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Artificial intelligence is quietly transforming how doctors interact with patients — and it might already be in use during your next visit to the doctor’s office.
Thousands of physicians across the country are using a form of AI called ambient listening, surveys show. This technology listens to conversations between doctors and patients, creates real-time transcriptions, and then compiles detailed clinical notes — all without disrupting the flow of the appointment.
Dr. Daniel Kortsch, associate chief of artificial intelligence and digital health at Denver Health, said that ambient listening technology has made a big difference since his practice began using it in fall 2024.
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«It really shifts the doctor-patient interaction, so they can actually just talk and be humans,» Kortsch told Fox News.
At Denver Health, the physicians used an AI tool called Nabla. With just one click, it begins transcribing the doctor’s conversation with a patient — even supporting multiple languages,..

Creatine is a popular supplement used to help build muscle, but researchers in Australia are questioning its effectiveness.
Investigators from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney found that individuals who took creatine while performing a three-month weightlifting regimen put on the same amount of muscle as those who did not take the supplement while lifting.
That’s according to their recent study, which was published in the journal Nutrients.
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«We’ve shown that taking 5 grams of creatine supplement per day does not make any difference to the amount of lean muscle mass people put on while resistance training,» senior author Mandy Hagstrom, PhD, an exercise scientist from UNSW’s School of Health Sciences, said in a news release about the study.
The clinical trial looked at 54 relatively healthy participants ranging from 18 to 50 years old who were divided into two groups.
Both groups completed the same 12-wee..

An Alabama woman living with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had it removed after her body began to reject it.
Towana Looney from Gadsden, Ala., returned home following her April 4 surgery at NYU Langone Health.
Looney thanked her doctors for «the opportunity to be part of this incredible research.»
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Although doctors now have her back on dialysis, the experience gave doctors much-needed information on the journey to a solution.
«Though the outcome is not what anyone wanted, I know a lot was learned from my 130 days with a pig kidney – and that this can help and inspire many others in their journey to overcoming kidney disease,» Looney told The Associated Press.
Looney has been receiving dialysis since 2016 and was abnormally primed to reject a human kidney, according to a report by the AP.
Since the procedure, she has called herself «superwoman» and has been able to live longer than anyone w..

A U.S. senator said a GLP-1 drug changed his life — and now he's calling for widespread access to anti-obesity medications.
In a New York Times op-ed on April 8, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., wrote about his experience with Mounjaro (tirzepatide).
The injectable prescription medicine is primarily used to treat type 2 diabetes.
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Fetterman was prescribed the medication in July 2024.
«As a stroke survivor, I was interested in studies showing [Mounjaro] could significantly reduce the risk of major cardiac events,» the senator wrote.
«Even though I started taking it for my heart health, I’ve been struck by how much better it has made me feel across the board. It’s made a significant impact on my overall health,» he continued.
«Aches, pains and stiffness have vanished. Physically, I feel a decade younger, as well as clearer-headed and more optimistic than I’d been in years. As far as side effects, I’ve also lost around 2..

Researchers have discovered an experimental medication that significantly reduces a cholesterol-like particle that can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Many Americans are unaware that elevated levels of this particle — known as lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a) — are circulating in their blood.
Elevated Lp(a) cannot be modified with lifestyle changes, and has been called «one of the last untreatable frontiers of cardiovascular risk» by Cleveland Clinic, who led the study.
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This new research confirmed earlier findings showing that the experimental drug — lepodisiran, made by Eli Lilly, who funded the study — can «silence» the main gene responsible for synthesizing Lp(a).
(Other experimental gene therapies with a similar mechanism of action are also in development, according to Cleveland Clinic.)
The findings were published in The New England Journal of Medicine and were also presented at the annual meeting of th..

Professional golfer Phil Mickelson, who made his 32nd start in The Masters this week, has been open about his commitment to health and wellness.
The six-time major champion and three-time Masters winner has said he follows a five-day prolonged fast, which led to him dropping 25 pounds in 2023.
Intermittent fasting (IF) has become a popular weight-loss strategy in recent years.
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There are several types of intermittent fasting — but they all follow the same concept of alternating between fasting and eating.
With a time-restricted approach, the dieter only eats during a certain window. For example, with the 16/8 method, the person fasts for 16 hours and then can eat within an eight-hour span, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Other versions involve fasting for a full 24 hours once or twice per week — or only consuming limited calories on fasting days.
FASTING-LIKE DIET COULD SLOW THE AGING PROCESS, STUDY SUGGESTS: ‘LIVI..

Three of the most common aging-related diseases share many of the same risk factors — and they can all be reduced through lifestyle changes.
That’s according to a new study from Mass General Brigham (MGB), which identified 17 common risk factors all linked to stroke, dementia and late-life depression.
The researchers combed through previously published studies of risk factors associated with those three conditions, then determined which ones can be controlled through healthy behaviors.
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They also predicted the impact each risk factor had on quality of life and mortality, according to a press release from MGB.
The 17 risk factors that are shared by at least two of the diseases include blood pressure, kidney disease, fasting plasma glucose, total cholesterol, alcohol use, diet, hearing loss, pain, physical activity, purpose in life, sleep, smoking, social engagement and stress, the researchers li..