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How Good Is ChatGPT at Answering Tough Health Questions?

WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies like ChatGPT someday may make a big difference for people seeking answers to questions such as “How can I stop smoking?” They may even offer resources to someone who…

Move to ‘Zero-Emission’ Vehicles Would Save 90,000 U.S. Lives by 2050

WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Consider yourself a lifesaver if you opt for an electric vehicle next time you buy or lease a new car.Electric cars can save millions of lives and reduce health care costs by improving air quality so people …

Women’s Gymnastics Brings High Risk for Concussion

WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Gymnasts make it look easy, but mastering those floor exercises and balance beam moves can take a toll on the brain.Researchers studying preseason and regular season concussion rates in college sports found …

What Is Male Pattern Baldness? Can Anything Be Done?

WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Have you seen more hair in the shower or on the bathroom floor than usual?Grab a mirror and take a look at your head. If it looks like you’re “going bald,” you may have androgenic alopecia (male pattern bald…

How To Recognize If You Have Depression

Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Blackens Skies, Prompts Air Quality Alerts in Much of U.S.

WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Wildfires that have been spreading throughout Canada in recent weeks are now spewing tons of smoke southward into the United States.The smoke was so thick on Tuesday that New York City’s skyline could not be…

FDA Finalizes Limit on How Much Arsenic Can Be in Apple Juice

WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Federal regulators have finalized new guidance on how much inorganic arsenic can be present in apple juice, in an effort to limit the exposure of infants and young children to this environmental contaminant….

As Medical Debt Rises, So Do Cancer Death Rates

WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Folks who are loaded down with medical debt are less likely to survive a bout of cancer, a new study reports.Researchers found that U.S. counties where more residents have medical debt in collections also ha…

Patients With Bladder Cancer May Avoid Removal of Extra Lymph Nodes, Study Finds

WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For years, doctors have thought that a more extensive surgery that removes a wider swath of lymph nodes was the best option for certain patients with bladder cancer. Now, a new clinical trial is upending tha…

Your Risk of COVID-Linked Smell Loss Is Much Lower Now: Study

WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One of the signature symptoms of COVID-19 infection in the early months of the pandemic was a loss of the sense of smell. Now, new research finds that is no longer the case, thanks to the new variants that h…