AI in health care safety; New Mexico open for business; HIV and cardiovascular risk – Morning Medical Update
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Artificial intelligence is expected to revolutionize medicine and other aspects of business and life. The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has published a notice of funding opportunity, “Examining the Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Healthcare Safety.” The agency is seeking research on how breakthrough uses of AI can affect patient safety, and safe implementation and use of AI systems.
New Mexico has the nickname, “The Land of Enchantment.” For some, it may be “your gateway to a fulfilling health care career,” according to NMHealth. The New Mexico Department of Health has begun advertising for physicians and other clinicians in Texas with the lure of more liberal laws and fewer restrictions on things like abortion and gender-affirming care. The state also has a shortage of all kinds of providers, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican.
An analysis from a large international clinical trial found patients with HIV had an elevated risk of major adverse cardiovascular events from the antiretroviral drug abacavir. The National Institutes of Health as more.
