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3 high-level briefings: Healthcare is an employment anomaly | Nurses are burning out | Dr. Birx is bullish on health data
The latest federal jobs report brings good news to healthcare and social assistance, bad news to most other sectors.
The ‘AI avalanche’ descends on surgery, ChatGPT goes healthcare-specific and more AI news & views not to miss
AI is an icy landslide sweeping through healthcare. Even surgeons must choose between two stark options: Ride the crest of the powder cloud now or dig yourselves out of a deep runout zone later.
New food pyramid cheered and contested, doctors vs. gun harms & other high-level briefings
Keto-diet champions will like the new food pyramid’s emphasis on proteins, including those high in saturated fats. Not everyone shares their predisposition.
ChatGPT is penetrating healthcare with explosive might, a US state is trying human-less prescription refills—and more AI news not to miss
If you still think of large-language AI as a newish thing yet to catch on with healthcare consumers, think again.
Is RFK Jr. really conducting an ‘assault on vaccines’? And more high-level news notes
The CDC has gone ahead and changed its recommendations for childhood immunizations. The gnashing of teeth has only just begun.

What stakeholders are saying about the largest healthcare strike in history

Many healthcare watchers were taken by surprise when upwards of 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers went on strike last week.

Stroke after TAVR: New research helps cardiologists detect early warning signs

Post-TAVR stroke is rare, but it can be fatal. A new study in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions examined the issue in great detail, focusing on more than 2,700 patients treated over a two-year stretch.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

‘We share a common vision’: Private equity-backed cardiology management group partners with MedAxiom, ACC

The group's roster of 17 like-minded cardiology practices now has access to MedAxiom's practice management tools and other key resources.

Federal AI security center established, called an ‘overwhelming win’ for businesses, hospitals

The AI Security Center, AISC for short, has as its inaugural leader U.S. Army General Paul Nakasone.

How poised is your state to handle a disaster with mass pediatric casualties?

Illinois, New Jersey and Tennessee are the only states in the country to mandate emergency preparedness for pediatric patients.

Masking, social distancing ‘do not reduce and may enhance’ subjective well-being in the pandemic-wary

Regardless of effectiveness or lack thereof, pandemic-response measures like masking and social distancing give many people a sense of being better off with them than without them.

This week has seen a cluster of healthcare-related business moves valued in the billions with a B.

Care Delivery

3 high-level briefings: Healthcare is an employment anomaly | Nurses are burning out | Dr. Birx is bullish on health data

The ‘AI avalanche’ descends on surgery, ChatGPT goes healthcare-specific and more AI news & views not to miss

New food pyramid cheered and contested, doctors vs. gun harms & other high-level briefings

ChatGPT is penetrating healthcare with explosive might, a US state is trying human-less prescription refills—and more AI news not to miss

Is RFK Jr. really conducting an ‘assault on vaccines’? And more high-level news notes