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A simmering mistrust of medical science and scientific institutions that had been long building in the United States boiled over during the COVID-19 pandemic.

An estimated record-high 91 million Americans are unable to pay for quality health care if they needed it today, according to a new West Health and Gallup survey.

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SAN DIEGO — The risk for amyloid-related imaging abnormalities in early-stage Alzheimer’s disease is primarily driven by the apolipoprotein E e4 genotype, as well as hemorrhaging present at baseline, according to a speaker.

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SAN DIEGO — Tests for food and drug allergies can be scary for children. But a robot developed by the Yale University Social Robotics Lab that guides them through deep breathing can ease their anxiety, according to a poster presented here.

Adults showed a significant reduction in their clinical-level mental health symptoms with unrestricted access to a generative AI-powered chatbot designed for mental health treatment, according to results of a randomized trial.

NEW ORLEANS — Misdiagnosis is a relatively common issue that physicians must be vigilant against, according to a presenter at ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

SAN DIEGO — AXS-05 was well-tolerated and significantly delayed the time to agitation relapse compared with placebo in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to phase 3 data from the ACCORD-2 trial.