Patients are already using generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini for advice on symptoms, diagnoses, test results, medications and treatment options. Previous Monthly Musings surveys confirm that use has grown quickly. This month’s survey asks a different...
A recent Controversies in Medicine video examined Medical Aid in Dying, the subject of one of the most difficult and personal debates in healthcare. Last month’s reader poll asked for your views on this topic. Here are the results with my analysis below the graphic: ...
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude are increasingly being used for health and medical questions, from understanding symptoms to preparing for doctor visits. Last month, I wanted to see how usage, trust and experience with AI are changing. Here are the...
For many physicians, medicine began as a calling rooted in service, trust and professional purpose. But today’s healthcare environment is shaped by financial pressures, administrative demands, market consolidation, new technologies and changing expectations from...
Healthcare decisions by policymakers, insurers and providers almost always involve tradeoffs. Improving one aspect of care might mean higher costs, longer wait times or reduced access somewhere else. Last month’s survey asked a more personal question: What factors are...
Business guru Peter Drucker famously wrote, “If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old.” American medicine often responds to modern challenges by adding more people, more processes and more layers onto outdated systems. Last month’s survey asked...
This article first appeared on Forbes.com In high school, I spent two summers programming computers for a manufacturing company in New York City. Monday through Thursday, I wrote code. On Fridays, a senior programmer from IBM would stop in to help me debug any...
Every day, millions of patients use generative AI tools to research symptoms, interpret diagnoses, understand lab results and navigate insurance questions. OpenAI reported in January that more than 40 million people ask ChatGPT health-related questions every day, and...
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...
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...