Emergency department patients missing key vaccines; $68M Medicaid fraud scheme; man develops rare condition by following AI health advice – Morning Medical Update

Most emergency department patients missing key vaccines

A national study led by UCLA Health found that 86% of emergency department (ED) patients were missing at least one recommended vaccine, and nearly half didn’t know the vaccines were advised for them. Conducted across eight U.S. cities, the research highlights large gaps in preventive care among underserved populations and suggests ED-based vaccination could nearly triple coverage.

Brooklyn daycare owner pleads guilty in $68M Medicaid fraud scheme

Zakia Khan, 54, admitted to orchestrating a $68 million Medicaid fraud scheme involving two Brooklyn-based adult day care centers and kickbacks to patients. From 2017 to 2024, Khan used shell companies to launder proceeds and pay bribes for services never rendered. She faces up to 15 years in prison and has agreed to forfeit $5 million in assets.

Man develops bromide toxicity by following AI advice

In a rare case of bromism, a man developed neuropsychiatric symptoms and landed in psychiatric care after replacing table salt with sodium bromide — reportedly on advice from ChatGPT. Published in Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, the report underscores the dangers of AI-generated medical misinformation.