May 4, 2023 – Did you know that atrial fibrillation – better known as AFib – is the most common type of heart rhythm disorder, and that by 2030, it’s estimated that about 12.1 million Americans will have it? The…
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THCB Gang Casey Quinlan, our friend and frequent THCB Gang member, died today. She may have gone quietly but she for sure lived her life way out loud. It’s not unexpected; she was diagnosed with a recurrent stage 4 cancer…
BY KIM BELLARD Chances are, you’ve read about AI lately. Maybe you’ve actually even tried DALL-E or ChatGPT, maybe even GPT-4. Perhaps you can use the term Large Language Model (LLM) with some degree of confidence. But chances are also…
Health Tech Steve Yaskin is CEO of Health Gorilla and probably the only non-lawyer who has read the entire 21st Century Cures Act, and decided that there was a business buried in it. If we are going to fix the…
May 3, 2023 – With the blockbuster type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic as popular as ever, people with diabetes and those wanting to use it for weight loss have been struggling to get their hands on it amid widespread shortages. There are over 4…
May 3, 2023 — What happens when a chatbot slips into your doctor’s direct messages? Depending on who you ask, it might improve outcomes. On the other hand, it might raise a few red flags. The fallout from the COVID-19…
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Overdose deaths in the United States tied to the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl soared 279% from 2016 to 2021, health officials reported Wednesday. With the nation reeling from…
May 2, 2023 – Popular nutritional supplements could be behind your allergic reactions if no other answer seems clear. Allergens may be hidden in a range of supplement products, from colorings in vitamin C powders to some vitamins used in…
May 2, 2023 — Lizzy P., a 77-year-old retired nurse from Delaware, has been taking Adderall for about 10 years. “The doctor started me on it for many reasons,” she said. “I get tired easily — it’s a stimulant, so…
“When you turn the corner / And you run into yourself / Then you know that you have turned / All the corners that are left.” ~Langston Hughes Nearly two years ago I left a long-term controlling and abusive relationship….