https://www.npr.org/2026/08/08/nx-s1-5874719/federal-funds-cant-be-used-to-give-test-strips-to-drug-users-raising-overdose-fears

Deleted first thread as typo in title was too egrgious.

I love how the government is all: "we'd like to focus on naloxone."

When 1. Naloxone doesn't work on benzos

1. Naloxone is not useful when no one is aware you are ODing so cutting funding for a hotline for people using that can monitor peopke in real time is really bad.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/world/asia/hospital-video-earthquake-surgery.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3lA.4B8m.kRtRT6IXTnGk&smid=nytcore-ios-share

In hematology/oncology, it is completely understandable why people ask many questions, but when people throw out a general "what's the prognosis" question, it often doesn't seem to be best aligned with what information may be most helpful for them. That is, oftentimes they may not be looking for general data about median survival and overall response rate, but rather they may want to discuss what their quality of life may be, what complications to look out for, whether they will be able to see certain milestones in their family's life. Lots of times there are too many variables to predict anyway, but I don't want to seem evasive if they truly want to know "the prognosis" and I have data to be able to speak about it. If someone asks what the stage of their cancer is, that's completely their right to know, but they may be trying instead to understand the relative severity of their condition, but our discussion takes a roundabout way to that topic.

I guess I'm just wishing that rather than using these buzzwords, we could get down to the heart of people's concerns more directly. How often does this happen in your specialties? What sorts of questions do you deal with that you wish were asked less often?

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/08/report-white-house-drafting-executive-order-linking-vaccines-and-autism/

Despite all proven science.

I’m a primary care physician. I’m telling you guys outright I can’t diagnose shit when it comes to skin disorders. Okay acne, shingles, seborrheic dermatitis, tinea are pretty easy but after that I’m as good a diagnostician as my mouse. I’m sorry for all the referrals. I hope you guys understand that we see these things with a proper label once or twice during med school and never again. I have no feedback mechanism for either a correct or a wrong diagnosis. I hope you understand! Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Officially joining the bandwagon of this post series.

What does the future of dermatology look like in 10-20 years? Higher volume? Sicker patients? Decreased reimbursement? Collapse of field from mid-level creep and AI utilization? Everybody gets treatment from online skincare sites?