here: www.annfammed.org/content/24/3...

New: Researchers have quantified how easy AI search is to manipulate. Just 13 words buried in a random Reddit comment can poison AI search results. They suggest this is not easy to stop: "The way you can attack these systems is so much dumber than you think it is" www.404media.co/it-is-trivia...

It Is Trivially Easy to Use Reddit to Manipulate AI Search, Research Suggests

"We show that a tiny snippet—just 13 words—of retrieved text on a UGC website like Reddit, Wikipedia, Quora, or Facebook can change AI agents to output spam / scam content pretty consistently."

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It is interesting to me the folks doing studies in patient portal messaging do not typically include as co-PIs the clinicians who are disproportionately impacted by the current system of patient portal messaging. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

These two former chairs of the Board of Directors of the American Diabetes Association encapsulate well the response of many to the "apology" from the ADA. Who is advising them? They cannot seem to get out of their own way.

Editor-in-Chief of Diabetes Care, @sekahn.bsky.social, and colleagues have been removed from the #ADA2026 SciSessions for doing journal outreach. #resist #freedomofspeech #diabetes #NIH

I am truly amazed and inspired by Dr. Steven Kahn. #StandUpForScience #ADA #ADA2026

Steven Kahn@sekahn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I grew up in apartheid S Africa, where muzzling of speech and encroachment on academic freedom were the norm. I came to the USA to pursue a career in science. I never thought that at this stage of my career, I would ever experience my youth again. #StandUpForScience #ADA #ADA2026

I grew up in apartheid S Africa, where muzzling of speech and encroachment on academic freedom were the norm. I came to the USA to pursue a career in science. I never thought that at this stage of my career, I would ever experience my youth again. #StandUpForScience #ADA #ADA2026

A real headline in the United States today

First day back to clinic and this was not the Epic I was looking for, though it may have been the one I needed. #medsky

Food for thought: If you’re maxed out on your GLP dose, is that ”Gilamaxxing”?

Close-up of a Gila Monster

ALT: Close-up of a Gila Monster

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GLP1 RAs are not “just a weight loss jab”—I’ve seen my patients able to conceive (PMOS insulin resistance), improve inflammatory acne and rheumatoid arthritis flare ups, and reduce their diabetes or blood pressure meds. Not to mention the reduced risk of cancer development long term!

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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Back in 2021 I requested that this paper be retracted: "Vaccines and sudden infant death: An analysis of the VAERS database 1990-2019 and review of the medical literature" Finally it has been removed Took them long enough #vaccineswork

Testing lactation spaces lately has shown me how wildly variable employer investment is. True support means moving past legal compliance. When we DESIGN infrastructure & policies for women, the whole system benefits. Thoughts on the latest Milken Institute brief: www.linkedin.com/posts/juliej...

Employers Investing in Women’s Health: Employer Benefits and Health-Care Examples | Julie L.

As a recently postpartum mother, I’ve been using lactation spaces in public and private spaces both out of necessity & research👩‍🔬 It hurts me to say that in the US, the quality of investment is wild...

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Latest update on #hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship travel, multi-locations 🔵 As of 27 May, a total of 13 hantavirus cases (11 confirmed and 2 probable cases), including 3 deaths (2 confirmed and 1 probable), have been reported. Read the full disease outbreak news here: bit.ly/49mrQ3a

Very responsible by @science.org As an AI advocate and artist I also am of mind human creativity and artistry should never be supplanted by AI.

Science Magazine@science.org · 3mo ago

Correction: We have replaced the 14 May cover illustration, which was originally created using AI tools, a policy violation that we did not detect. The new illustration, based on the author’s concept, was created in-house without the use of AI. Learn more: scim.ag/4uyK6Ph