How much artificial intelligence is too much when you visit your doctor? Although patients are generally open to healthcare professionals using AI to handle administrative and some medical tasks, they want humans wielding the stethoscope, a recent survey suggests. A solid majority of Americans are comfortable with AI translating patient notes or scheduling appointments, either…
A former nurse who calls herself the “crazy cemetery lady” found a new calling: caring for the dead by restoring cemetery headstones, some of which are centuries old. Evyn Moon has the story. Source link
CBS News chief medical correspondent, Dr. Jon LaPook, breaks down the current flu season and what you can do to stay protected. Source link
The Food and Drug Administration is warning that electric hospital beds from medical equipment supplier Medline can pose a fire hazard, after two people died and another 16 users were seriously injured. Medline, based in Northfield, Illinois, issued an “urgent” safety notice this week instructing customers to discontinue using its beds and other products without…
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took steps this week that could open up access to certain unapproved peptide drugs that are being promoted for wellness. In a draft policy filed Wednesday, Kennedy said he had determined that compounding pharmacies could prepare six specific peptides — BPC-157, Epitalon, KPV, MOTS-c, Semax, TB-500…
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took steps on Wednesday that could expand access to some unapproved drugs called peptides, which are being promoted for wellness. But there’s not much evidence that they are safe and effective. Dr. Jon LaPook breaks it down. Source link
Nearly 75% of NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a new study led by Boston University researchers finds. CTE is a degenerative brain disease that is found in people who have suffered repeated blows to the head. It can only be definitively diagnosed after death. CTE has…
Ten years ago, Norah was diagnosed with melanoma. It was a wakeup call that changed her relationship with the sun and made her want to shine a light on the importance of early skin cancer detection. On this week’s episode of Healthful, Norah’s dermatologist, Dr. Elizabeth Hale, discusses ways to prevent skin cancer, where melanoma…
Christina Applegate, who has been waging a public battle with the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis, announced Tuesday that she discovered she does not, in fact, have MS. She is now one of an estimated 25 million Americans living with a rare or undiagnosed illness. Tom Hanson reports. Source link
Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian joins “CBS Mornings” to share some simple health hacks, including ways to eat healthy on a budget, which can be found in his latest book, “Food Is Medicine: Healing Our Bodies, Nourishing Our Minds, and Transforming Our Food System.” Source link
