Morning Medical with Dr. Chow
A daily update covering the latest medical & health news from around the world using artificial intelligence. Doctor Chi-Ming Chow is a family physician, general internist, and cardiologist. He is also a Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto.
AI Generated Episode: Mon Oct 12 2026
Could trading your smartphone for a flip phone improve your time, focus and relationships? Dr. Chi-Ming Chow considers August Lamm’s experience and concerns about teens spending more than eight hours a day on screens. Plus, rising ground beef, chicken and produce prices, warnings about unapproved herpes treatments, gaps in vaping screening, patient safety, emerging therapies and advances in AI breast cancer screening.
Key Points
- Reducing smartphone use may improve focus, emotional well-being, and face-to-face relationships by replacing constant digital distraction with more intentional living.
- Rising prices for staples like beef, chicken, tomatoes, lettuce, and cucumbers reflect the combined effects of climate change, labor shortages, tariffs, and retailer pricing.
- New medical developments include concerns about unapproved online treatments, the need for stronger outbreak response and updated screening practices, and promising AI tools that may improve breast cancer risk prediction.
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