The future of the mammogram

Also: FDA staff fear Tracy Beth Høeg will bring bias and instability to drug center

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Damian Dovarganes/AP STAT+ | The AI industry wants to turn the routine mammogram into a powerful multitool As AI adoption soars in radiology, artificial intelligence firms believe mammograms can be used to spot cardiovascular disease as well as breast cancer. By Katie Palmer Opinion: Siddhartha Mukherjee: Metabolism is the next frontier in cancer treatment It's time to move on from one-size-fits-all "cancer diets" and move instead to tumor-informed metabolism, writes Siddhartha Mukherjee. By Siddhartha Mukherjee Photo illustration: Alex Hogan/STAT; Screen capture via YouTube STAT+ | FDA staff fear Tracy Beth Høeg will bring bias and instability to embattled drug center Tracy Beth Høeg, fifth CDER director in a year, faces questions about impartiality. HHS expresses confidence, dismisses 'anonymous detractors.' By Lizzy Lawrence

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