Intelligent Medicine Radio for July 19: AI-boost for mammograms?
Intelligent Medicine Radio for July 19, Part 1: AI-boost for mammograms?
AI-boost for mammograms—a bridge too far? Plastics and heart disease; What does a high CRP mean? Social media marketing of female aphrodisiac dinged with FDA warning; Roundup gets a makeover; Artificial sweeteners may hasten puberty in kids; Plus an encore of our interview with Dr. Jeffrey Bland introducing Himalayan Tartary Buckwheat as a hedge against age-related immune decline.
Intelligent Medicine Radio for July 19, Part 2: Hot Baths v. Saunas
Advice for liver fibrosis; A caller with a 30 year history of fatigue may need adrenal support; Air filters reduce classroom absenteeism; Inhaled insulin may free diabetics from injections; High blood sugar, not just waning testosterone, the culprit in male sexual decline; Hot baths beat saunas for cardiovascular benefits; Monday stress is real—even for retirees.
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New mammography tools — the need for clinically meaningful assessment standards
N Engl J Med 2025;393:211-213
Phthalates exposure from plastics and cardiovascular disease: global estimates of attributable mortality and years life lost
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Maker of sexual desire drug Addyi gets FDA warning letter
By Kristen Monaco, MedPage June 11, 2025
New research shows Monday stress is etched into your biology
Journal of Affective Disorders, 2025; 389: 119611 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.119611
Blood sugar, not age, drives sexual health decline in men
Neuroscience News July 13, 2025
Hot tubs vs saunas: Study finds which offers greater health benefits
American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 2025; 329 (1): R20 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00012.2025
AI sniffs earwax and detects Parkinson’s with 94% accuracy
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Sweet but risky: Common sweeteners may be accelerating puberty in kids
ScienceDaily July 15, 2025
Roundup, the popular herbicide, is undergoing a formula change, phasing out glyphosate in some consumer products and replacing it with other active ingredients
By Carey Gillam, The New Lede October 22, 2024
Inhaled insulin may free children with type 1 diabetes from injections
By Sara Novak, NewScientist July 10, 2025
Air filters in classrooms reduce sick days by more than 10 per cent
By Michael LePage, NewScientis April 29.2025