by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Mar 9, 2026 | All Blog Posts, Surveys
Dietary supplements are a $50+ billion industry in the United States. Yet scientific evidence varies widely across products. Last month’s survey explored what you take, why you take it and how confident you are that it improves your health. Here are the results: My...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Feb 9, 2026 | All Blog Posts, Surveys
For decades, medicine has relied on a simple safeguard: when it comes to prescribing medications, a human clinician is always in the loop. That assumption is now being tested in a first-of-its-kind pilot. In Utah, regulators have approved the use of a generative AI...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Jan 12, 2026 | All Blog Posts, Surveys
Each new year brings fresh promises of healthcare reform: new technologies, policy proposals, pricing models and delivery innovations. Yet for patients, clinicians and health system leaders alike, progress often feels uneven and unpredictable. As 2026 began, I asked...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Dec 15, 2025 | All Blog Posts, Surveys
As 2025 came to a close, many Americans took stock of their daily habits and the factors that influence long-term health. Research continues to show that behaviors related to nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management and social engagement play an...
by Robert Pearl, M.D. | Nov 14, 2025 | All Blog Posts, Events, Lessons
For as long as humans have dreamed, sleep has puzzled us. And even after nearly a century of research, it remains one of medicine’s great mysteries. Why would evolution favor a state in which humans spend a third of their lives motionless, unproductive and vulnerable?...
