Telemedicine Could Improve Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Telehealth may be a powerful way to get people with opioid use disorder to take — and stay on — medication to treat their addiction.Researchers report that those who started buprenorphine treatment via tel…
Learn MoreChatGPT Potentially Beneficial for Treating Depression
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — ChatGPT provides recommendations that align with accepted guidelines for management of mild and severe depression, according to a study published online Oct. 4 in Family Medicine and Community Health.Inbar …
Learn MoreRelaxing Immersive Virtual Reality Interventions Acceptable, Feasible
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Relaxing immersive virtual reality (VR) interventions are acceptable and feasible and can offer benefits to patients with cancer, according to a review published online Oct. 16 in BMJ Supportive & Palliative …
Learn MoreVirtual Mental Health Care Tied to Fewer Psychotherapy Disruptions
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adoption of virtual psychotherapy technology led to fewer disruptions to care than before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Oct. 11 in Psychiatric Services.Brian K. Ahmedani, Ph.D.,…
Learn MoreIn-Person Return Visits Increased After Telemedicine Primary Care Visits
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In-person return visits are slightly higher after primary care telemedicine versus in-person visits, according to a study published online Oct. 17 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Mary Reed, Dr.P.H., from t…
Learn MoreMS-Specific Internet-Based Therapy Program Can Cut Depressive Symptoms
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A multiple sclerosis (MS)-specific internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) program can reduce depressive symptoms among patients with MS, according to a study published in the October issue of The …
Learn MoreLarge Language Model Good for Chest Radiography
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Outputs of the large language model (LLM) Vicuna-13B show moderate-to-substantial agreement with existing labelers for 13 findings on chest radiography reports, according to a study published online Oct. 10 i…
Learn MoreLa inteligencia artificial tiene una tasa de éxito del 100% en la detección de melanomas
LUNES, 16 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La capacidad de detectar el cáncer de piel utilizando software de inteligencia artificial (IA) ha mejorado rápidamente.Una nueva investigación presentada el miércoles en una conferencia médica en Berlín…
Learn MoreScientists Spot Genes Linked to Raynaud’s Phenomenon
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have discovered two genes that may trigger Raynaud’s phenomenon, a condition that can cause fingers and toes to go cold and numb because of the constriction of tiny blood vessels under the skin.“We …
Learn MoreEHR Reminders, Outreach Improve Follow-Up for Abnormal Cancer Screening
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A multilevel primary care intervention including electronic health record (EHR) reminders and patient outreach improves timely follow-up of overdue cancer screening test results, according to a study published…
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