Peter Papadakos

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Robert Glatter |Peter Papadakos

NowOn average, Americans pay about twice what other countries do for prescription drugs. Thanks to President Trump’s aggressive tariffs and the global trade war they are inciting, they might soon pay even more. Last week, Trump made good on a core campaign promise to enact sweeping tariffs, slapping a …

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Robert Glatter |Peter Papadakos

U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a copy of a 2025 National Trade Estimate Report as he speaks during a trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC.

May 7, 2024 | mdedge.com | Unclear Mechanisms |Robert Glatter |Peter Papadakos |Yash Shah

Publish date: May 7, 2024 Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly recently announced that its newly approved weight loss medication Zepbound — a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) akin to Mounjaro, Ozempic, and Wegovy — will be prescribed by independent telehealth providers on a platform managed by the company itself. The drug can be subsequently shipped direct to consumer (DTC), allowing delivery straight to patients’ homes.

Nov 20, 2023 | time.com | Robert Glatter |Peter Papadakos

IdeasDr. Glatter is Editor at Large for Medscape Emergency Medicine and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell; Dr. Papadakos is Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center and Professor of Medicine at Mercer University School of Medicine. On Friday, an individual allegedly entered the lobby of a state psychiatric hospital in Concord, New Hampshire killing a security guard.

Aug 23, 2023 | time.com | Robert Glatter |Peter Papadakos |Yash Shah

A 49-year-old female notices new-onset vaginal bleeding over the past several days. She becomes concerned and seeks advice from her long-time family physician. When she calls, she is surprised to hear responses from an artificial intelligence (AI) platform. The longtime secretary, who knew her well and would quickly arrange appointments or connect her with the doctor, has been replaced by this expensive new AI-based system. The call begins with an extensive library of prompts.