Physician-investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) compared a chatbot's probabilistic reasoning to that of human clinicians. The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, suggest that artificial intelligence ...
Dec 11, 2023
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Doctors at Guthrie Healthcare System, in Sayre, Pennsylvania, have documented a case of a teenage boy who swallowed 21 disc magnets. In their paper published in BMJ Case Reports, the medical team describes how they found ...
Dengue fever is a viral infection with a devastating twist: those who have caught it once are more likely to develop life-threatening disease the second time around. Why our bodies not only fail to learn from prior infection ...
Oct 30, 2023
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A patient at Oregon Health & Science University is the first in the world to benefit from a single stimulator implanted in the brain to effectively control two life-altering conditions: seizures caused by epilepsy and compulsive ...
Oct 26, 2023
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The first global review of the effectiveness of current strategies to fight tuberculosis—the leading infectious cause of death globally—has found preventive therapy is the most effective intervention strategy.
Sep 27, 2023
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Over the past decade, demand for mental health services has risen significantly, with the number of adults receiving psychiatric care increasing by more than 12 percent since 2011, according to the National Alliance for Mental ...
Sep 6, 2023
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A team led by researchers from Mass Eye and Ear, a member of Mass General Brigham, reports the results of a phase I trial of a revolutionary stem cell treatment called cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cell transplantation ...
Aug 18, 2023
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We trust our doctors with our lives, but the sad and scary fact is that doctors can get things wrong. Approximately 100,000 Americans die each year due to medical errors and recent studies have found that 10 to 15% of all ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Mobile phone data are increasingly used in public health management and disease outbreak response, as demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic when location data were used as a proxy for human movement and contacts and informed ...
Jul 6, 2023
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If you've ever thought you might be running a temperature, yet couldn't find a thermometer, you aren't alone. A fever is the most commonly cited symptom of COVID-19 and an early sign of many other viral infections. For quick ...
Jun 21, 2023
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