Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The surgeon general says doctors need more time with patients to develop meaningful connections; President Biden reportedly has chosen a former North Carolina health secretary to head the CDC; and an experimental pill shows promise in the treatment of brain cancers.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Canada becomes the first country to put warning messages on individual cigarettes; intravenous ketamine is just as effective as ECT in patients with treatment-resistant depression; and nearly 1 in 5 cancer drug trials have their primary endpoint changed after the trials have started.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The FDA issues a warning about compounded versions of popular diet drugs; an experimental cannabinoid-based drug may be more effective than pregabalin for pain relief; and regular exercise is linked to higher pain tolerance.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A journal retracts a survey of parents who said their children's gender dysphoria resulted from social contagion; new data show that COVID boosters are effective but not for long; and continuous monitoring with implantable loop recorders improves AF outcomes.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: AI outperforms human call handlers in identifying patients with stroke; patients with opioid use disorder prefer machine dispensaries to in-person meetings for getting their pharmaceutical-grade opioids; and the rate of long COVID in Omicron patients may be lower than it is with previous variants.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Following a vegan or vegetarian diet is tied to lower levels of cholesterol and apolipoprotein B; stimulating the brain may improve cognition; and lawmakers in 30 states introduce bills to rein in insurer gatekeeping.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: In a scientific first, researchers record electrical patterns seen in chronic pain; the age of onset of type 2 diabetes is linked to dementia risk; and psychological therapy for depression may reduce risk for cardiovascular disease.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A resident wins a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against a hospital that supported impairment charges by a patient; Dr F. Perry Wilson looks at whether ketamine has a role in the relief of chronic pain; and vaginal lubricants reduce dryness and increase sexual pleasure, new research shows.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A new program for pregnant women combines lawyers with doctors; what's the best way to remove razor blades from patients in the ED?; and ChatGPT flunks a medical exam.