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Alla about ketamine.

“Kevin undergoes ketamine therapy on-camera, exploring its efficacy, safety, and the science behind this controversial treatment.” I didn’t watch this whole 2-hour video. I did, however, find Dr. Jennifer Ellice to be a great communicator and this quote felt accurate: […]

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The engineering behind healthcare LLMs.

“Today I’m chatting with Davis Liang at Abridge, the company that turns voice encounters in healthcare into reports, data, etc.. We’ve talked in the past about the business and product side of Abridge, but today I wanted to go a […]

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The compounding loophole for GLP-1 drugs.

Scott Alexander once wondered how the economy would handle a $12,000/yr drug that everybody wants (i.e. Ozempic). We haven’t seen the official price become the market price, though, because patent protections for the drug are currently suspended. That’s the compounding […]

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The case for the physical clinic.

“Founders shouldn’t write off clinics simply because they seem expensive to run. If a clinic is indicated as the optimal way to deliver care for that patient population, there are creative ways to build and operate them. We’ll talk through […]

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Dermatology’s disastrous war against the sun.

This is anonymously published by “a midwestern doctor” so who knows just how much of this is bs. Informed readers, please write to me! “Skin cancers are by far the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, so to […]

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Doctors are lobbing AI-written letters at insurers.

“Since using A.I. to draft prior-authorization requests, he said about 90 percent of his requests for coverage had been approved by insurers, compared with about 10 percent before.” Eventually AI will both write and read the letters. ~ learn more

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Debunking the dopamine detox trend.

“The fad of temporarily fasting from pleasurable activities likely won’t “reset” dopamine levels and doesn’t accurately reflect this molecule’s nuanced functions.” ~ learn more