AI Gets High Marks From Doctors in Answering Medical Questions
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) program could grow into a source of accurate and comprehensive medical information, but it’s not quite ready for prime time yet, a new study reports.ChatGPT’s responses…
Learn MoreSuspected Bronchiectasis Linked to Mortality With Normal Spirometry
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adults with a history of smoking and normal spirometry, suspected bronchiectasis is associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality, according to a study published online Oct. 3 in the Annals of …
Learn MoreSpending on Kids’ Mental Health Keeps Rising
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In yet another reminder of the psychic toll the pandemic has taken on young people, new research shows spending on mental health services for U.S. children and adolescents has risen sharply since 2020.It climb…
Learn More1999 to 2020 Saw Decrease in Cystic Fibrosis-Related Mortality
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cystic fibrosis (CF)-related mortality rates declined and the median age of death among CF decedents increased in the United States from 1999 to 2020, according to a study published online Sept. 12 in Scientif…
Learn MoreSexual, Gender Minorities With Chronic Skin Diseases More Likely to Face Barriers to Care
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sexual and gender-minority (SGM) patients with chronic inflammatory skin diseases (CISDs) are more likely to experience cost and noncost barriers to care, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in JAMA…
Learn MoreSurgeons Seeing More ‘Mutilating’ Hand Injuries With New Utility Terrain Vehicles
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A popular type of off-road vehicle known as a “side-by-side” has been linked to high rates of severe hand injuries, according to a new study.Side-by-sides are utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) designed to carry …
Learn MorePatients With Bipolar Disorders More Likely to Have Higher BMI, Obesity
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adults with bipolar disorders have a higher body mass index (BMI) and a higher prevalence of obesity than the general population, according to a study published online Sept. 20 in the The American Journal of Ps…
Learn MoreLa FDA comenzará a regular miles de pruebas de laboratorio
LUNES, 2 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – Frente a crecientes informes de pruebas clínicas de laboratorio inexactas, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE. UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció el viernes que por primera vez r…
Learn MoreThreshold of 6 mm on Retropharyngeal Lymph Node Predicts PFS in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), a minimal axial diameter (MAD) threshold of 6 mm for retropharyngeal lymph node (RLN) predicts survival, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in the A…
Learn MoreRacial, Sex-Linked Bias ID’d in Chest Radiography Foundation Models
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A chest radiography foundation model demonstrates racial and sex-related bias, which may lead to disparate performance across patient groups, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in Radiology: Artific…
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