Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Coverage of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the Nexus archive.
- 3 Medical Routines That Older People May Not Need
Recent medical research suggests that common screening procedures and treatments for older adults may not be necessary and could pose unnecessary risks. Doctors are reconsidering colonoscopies after age 75, removal of actinic keratoses skin lesions, and continued use of certain thyroid medications in elderly patients, as benefits often do not outweigh the risks.
- Doctors' growing AI deepfakes problem
AI-generated deepfakes are being used to impersonate doctors and spread misinformation, prompting calls for increased privacy and transparency laws. The American Medical Association is seeking guidance on how to respond to these incidents and is calling for a crackdown on deepfake creators. This issue has the potential to erode public trust in the medical establishment and put patients at risk.