Medical Education Needs To Adapt

By Dr. James W. Schroeder

Artificial intelligence is poised to revolutionize most industries, and medicine is no exception. Eight in ten doctors already use AI for everything from taking notes to getting up to speed on the latest medical research in order to better diagnose patients.

AI promises to deliver enormous benefits to clinicians and patients alike. But like any tool or technology, AI also has limitations.

Medical educators need to adjust their curricula in response to the AI age. That means putting less emphasis on memorization — and more on developing an empathetic bedside manner, communicating well, and handling the many other uniquely human elements of the job.

Doctors have the unique privilege and responsibility of being invited into some of the most intimate and vulnerable moments of patients’ lives. Physicians often meet patients and their families when they are confronting anxiety, life-altering diagnoses, even death.

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Why Was Mayor Baile Black-Balled?

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The question that has gone unanswered for several months is why the Camden County Democratic Party Committee didn’t back the current mayor. And why didn’t the six council members endorse him?

A July 2026 election overview citing reporting from the New Jersey Globe reported that Baile didn’t receive support because he didn’t vote in the June Democratic primary.

Following that election, James Beach, the Camden County Democratic Committee Chairman circulated a list of nearly 300 elected officials, committee members, and party activists who failed to cast their ballot in the primary election. The list from Gloucester City included Baile and Gloucester City Councilman George Berglund.

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The Trucking Lobby’s Contradictory Campaign on Accountability

By Stacy Washington

Since the start of President Trump’s term, the Department of Transportation has revoked a whopping 30,000 commercial trucking licenses that were illegally issued to foreign drivers. And that might just be the tip of the iceberg — an untold number of unqualified truckers remain behind the wheel of the 40,000-pound machines barreling across American highways.

Innocent motorists have already paid a steep price: Federal officials estimate that at least 239 people have been killed in accidents involving semi-truck drivers who couldn’t speak or read English well enough to pass a basic proficiency test.

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The Hidden Risk of GLP-1 Drugs

By Jessica Starr and Emily Stein

For millions of Americans, GLP-1 medications have become an important tool for managing diabetes and obesity. But patients considering these drugs should understand that the number on the scale does not tell the whole story.

Rapid weight loss often comes with reductions in bone density and muscle mass, changes that can compromise strength and mobility while increasing fracture risk. For that reason, GLP-1 treatment should not be viewed as a stand-alone intervention. Patients can benefit from combining such medications with medical supervision, adequate nutrition, and a consistent program of resistance and weight-bearing exercise.

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The Wrong Prescription: Government Price-Setting Models May Jeopardize Patient Care

By Gary Puckrein

Healthcare affordability is America’s number one financial concern. According to new polling from the Kaiser Family Foundation, roughly two-thirds of U.S. adults worry about being able to afford the care their families need.

Yet in the search for solutions, the federal government appears to be heading in the wrong direction. Policymakers are considering drug pricing models that risk erecting new barriers to care and worsening health outcomes — without delivering value to patients.

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This School Year, One of the Best Things You Can Do for Your Teen Is Listen

By Dr. Regina Miranda

Back-to-school season can present challenges and opportunities as a parent. Relaxed summer schedules are replaced with classes, homework, and extracurriculars, and the transition to a new semester can be both exciting and stressful.

Fortunately, the school year is full of everyday moments parents and caregivers can use to check in on their kids. Whether it’s an early breakfast before school, the commute home, or an after-school FaceTime call from work, these small moments can let kids know we are thinking about them.

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The Science of Finding Cancer Early Just Proved Itself. The Communities That Need It Most Are Ready

By Gary A. Puckrein, PhD

Residents of Houston’s Fifth Ward live adjacent to documented creosote contamination. The neighborhood is ninety-four percent non-Hispanic Black. It is a state-designated cancer cluster. Those who live there do not need a clinical trial to tell them that cancer is coming for their community. They need a way to find it before it’s too late.

The possibility is no longer theoretical. The NHS-Galleri study — the largest randomized controlled trial of multi-cancer early detection (MCED) ever conducted — demonstrated that a blood test can detect cancer at four times the rate of standard screening alone. Critically, it identified cancers at Stages I and II, when treatment is less invasive, less costly, and far more likely to succeed.

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Kennedy Asked Pelosi, “How Did You Gain $250M On Your Salary

WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 20, 2026)–During a Senate hearing held on August 20, 2026, Senator John Kennedy asks Nancy Pelosi how she was able to gain $250 million during her 37 years as a Congresswoman.

Kennedy said, “I counted money for the state of Louisiana. Every bond issue, every disbursement, every dollar that moved through that office had to add up at the end of the day. And when a number did not add up, it was my job to find out why. He looked at her. Ma’am, this number does not add up.”

” Let us be generous,” Kennedy said.

“Using the average salary for a congressmember, $174,000 a year times 37 years. That is about $6.4 million before taxes. Ma’am, you are worth more than $200 million,” he said.

“If a person saved every dollar of salary, ma’am, never ate, never paid rent, never put gas in the car, never turned on a light, that person would need to work for over 1,400 years to reach your net worth.”

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Time and time again, we see corruption in our federal, state, and local governments, but nobody ever goes to jail. According to Spotlight PA, out of 100 Senators, 77 members are millionaires. Out of the 435 members of the House of Represenatives 60 percent are millionaires.

This financial disparity raises serious concerns about how connected elected officials are to average citizens, and it sheds light on why there is so little legislative support for term limits. We need greater transparency and reform to address these systemic issues in our government.

The YouTube video of that exchange,

Source: courtesy of Constitution Crossroads

GUEST OPINION: Want Lower Healthcare Costs? Stop Squeezing Independent Doctors

By Dr. Rick Snyder

Healthcare costs are weighing heavily on Americans’ minds. A new Pew Research Center survey found that 73% of Americans consider the affordability of healthcare a “very big problem” for the country.

Congress has noticed. In recent months, lawmakers have held a series of healthcare affordability hearings examining why healthcare costs are rising — and what Washington can do about it. One of the most effective ways to address those concerns is by fixing Medicare’s broken physician payment system.

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When Tariffs Hurt More Than Help

By Georges Kern

The U.S. government has collected roughly $340 billion in import duties since President Trump announced his Liberation Day tariffs over a year ago. And the economic impact has been more complex than either the supporters, or the critics, want to admit.

But as critics have noted, tariffs are essentially sales taxes on imports — which inevitably means higher costs for Americans who buy those products. Two-thirds of Americans feel that tariffs have increased their personal cost of living.

Washington could minimize this financial burden — while still incentivizing reshoring — by making the tariff regime more targeted and flexible. In particular, it doesn’t make sense to impose tariffs on imported goods that, by definition, cannot be made in America.

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