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Side Effects: Medicine's Blind Spot

Medicine is having a week: new insights on nutrition training, a rethink of “spring fatigue,” evidence that avocados may support artery health, and an AI that can spot rare hormone tumors from a hand photo

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  • Kerri Miller

  • March 6, 2026

  • 6 min

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    Medical schools average only 1.2 hours of nutrition education annually, prompting a commitment to 40 hours by fall 2026.

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    Three-quarters of US medical schools lack required clinical nutrition courses, and only 14% of residency programs include nutrition training.

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    HHS is investing $5 million in an NIH nutrition education challenge to support the development of nutrition coursework.

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    A study found that eating one avocado and one cup of mango daily improved vascular function in prediabetic adults.

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    An AI model analyzing hand images outperformed endocrinologists in detecting acromegaly, achieving 89% sensitivity and 91% specificity.

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Side Effects: Medicine's Blind Spot

  • by Kerri Miller

  • March 6, 2026

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