UF General Internal Medicine

Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Florida Dept of Medicine. News for patients, clinicians, medical educators.

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Microplastics and Human Health | Public Health | JAMA | JAMA Network https://t.co/cYycTVlPIR

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“Too-frequent refills by all U.S. pharmacies cost Medicare and patients $3 billion between 2021 and 2023….” https://t.co/PRwmgHvqjv

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““Doctors are translators if they’re doing their job right,” Boyce, the Fort Hood-based internist, said. “…. is what she describes exactly how you would approach it as a physician 200 years later?” https://t.co/sxDLnh1Y4i

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“Evidence is insufficient for the use of cannabis or cannabinoids for most medical indications.” https://t.co/8Tv5FwyTYw

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“ a causal link between mRNA vaccination and excess long-term mortality appears highly unlikely. These findings support the long-term safety of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 vaccines.” https://t.co/7FvX5HwiDV

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The science of why some spaces feel haunted — even when they’re not - National Geographic https://t.co/MFKD2iivEx

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“Covid-19 vaccination
appeared to be associated with effectiveness across
prespecified age subgroups (<65 years, 65 to 75 years, and >75 years) and in persons with or without major chronic conditions, including immunocompetent and immunocompromised
adults” https://t.co/GDwZulXWTG

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“the newer cycles are high-powered e-motos that are basically motorcycles with bicycle pedals. They can be purchased online and are capable of going two or three times faster than legal e-bikes.” https://t.co/BgD1SiN8qq

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“Early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC), also called young-onset colorectal cancer…. is increasing globally and anticipated to become the leading cause of cancer death in individuals aged 20 to 49 in the US by 2030 “ https://t.co/RpMSW6O6Ig

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Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures https://t.co/yHdqNGDwvg via @NYTimes

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“Their study, published in the journal Cell, interrogated 36 million compounds including those that either do not exist or have not yet been discovered.” https://t.co/fsx7RyJyMd

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“At the core of this problem lies a conflict of interest: the Medicare Advantage (MA) insurance companies that profit from denials are entrusted to make neutral determinations of medical necessity as they apply Medicare’s coverage rules.” https://t.co/42M2nc7c3I

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“The chats shed light on an emerging phenomenon, dubbed AI psychosis or AI delusion by doctors and victims’ advocates, in which users come under the influence of delusional or false statements by chatbots that claim to be supernatural or sentient…” https://t.co/JHylzjk1s5

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“Sleep is a modifiable behavior and a key component of the effect of screen time on the brain and depression, underscoring the importance of strategies that encourage a balanced lifestyle to mitigate the negative impact of screen time on sleep.” https://t.co/P2Q7KuuQ0u

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“Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.” https://t.co/RJ11Lwbv0R

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“But evidence is also emerging that natural wetlands may be responding to warming temperatures by pumping out more methane” https://t.co/JFESLtejpO

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“This cohort study found that primary care physicians often engage in EHR activities during paid time off, particularly at the start and end of longer vacations, reflecting challenges in fully disconnecting from work.” https://t.co/JuhNxvKVL7

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“As big a brain as Stephen Hawking had little time for this kind of thinking. In a 2004 Q&A with The New York Times Magazine, the physicist was asked what his IQ was. ‘I have no idea,’ he replied.” https://t.co/u9mDAiEw8U

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“Securing sustainable funding for patient navigation will be important for its long-term viability and impact” https://t.co/C6nlKVTMku

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“ ‘You spend a lot of time trying to figure out which responses are factual and which aren��t’ “ https://t.co/uGRJvYGLkk