How AI can transform precision-education for physicians "When data from many users are aggregated, these tools can generate performance ranges, revealing learning curves that could predict trajectories leading
to the best possible performance for individual trainees."
@erictopol
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AI Transforms Precision Education for Physician Training
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Smart Underwear Innovation Monitors Gut Health and Flatus
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You gotta be kidding me @mims gift link https://
wsj.com/tech/personal-
tech/smart-underwear-gut-health-human-flatus-atlas-9ffa1bd7?st=mRvLAL&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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GRAIL Cancer Detection Trial Fails to Meet Primary Endpoint
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On the huge randomized GRAIL trial
Front page @nytimes today @RebeccaDRobbins "The study’s goal was to show a 20 percent reduction in advanced cancers among those who got the test. That did not happen."
gift link https://
nytimes.com/2026/02/20/hea
lth/cancer-detection-test-grail.html?unlocked_article_code=1.N1A.Ivyd.lMF48TnsCUBK&smid=url-share
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Colon Cancer Screening and AI Healthcare Applications
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I was referring specifically to colon cancer screening
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$100 Genome Sequencing Breakthrough Achieved by San Diego Startup
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The $100 whole human genome sequence finally reached! @ElemBio https://
sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/02/19/scr
appy-san-diego-startup-goes-toe-to-toe-with-gene-sequencing-giant-illumina/
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Large MCED AI Trial Misses Primary Endpoint Despite Promise
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142,000 participants!
The largest randomized trial of a multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test failed its primary endpoint https://
genomeweb.com/cancer/grail-f
da-plans-undeterred-after-nhs-galleri-mced-trial-misses-primary-endpoint
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Clinical Trials Ongoing for AI Healthcare Application
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Yes, very likely, ongoing clinical trials are assessing it now
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FDA Approves Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment
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1 minute of vagus nerve stimulation per day was recently FDA approved as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. A new Ground Truths podcast with @KevinJTraceyMD who pioneered this field https://
erictopol.substack.com/p/vagus-nerve-
stimulation-and-the-immune
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Medicine’s Future Pivot Toward Prevention and Aging Research
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Two of the most important recent quotes about the future direction of medicine, a pivot to prevention @Thomas_Rando @NatureAging
; Francisco Caiado and Markus Manz @ScienceMagazine