My latest video: Sorting true from fake experts.

tl;dr:

True experts:
- Have content knowledge
- Engage in deliberate practice
- Seek lifelong improvement
- Know their limits
- Don't attack critics
- Are recognized as an expert by peers

youtu.be/m-M3MRpo2zM

I couldn't figure out where the link was being posted to my Google drive where I keep educational files for personal convenience. I continued getting daily requests for them to be shared (which I no longer do).

I tried changing the name of folder, thinking that might help. Nope.

#LargeLanguageModels can outperform medical experts in clinical text summarization, according to research led by AIMI Associate Director Akshay Chaudhari & published by Nature Medicine. go.nature.com/3xkdqQG

Took my first look at Suno. I created this in < 2 min from first visiting the site (lyrics from ChatGPT). Zero editing.

Imagine what can be done w time by someone who knows what they're doing.

Anyone who thinks tech like this won't devastate the music industry is in denial.

Protect civilians or else what exactly?

Is Biden threatening to wag his finger sternly as the US gives Israel another 1000 bombs to slaughter more innocent people?

It’s finally out.

Please stop giving Paxlovid to vaccinated people.

nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

The big questions in medicine right now are less about the tech (though they ARE still about the tech), but about methodology, safety, integration (and HCI), and clinical trials.

Heavy lifting? Perfectly fine, but unnecessary if doing cardio

Whole foods? Docs already recommend

High protein? Most people already consume more protein than they need

Drinking water with electrolytes? Your kidneys are better at regulating your electrolytes than your brain

I know there was a lot of buzz about this week's salacious and debatably distasteful Huberman exposé in New York Magazine, but I think this is a much more salient piece on the man and his work: slate.com/technology/202…

Strong Medicine's latest...

Kate's Cancer Diagnosis: What You Need To Know

The tl;dr (before folks start angrily replying before watching): Nothing. It's none of our business!

Shame on the docs who went on TV to publicly speculate.

youtu.be/JApna8-vqTc

#KateCancer

I am saddened that I do not find this shocking at all.

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If my life's only accomplishment is convincing the world that the normal range for resting heart rate in adults is *not* 60-100 bpm, it will have been a life worth living.

#TheMostPervasiveMythInMedicine

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The latest entry in my series on the practical, evidence-based physical exam: The Core Cardiovascular Exam (e.g. pulses, edema, JVP, bruits, heart sounds, and murmurs... and how to properly communicate & document all of it.)

#cardiology #FOAMed

youtu.be/r9uo6Ljza6U

It gets worse. Apparently if you search 'as of my last knowledge update' or 'i don't have access to real-time data' on Google Scholar, tons of AI generated papers pop up. This is truly the worst timeline.