Consumer Attitudes & Behavior

ChatGPT is mostly wrong in answering drug questions, study shows

Almost three-quarters of drug-related questions that pharmacists reviewed were wrong or incomplete.
Can I have a word with you?

Merriam-Webster's 2023 Word of the Year is "authentic.” Here Dr. Howard Goldstein offers up suggestions for the medical word of the year.
No increased risk of suicide or psychiatric conditions in isotretinoin users

A new review and meta-analysis suggests that isotretinoin may actually lower the risk of suicide attempts two to four years following treatment.
What does weight-inclusive healthcare mean?

A dietitian explains what some providers are doing to end weight stigma.
Obesity management: Stopping tirzepatide leads to substantial regain of weight

But initial weight reduction with tirzepatide is maintained and augmented with ongoing treatment.
Breast cancer survivors may not need so many mammograms after surgery, U.K. study suggests

Yearly screening is meant to monitor whether cancer has come back. All that testing causes anxiety for patients and costs money.
Chronic fatigue syndrome is more common than some past studies suggest, CDC says

Health officials on Friday released the first nationally representative estimate of how many U.S. adults have chronic fatigue syndrome: 3.3 million.
Screen time for one-year olds linked to developmental delays

A dose-response association was found in a study of children in Japan.

Being overweight impairs the immune response against COVID-19