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When anecdotes become medical advice: No, ADHD cannot be managed with supplements Mauro Proença | August 17, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/08/17/when-anecdotes-become-medical-advice-no-adhd-cannot-be-managed-with-supplements/ If social media is to be believed, ADHD can be managed with supplements, breathing exercises, herbal remedies, and just about everything except the treatments backed by the strongest evidence. The problem isn’t a lack of research; it’s that we mistake “there’s a study” for proof that something works, letting science give way to marketing, anecdotes, and wishful thinking.

The State of Patient Care: Medscape Patient Relationships Index Report 2026 Tony Stasiek

https://www.medscape.com/p11/state-patient-care-medscape-patient-relationship-index-2026a1000m9x Treating and interacting with patients is generally rewarding, physicians say. But AI and increases in the cost of care may turn doctor-patient relationships somewhat sideways, a Medscape survey found. And physicians may be cautiously optimistic about it. In this report, gender is based on how respondents self-identified in our survey. Some totals do not equal 100% because of rounding.

How Doctors Are Really Doing: Physician Mental Health & Well-Being Report 2026 Jennifer Nelson

https://www.medscape.com/p11/how-doctors-are-really-doing-physician-mental-health-well-2026a1000lw0 A Medscape survey found that personal happiness, a well-balanced life, and time with family and friends are not optional for doctors' health and well-being. Yet most physicians struggle to maintain these. A meal eaten sitting down, a weekend strictly for relaxing family time, friendships that don't expire from neglect — the challenge isn't that doctors don't know what a healthy life looks like. They prescribe it for their patients all the time. The challenge is that the system they work within makes the quest for balance harder to find and maintain.

You’re Not Alone: Medscape Physician Burnout & Depression Report 2026 Jennifer Nelson

https://www.medscape.com/p11/youre-not-alone-medscape-physician-burnout-depression-report-2026a1000ova A little under half of full-time US physicians feel burned out at some point. Almost one quarter experience depression. And yet, when Medscape surveyed thousands of doctors across more than 25 specialties, one finding cuts through all the others: Most of those who are struggling try to go it alone.