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AI Model Can Aid Physicians in Skin Cancer Diagnoses

Physician's Weekly

percent in early-stage melanoma detection through a longitudinal analysis, improved clinicians’ skin cancer diagnostic accuracy by 11 percent on dermoscopy images, and enhanced nondermatologist health care providers’ differential diagnosis by 16.5 PanDerm outperformed clinicians by 10.2

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‘Gas Station Heroin’ Spurs Spike in Poison Control Calls, FDA Warns

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“You never quite know what’s in that bottle,” Dr. Diane Calello of the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System told the AP. It claimed to provide “an unparalleled solution to cravings for opiates.” More information The U.S. “That’s what tends to get people into trouble,” Dr. .”

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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

Physician's Weekly

Insurers must provide clearer explanations when care is denied and explain how patients can appeal. More information Harvard Health has more on prior authorization. Starting next year, if a patient switches insurance plans while getting treatment, the new plan must honor the old plan’s prior authorization for at least 90 days.

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Midea Recalls 1.7 Million AC Units Over Mold Risk

Physician's Weekly

You can return your unit using a free shipping label provided by the company. More information Consumers should check if their air conditioner is included in the recall. Most models measure about 22 inches wide and 14 inches high, the recall notice said. Midea is offering customers a full refund or a free repair.

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What We Now Know About COVID Prevention and Treatment: A Podcast with Monica Gandhi

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We’ve lived through lockdowns, toilet paper shortages, mask mandates, hospital surges where ICU’s overflowed, a million COVID deaths, prolonged school closures, development and roll out of novel vaccines, an explosion of social isolation and loneliness, and the invention of the “zoom meeting.” . But hospitalizations are low.