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FDA proposes ban on hair straightener ingredients
The proposal specifies that formaldehyde would be banned, as well as other chemicals that release formaldehyde, such as methylene glycol.
Opinion
Artificial intelligence in the office: Part 2
A multitude of generative AI products with potential medical applications are now available, with new ones appearing almost weekly.
Latest News
EMA warns that omega-3-acid ethyl esters may cause AFib
Experts found a dose-dependent increase in the risk for atrial fibrillation in patients with cardiovascular diseases or cardiovascular risk...
Conference Coverage
Precision medicine takes individual approach to diabetes
“Because diabetes is an incredibly heterogeneous disease, few people are Mr. or Mrs. ‘average’ and one-size-fits-all approaches fail many people...
Commentary
Overburdened: Health care workers more likely to die by suicide
It’s time we acknowledge and support the people in our profession who seem to be suffering more than any of us: the aides, the techs, the support...
Commentary
MASLD: Promising treatments for a newly renamed disease
The name change refocuses the attention of providers on the fundamental basis of MASLD as a critical member of the metabolic syndrome spectrum of...
Commentary
Disenfranchised grief: What it looks like, where it goes
Disenfranchised grief, the grief that is hard to share and often seems wrong to feel in the first place, can be triggered in many situations.
Feature
Domestic violence in health care is real and underreported
Tasked with screening for abuse, medical professionals often struggle to recognize their own experiences of domestic violence and rarely ask for...
From the Journals
Resident creates AI alternative to U.S. News med school ranking
After med schools dropped out of the U.S. News and World Report medical school ranking system, a resident decided to create a do-it-yourself...
Latest News
FDA to step up oversight of cosmetics, assess ‘forever chemicals’
The cosmetic products include makeup products, nail polishes, shaving creams, other grooming products, perfumes, face and body cleansers, hair...
Commentary
Answering the protein question when prescribing plant-based diets
To ensure that patients have all the facts when making dietary decisions, clinicians need to be prepared to respond to concerns about protein...