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A widely shared r/medicine thread drew candid, self-identified physician commentary on which specialties absorb the most interprofessional scrutiny, with emergency medicine and primary care drawing the heaviest fire.

The American College of Physicians issued updated breast cancer screening guidance recommending biennial mammography for average-risk women aged 50 to 74, with shared decision-making for those 40 to 49 and discontinuation discussions after 74.

An AI model trained on ECG images identified patients with ATTR‑CM across multiple cohorts, highlighting a potential scalable approach to improving early detection.

Supplemental MRI for women with extremely dense breasts and higher-than-average risk “could be cost-effective if MRI costs and false-positive biopsy rates are reduced.” — Tosteson et al., Annals of Internal Medicine

This case highlights how Rapunzel syndrome may masquerade as a functional or sensory feeding disorder and emphasizes the value of magnetic resonance enterography as a radiation-free diagnostic modality in pediatric patients with unexplained weight loss.

“Less plaque does not necessarily mean low risk in women. Plaque biology and distribution matter, not just total quantity.” — Kevin Shah, MD, MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute