ChatGPT Improving, but Still Lacks Reliability as a Clinical Support Tool
Despite mostly being accurate and showing clear improvement over time and across versions, caution is still warranted when using ChatGPT as a clinical decision support tool, according to authors of a cross-sectional study. In an analysis of nearly 300 medical questions developed by 33 physicians across 17 specialties posed to ChatGPT, the median accuracy score […]
Evaluating and Treating Children With Long COVID
Experts shared advice on diagnosis and treatment of children and adolescents showing signs of post-COVID conditions — also known as long COVID — during a CDC Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) webinar. “Post-COVID conditions” is the preferred term of the CDC and is defined as “the wide range of physical and mental health consequences […]
‘Ellen’ Producer Urges tWitch, Crew Not To ‘Keep In The Pain’ In Show’s Last Day Vid
A video showing an executive producer of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” urging DJ Stephen “tWitch” Boss and staffers to take care of their mental health appeared on Instagram Wednesday. (Watch the video below.) The clip from May of this year is intended to encourage others who may be troubled to seek help in the wake […]
Feeling addicted to food? Your parents’ drinking habits may impact your risk
People with a parent with a history of alcohol problems are at greater risk for showing signs of addiction to highly processed foods, a new University of Michigan study found. These foods, such as ice cream, chocolate, pizza and fries, contain unnaturally high amounts of refined carbohydrates and fats that may trigger an addictive response […]
You Need To Watch Out For These Signs Of Heatstroke In Children
It’s seriously steamy around the world right now, and with the heatwave showing no signs of slowing over the next few days, many of us will be left with heat exhaustion. For children and babies, high temperatures are not only really uncomfortable, they can also be harmful if they’re exposed to too much sun and […]
6 Things People Actually Need To Improve Their Mental Health Right Now
Your favorite Instagram influencer can post about self-care all day, showing glamorous pictures of bubble baths and retreats. Leaders across the country can offer lip service on the need to address mental health. A company can send an email to its employees honoring Mental Health Awareness Month. But true mental health changes look much different […]
Humans may have evolved to show signs of stress to evoke support from others: Showing signs of stress could make us more likeable and prompt others to act more positively towards us
Showing signs of stress could make us more likeable and prompt others to act more positively towards us, according to a new study by scientists at Nottingham Trent University and the University of Portsmouth. Researchers examined the paradox of stress behaviour, namely why, as in other primates, humans show signs of stress — such as […]
Children with asymptomatic malaria a ‘hidden risk’ to disease control efforts: Study in Uganda highlights potential for school-aged children to be targeted for malaria control interventions
The role of people infected with malaria without showing symptoms presents a hidden risk to efforts to control the disease after they were found to be responsible for most infections in mosquitoes, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Researchers from the Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC), London School of Hygiene & […]
Fauci: ‘Dramatic Data’ From Israel Support COVID-19 Boosters
WASHINGTON — COVID booster shots are showing good efficacy in Israel, Anthony Fauci, MD, chief medical advisor to President Biden, said Thursday at a briefing held by the White House COVID-19 Response Team. Researchers have found that, even with the country’s very high vaccination rate, “we see new PCR-positive infections and new severe COVID cases […]
Unease beyond the uncanny valley: How people react to the same faces: Researchers examined people’s emotional response to cloned faces, which could soon become the norm in robotics
Increasingly, movies featuring humanoid robots, like Terminator or Ex Machina, are showing the titular “robot” akin to humans not only in intelligence but also appearance. What if Terminator-esque robots became the norm, making it difficult for us to tell them apart from actual human beings? This is the premise of a new study published in […]