HEALTH & SCIENCE REPORT: Multiple Topics

[Rob Longo]

The following articles are from multiple resources:

BRAIN
1) Psychologist reveals how distraction breaks memory
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-psychologist-reveals-distraction-memory.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

2) Sex differences in brain gene activity could explain why some disorders affect men and women differently
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-sex-differences-brain-gene-disorders.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette

3) Real-world MRI data confirm shared brain signatures of mental health disorders
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-real-world-mri-brain-signatures.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette

4) Why 'brain fog' in Parkinson's isn't always what it seems
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-brain-fog-parkinson-isnt.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

5) Hydraulic brain: Body motion linked to fluid movement in the brain
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-hydraulic-brain-body-motion-linked.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

6) How creative therapy may help rewire the ADHD brain
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-creative-therapy-rewire-adhd-brain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette

7) How the brain replays past emotional experiences during sleep
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-brain-replays-emotional.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#goog_rewarded

8) Can Gabapentin Improve Brain Injury Outcomes? — Same-day gabapentin tied to lower cognitive impairment risk in TBI study
https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/aan/120963?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-04-26&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-04-26&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition

9) Baby teeth and brain imaging reveal how early-life metal exposures shape brain development and behavior
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-baby-teeth-brain-imaging-reveal.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

10) Even light drinking combined with aging is linked to reduced brain blood flow and thinner tissue
https://www.psypost.org/even-light-drinking-combined-with-aging-is-linked-to-reduced-brain-blood-flow-and-thinner-tissue/

12) Most Americans worried about brain health, but few know how to protect it
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-americans-brain-health.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

13) Tourette's tics are not just motor misfires—an emotion-linked brain circuit may open a new treatment frontier
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-tourette-tics-motor-misfires-emotion.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

14) Overlooked brain damage sets off a chain reaction that could change how neurodegeneration is fought
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-overlooked-brain-chain-reaction-neurodegeneration.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

15) Scientists map how Down syndrome reshapes brain development before birth
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-scientists-syndrome-reshapes-brain-birth.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

16) Blood and spinal fluid proteins reveal distinct fingerprints of four brain diseases
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-blood-spinal-fluid-proteins-reveal.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette

17) ADHD's biggest mystery may not be attention at all but a hidden brain fuel problem driving everything
https://sciencex.com/news/2026-04-adhd-biggest-mystery-attention-hidden.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette

18) Brain age matters: Waking EEG patterns shift with prior sleep in children and adults
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-brain-age-eeg-patterns-shift.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

19) Headspace: Can our brains get full?
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-headspace-brains-full.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

20) Microplastics turn up in nearly every human brain sample, including healthy tissue
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-microplastics-human-brain-sample-healthy.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette

21) https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-statement-highlights-brain-health-lifetime.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter


22) How the architecture of the prefrontal cortex shapes our creativity
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-architecture-prefrontal-cortex-creativity.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

23) Oxidative stress slows down the brain, but the brake can be released again
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-oxidative-stress-brain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette

24) Personalized brain-training approach goes after one of depression's hardest-to-break loops
https://sciencex.com/news/2026-04-personalized-brain-approach-depression-hardest.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette

25) Climate change a global threat to brain health, stroke experts say
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-climate-global-threat-brain-health.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette

26) MRI reveals cerebrospinal fluid shifts after mild brain injury
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-mri-reveals-cerebrospinal-fluid-shifts.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

27) Severe narcolepsy found to damage a second brain region
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-severe-narcolepsy-brain-region.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

28) Statement highlights how brain health is shaped by lifetime mental, physical, environmental and lifestyle factors
https://newsroom.heart.org/news/brain-health-shaped-by-lifetime-mental-physical-environmental-and-lifestyle-factors

and

New scientific statement defines brain health across life
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260428/New-scientific-statement-defines-brain-health-across-life.aspx

29) How the brain rapidly switches between internal and external processing
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-brain-rapidly-internal-external.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette


ALZHEIMER’S / DEMENTIA
1) Why some brains with Alzheimer's stay sharp
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-brains-alzheimer-stay-sharp.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette

2) Loneliness Linked to Lower Memory Scores, Not Faster Decline
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/loneliness-linked-lower-memory-scores-not-faster-decline-2026a1000bw4?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260419_etid8278337&uac=528002PJ&impID=8278337

3) Scientists find evidence some Alzheimer’s symptoms may begin outside the brain
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-find-evidence-some-alzheimers-symptoms-may-begin-outside-the-brain/

4) Strong social health linked to better brain function and resilience
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-strong-social-health-linked-brain.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette

5) Greater optimism tied to 15% lower dementia risk over 14 years
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-greater-optimism-dementia-years.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

6) Midlife Migraines Tied to Higher Dementia Risk, 40-Year Study Suggests — Findings add to the evidence exploring whether migraines and dementia are connected
https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/aan/120869?xid=nl_mpt_morningbreak2026-04-21&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBreak_042126&utm_term=NL_Gen_Int_Daily_News_Update_active

7) Alzheimer's drugs offer little benefit, major review finds. And the reasons go deeper than the science
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-alzheimer-drugs-benefit-major-deeper.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

8) Want to reduce your risk of dementia? Pick up an instrument or take a foreign trip, say researchers
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-dementia-instrument-foreign.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

9) Multimodal lifestyle intervention consistently improves cognition in early dementia
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-multimodal-lifestyle-intervention-cognition-early.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette

10) Study identifies new treatment targets for vascular dementia
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/study-identifies-new-treatment-targets-for-vascular-dementia/ar-AA21VoDH?ocid=nl_article_link

11) At what age does Alzheimer's disease begin? Study points to changes decades before symptoms
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-age-alzheimer-disease-decades-symptoms.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

12) Study finds three distinct patterns of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-distinct-patterns-cognitive-decline-alzheimer.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette


GENERAL & MENTAL HEALTH
1) Five tips to make your memory work more effectively
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-memory-effectively.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

2) U.S. Depression Rate Remains Elevated - Young adults and low-income Americans have seen the sharpest increases
https://news.gallup.com/poll/708221/depression-rate-remains-elevated.aspx

3) Positive Age Beliefs Linked to Functional Gains
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/positive-age-beliefs-linked-functional-gains-2026a1000brx?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260418_etid8276613&uac=528002PJ&impID=8276613

4) Live music causes brain waves to synchronize more strongly with rhythm than recorded music
https://www.psypost.org/live-music-causes-brain-waves-to-synchronize-more-strongly-with-rhythm-than-recorded-music/

5) Autism—Understanding Diagnosis, Prevalence, and Treatment
A Healthy Dialogue With Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele and Dost Öngür
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2848061?guestAccessKey=6ab76cb0-4234-4f48-9fc8-ceda6a731507&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=olf-tfl_&utm_term=042226

6) Autism spectrum disorder is associated with specific congenital malformations
https://www.psypost.org/autism-spectrum-disorder-is-associated-with-specific-congenital-malformations/

7) Listening to bad music makes you crave sugar, study finds
https://www.psypost.org/listening-to-bad-music-makes-you-crave-sugar-study-finds/

8) New data on public trust in science - Health is confronting division, confusion, and competing influences
https://www.edelman.com/trust/2026/trust-barometer/special-report-health?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9Oeii9BIvuy-yaGZscsve1oYvTpSKLlEYOd2u_M1Kj0gQZILh2vkSNCH11jtrXfKFL7OQ-UhpVHr7c9fnLZqwHCz2wfX5Kc9WMtpEATsCqM0mbE_I&_hsmi=416029782&utm_content=416029782&utm_source=hs_email

9) After assault, OCD risk rises fastest in first year, pointing to a critical care window
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-assault-ocd-fastest-year-critical.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette

10) Tiny mitochondrial proteins may explain the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet
https://www.psypost.org/tiny-mitochondrial-proteins-may-explain-the-health-benefits-of-the-mediterranean-diet/

11) New neuroscience research shows how slowing your breathing alters your perception of the people around you
https://www.psypost.org/how-the-pace-of-your-breath-alters-the-way-you-see-faces-2026-03-20/

12) Microplastics in human liver could be fueling global surge in disease
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/microplastics-in-human-liver-could-be-fueling-global-surge-in-disease/ar-AA21HODb?ocid=nl_article_link

13) Autism—Understanding Diagnosis, Prevalence, and Treatment
A Healthy Dialogue With Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele and Dost Öngür
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2848061?guestAccessKey=3b3063b9-0152-428c-ac65-d888888793a3&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=olf-recommended-tfl_&utm_term=042526

14) Millions of US birth records uncover an autism risk surge tied to common drugs taken during pregnancy
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-millions-birth-uncover-autism-surge.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter#google_vignette

15) How scientists have changed their view of insomnia
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-scientists-view-insomnia.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

16) The truth about cats and dogs and the links between pet attachment and mental health
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-truth-cats-dogs-links-pet.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette

17) Rape, sexual assault and long‑term chronic health issues: Our new study
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-rape-sexual-assault-longterm-chronic.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

18) Intestinal epithelial MHC class II induces encephalitogenic CD4 T cells and initiates central nervous system autoimmunity
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciimmunol.aec1627

19) Shared music listening synchronizes brain activity
https://www.psypost.org/shared-music-listening-synchronizes-brain-activity/

20) CDC Study Reveals a Sleep-Deprived Nation — Women were more likely than men to have trouble falling and staying asleep
https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/sleepdisorders/121031?xid=nl_mpt_morningbreak2026-04-30&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBreak_043026&utm_term=NL_Gen_Int_Daily_News_Update_active

21) Doomscrolling: Tips to stop the scroll, protect your mental health
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-doomscrolling-scroll-mental-health.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

22) From fear to trust: How music is transforming dental care
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-music-dental.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

23) A five‑day course of magnetic brain stimulation could help autistic children communicate better
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-fiveday-magnetic-brain-autistic-children.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter


SARS-CoV-2
1) Interdisciplinary care is a promising approach for pediatric patients with long COVID
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-interdisciplinary-approach-pediatric-patients-covid.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

2) Long COVID May Persist as Diagnostic Gaps Remain
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/long-covid-may-persist-diagnostic-gaps-remain-2026a1000co5?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260425_etid8294988&uac=528002PJ&impID=8294988

3) COVID-19 leaves a brain signature: vascular injury, inflammation, and axonal damage
https://ntkpapers.ntk-institute.org/article/human-brain-matters-navigating-the-neuropathology-of-covid-19

4) Here's the COVID Vaccine Paper the CDC Censored — Top health officials don't want you to read this, that's exactly why you should
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/faustfiles/121016?xid=nl_mpt_Onthecase_2026-04-29&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Marshal_General_Interest_Special_Report

YOUTH
1) Higher intelligence in adolescence linked to lower mental illness risk in adulthood
https://www.psypost.org/adolescent-cognitive-scores-and-schooling-linked-to-adult-mental-health-outcomes/

2) Declining societal religious norms are linked to rising youth anxiety across 70 countries
https://www.psypost.org/declining-societal-religious-norms-are-linked-to-rising-youth-anxiety-across-70-countries/

3) Longitudinal neurocognitive trajectories in a large cohort of youth who use cannabis: combining self-report and toxicology
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-026-02395-1

4) Largest US study finds teen cannabis use linked to slower cognitive development
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-largest-teen-cannabis-linked-slower.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

5) Social media, not gaming, tied to rising attention problems in teens, new study finds
https://www.psypost.org/social-media-not-gaming-tied-to-rising-attention-problems-in-teens-new-study-finds/

6) Unrestricted generative AI harms high school math learning by acting as a crutch
https://www.psypost.org/unrestricted-generative-ai-harms-high-school-math-learning-by-acting-as-a-crutch/

7) Childhood trauma tied to tough depression cases
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-childhood-trauma-tough-depression-cases.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

8) Childhood adversity predicts combined physical and mental illness in later life
https://www.psypost.org/a-long-shadow-childhood-adversity-predicts-combined-physical-and-mental-illness/

9) Rethinking the Autism "Epidemic": What's Driving the Rise in Diagnosis
https://edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/audio-player/19056037?utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=olf-tfl_&utm_term=042226

10) High social media use significantly associated with increased odds of alcohol use among adolescents
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-high-social-media-significantly-odds.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

11) Who do tipsters really work for? Following tipsters on social media linked to higher gambling risk in adolescents
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-tipsters-social-media-linked-higher.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette

12) Social media promotion, ease of access increase risk of adolescent inhalant misuse
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-social-media-ease-access-adolescent.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

13) Teenage girls and experts call for changes to tackle worsening mental health
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-teenage-girls-experts-tackle-worsening.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette



THC CBD PSYCHEDELICS
1) TBI survivors turn to psychedelics for symptom relief
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-tbi-survivors-psychedelics-symptom-relief.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

2) Researchers, Advocates Welcome Executive Order on Psychedelics
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/researchers-advocates-welcome-executive-order-psychedelics-2026a1000cg0?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_260422_etid8287565&uac=528002PJ&impID=8287565

3) Repeated doses of psilocybin show promise for treating obsessive-compulsive disorder
https://www.psypost.org/repeated-doses-of-psilocybin-show-promise-for-treating-obsessive-compulsive-disorder/

4) Depression treatment is shifting, and this mushroom-derived compound is driving one of psychiatry's biggest new tests
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-depression-treatment-shifting-mushroom-derived.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter


AI
1) Artificial intelligence in medicine: a scoping review of the risk of deskilling and loss of expertise among physicians
https://www.esmorwd.org/article/S2949-8201(26)00012-3/fulltext

2) Top AI models fall short on true clinical reasoning despite diagnostic strength
https://dgnews.docguide.com/article/top-ai-models-fall-short-on-true-clinical-reasoning-despite-diagnostic-strength

3) Nearly half of AI chatbot health responses contain errors or misinformation
https://dgnews.docguide.com/article/nearly-half-of-ai-chatbot-health-responses-contain-errors-or-misinformation

and

Physicians Beat AI Scribes on Clinical Note Quality, Study Shows — 11 AI scribes were tested against doctors in VA trial
https://www.medpagetoday.com/practicemanagement/practicemanagement/120829?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-04-17&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-04-17&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition

4) AI Chatbot Told Users That Herbal Remedies Can Treat Cancer — Nearly half of chatbot answers to medical questions deemed "problematic" in study
https://www.medpagetoday.com/practicemanagement/informationtechnology/120860?xid=nl_mpt_morningbreak2026-04-21&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBreak_042126&utm_term=NL_Gen_Int_Daily_News_Update_active

5) Lower quality scores seen for AI- versus human-generated visit notes
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-quality-scores-ai-human-generated.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette

6) AI Chatbot Prescribing Psychiatric Medications Raises Red Flags
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/ai-chatbot-prescribing-psychiatric-medications-raises-red-2026a1000blh?ecd=wnl_sci_tech_260422_MSCPEDIT_etid8285576&uac=528002PJ&impID=8285576

7) Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01100-y?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=wpi_healthbrief

8) People remain “blissfully ignorant” of AI use in everyday messages, new research shows
https://www.psypost.org/people-remain-blissfully-ignorant-of-ai-use-in-everyday-messages-new-research-shows/

9) Psychologists pinpoint the conversational mechanisms that help humans bond with AI
https://www.psypost.org/psychologists-pinpoint-the-conversational-mechanisms-that-help-humans-bond-with-ai/

10) No, That AI Chatbot Is Not Your Friend — It's time for adolescent screening and strict chatbot regulations
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118130?xid=nl_secondopinion_2026-04-26&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WeekendOpinions_042626&utm_term=NL_Gen_Int_SecondOpinion_Active

11) Doctors Are Quietly Using AI. Bans Won't Fix That. — Regulation must go beyond formally sanctioned tools
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119842?xid=nl_secondopinion_2026-04-26&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WeekendOpinions_042626&utm_term=NL_Gen_Int_SecondOpinion_Active

12) Artificial intelligence flatters users into bad behavior
https://www.psypost.org/artificial-intelligence-flatters-users-into-bad-behavior/

13) Half of AI health answers are wrong even though they sound convincing—new study
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-ai-health-wrong-convincing.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

14) AI-induced psychosis—why we can't even begin to understand what's happening
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-ai-psychosis.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

15) Medical Board Wants AI Doctor Program 'Immediately Suspended'
— Without proper oversight, patients could stay on subpar therapy for years, Utah board says
https://www.medpagetoday.com/practicemanagement/informationtechnology/120995?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2026-04-28&mh=b472702379519ab6c5a3eb368b1e37ec&zdee=gAAAAABm4vkSlHpatgJA9AhGC93ytnmIdH-i7GN6G83LoYaCXzzN3GR13pz08dfUAsGcfRwkA6zRU5qff2DB2Sn7gqSHqv0DW1XSfoM8sHdL5vtF6nsNhwI%3D&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%20-%20Randomized%202026-04-28&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition

16) Medical AI is moving faster than safety checks, experts warn
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-medical-ai-faster-safety-experts.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter#google_vignette

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