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Rethinking Hypothyroidism: Why Treatment Must Change and What Patients Can Do Author: Antonio C. Bianco, MD Translated by: Semin Kim, MD & Sihoon Lee, MD About the book “Rethinking Hypothyroidism” The limitations of current
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Purchase LinkSuperconvergence Author: Jamie Metzl In Superconvergence, leading futurist and OneShared World founder Jamie Metzl explores how artificial intelligence, genome sequencing, gene editing, and other revolutionary technologies are transforming our lives, world, and future. These
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November 2025 | ISSUE 5 | PDF
Meet the next generation of physicians redefining medicine in an AI-powered era. In this special feature, Yale medical students share how technology, empathy, and innovation converge to shape the future of healthcare in “Shaping the Future: Medicine 2040.”
Chul S. Hyun, MD, PhD, MPH
Every issue of NexBioHealth begins with a question that keeps us awake at night. This time, it was: Who should speak about the future of medicine shaped by artificial intelligence?.
After much deliberation-and more than a few late-night debates-we realized the answer was right in front of us: those who will actually live and lead that future.
Joseph P McMenamin, MD, JD, FCLM
We bring you an exploration of healthcare fifteen years hence, as envisioned by our contributors. None of us has a crystal ball, of course. And as the great sage Yogi Berra is said to have said: “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.”
By Chul S. Hyun, MD, PhD, MPH U.S. medicine has often been described as largely reactive, shaped in part by the biomedical training model established by the 1910 Flexner Report....
By Christian Milaster It’s April 20, 2040, and traditional outpatient care has just passed away. The last waiting room closed its doors in Washington, DC, in March. An exact replica...
By Joe McMenamin and Joel Embry Why Care is Moving Home In 2040, health professionals will care for patients primarily in their homes, in person and virtually. There will still...
Mun K. Hong, MD, MHCM, FACC When I became the cath lab director at the former St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan, I asked my assistant to include my cell phone number on my name card. She hesitated and asked more than once if I was sure -that perhaps it wasn’t prudent to give patients and referring physicians direct access at all times. Even my...
Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis Author: Lisa Sanders, MD. Student Perspective Lisa Sanders’s Every Patient Tells a Story is a remarkable book that draws readers into the art of diagnosing a patient’s medical condition. Sanders outlines the approaches used by physicians in tackling difficult or rare cases and...
Medicine is more than a profession - it’s a journey, often uncertain, sometimes overwhelming, and always deeply personal. Whether you’re a medical student wondering where you belong, an intern wrestling with career choices, or a young physician deciding between academia and private practice, your questions and reflections matter. At NexBioHealth,...
By Grace Han, SAC Coordinator On September 18, 2025, the Student Advisory Committee held their first writing workshop on narrative medicine with a special guest, Dr. Shanda McManus. Dr. McManus is a family medicine physician who writes about the intersection of life, race, and medicine. She is an Assistant Professor...
I wrote my responses first, then asked both Claude and ChatGPT for “suggestions to reduce redundancy and improve clarity”. I then compared their outputs, selected what was useful, and revised my draft accordingly. In this way AI is the tool that helped me refine my draft.
Resident psychiatrist Dr. Philip Wang responds to students’ questions about AI’s growing role in medicine and the challenge of balancing clinical work with personal well-being.
By Michelle Cretella, MD and André Van Mol, MD
NexBioHealth values open dialogue and the exchange of diverse perspectives within the medical community. In our 4th edition, medical student Sanjana Sharma contributed an op-ed titled “Inclusive Education is Life-Saving.” In response, Dr. Michelle Cretella and Dr. Andre Van Mol offer a thoughtful counterpoint, encouraging readers to examine both sides of the discussion through available data and research.
From the Editors
