Federal and state regulators are drawing new boundaries around medical AI, from how the tools are vetted to who bears responsibility when they fail. Medscape Medical News
Tag: Internal Medicine
Watch Out! A Coding Audit May Be Coming Your Way
Payers are stepping up their audit activities for medical practice and hospital billing and coding. Here’s how to avoid being a target. Medscape Medical News
Medscape Physician Friendships Report 2026
Juggling a high-stress profession with family and other responsibilities can be a job in itself. How do doctors find friends and keep the ones they have? Here’s what we found. Medscape
One Broken Pathway Drives Aging. Scientists Aim to Fix It
A decline in the functioning of the cellular cleanup pathway drives disease across nearly every organ. Now drugs that restore it are heading toward the clinic. Medscape Medical News
The Unknowns in Your Salary Plan Could Cost You
Doctors often overlook or misunderstand important metrics and incentives in their compensation plan, which can drag down their income. Medscape Medical News
Insects in Hospitals: Definite Ick, Unclear Risk
When cockroaches, beg bugs, and flies turn up in medical facilities, they can pose clinical dilemmas. Medscape Medical News
Tears: A Well of Diagnostic Info, No Crying Required
Thanks to the emerging science of tear biomarkers, a simple paper strip placed inside the lower eyelid could reveal a goldmine of diagnostic data. Medscape Medical News
Inside the Quest to Make Old Cells Young Again
Reversing cellular age isn’t science fiction, but the biology is more complicated than either the skeptics or the hype artists want to admit. Medscape Medical News
Medscape Internist Compensation Report 2026
US internists report their 2025 compensation and satisfaction with it. Differences in doctor pay by gender, racial and ethnic group, and medical specialty are revealed. Medscape
Medscape Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2026
Physicians reveal how well their incomes help build family net worth, as well as investment and spending philosophies. Wealth disparities are reported by gender and race. Medscape
Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2026: Positive Signs
US physicians report their 2025 compensation and satisfaction with it. Differences in doctor pay by gender, racial and ethnic group, and medical specialty are revealed. Medscape
Physicians Must Lead AI Integration in Medicine
It’s no longer a question that AI will shape the future of medicine. But it must be accountable and transparent, and physicians must lead its integration into clinical practice, writes AMA’s CEO, John Whyte, MD, MPH. Medscape Internal Medicine
Med Op-Ed: Climate-Induced Runny Nose, Pesky No-Shows, More
The clinical ramifications of longer pollen seasons; seeing deeper meaning in ‘Did Not Attends’; and scientific advances may soon transform glaucoma care. Medscape Medical News
Deciphering Diabetic Dilemmas
The Curbsiders tackle complex diabetes cases to help you learn how to manage hypoglycemia among older adults, retinopathy among pregnant individuals, and steroid-induced hyperglycemia. The Curbsiders
Pill That Slows Aging? Meds May Boost Health Span
Metformin, rapamycin, and senolytics show multifaceted effects on aging biology that could transform how clinicians approach chronic disease prevention. Medscape Medical News
Does This Side Effect Spell Doom for the GLP-1’s?
The increased risk for a rare optic nerve disorder may not tarnish the game-changer reputation of the GLP-1 drugs. Medscape
Does This Side Effect Spell Doom for the GLP-1s?
The increased risk for a rare optic nerve disorder may not tarnish the game-changer reputation of the GLP-1 drugs. Medscape
Can Medicare Afford the Perpetual Human?
As life-extending technologies and aging interventions proliferate, questions surround who will be granted access to a longer and healthier life. Medscape Medical News
Going to Mars? Your Body Might Disagree
Astronauts face severe health risks on their journey to Mars, dealing with muscle loss, vision changes, and immune system challenges. Medscape Medical News
GLP-1s Are Crazy Effective — Just Not Cost-Effective
We know they are expensive, but isn’t the cost recouped by the healthcare savings? Dr F. Perry Wilson explains. Medscape