JAMA concludes it is about time that medical care for menopause symptoms is being taken seriously. However, not all information is of equal value. Social media influencers tout treatments and health hacks that are often inaccurate. Telemedicine is filing gaps but also outpacing scientific rigor. One public health expert JAMA quoted claimed the rise of telemedicine reflects the broader failure of our health care system, when patients may be referred to numerous specialists because the physician lacks the expertise in menopause to recognize all the symptoms.
Category: Telemedicine
Monday Links – 27 July 2026
- Noah Smith on the American university. (recommended)
- The probability of retirement increases by 12 to 13 percent after a spouse’s new health condition diagnosis or hospitalization.
- “During the pandemic, many restrictions on telemedicine were lifted, making it far easier for physicians to treat patients across state lines. That window has largely closed.”
- You can now feed your EMR data into ChatGPT Health.
- Why do humans tend to blink approximately 12 times a minute?
Friday Links – 17 July 2026
- Almost every study finds that paper bags are worse than plastic bags for the environment.
- British NHS update: The NHS is unable to perform 1.5m operations a year because of a drastic shortage of anesthetists, a report reveals. Over 8 million people—more than one-tenth of the United Kingdom’s population—are on waiting lists to receive health care.
- If you are traveling in Europe with a pet, your pet needs a passport.
- From 2018 to 2023, the number of direct primary care and concierge practice sites grew by 83.1 percent and the number of clinicians participating in them by 78.4 percent.
- Tele-ICU: when doctors were supposed to be monitoring remotely, one patient died.
- Sugar is necessary for life, but scientists don’t know how it got here.
WSJ: DIY Peptide Therapy Gaining Popularity and the FDA is Powerless to Stop It
Many people equate peptides to snake oil, while others are quick to remind that numerous FDA approved drugs are peptides. Glucagon, the active ingredient in GLP-1 drugs occurs naturally in the body but has a short half-life. Scientists figured out a way to make the half-life last roughly one week rather than mere minutes. Telemedicine startups are trying to cash in on the peptide craze, as are many doctors. Much of the information about peptides comes from peptide sellers and longevity doctors on YouTube.