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- HIMSSCast: Getting to better data for better predictive models - Predictive models are gaining ground across healthcare as more and more hospitals and specialists use them for diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other diseases. But these machine learning tools are still not as accurate or powerful as they could be – and that often boils down to not having...
- Exploring an artificial neural network-based approach for detecting potentially infectious coronaviruses - In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers used a machine-learning (ML)-based model to identify non-human CoVs (coronaviruses) that might cause human infections. Study: Using machine learning to detect coronaviruses potentially infectious to humans. Image Credit: NicoElNino/Shutterstock Background Experimental data is considered ideal for determining...
- Marital status may determine the risk of dementia says study - What is dementia? We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The causes of dementia remain largely unknown,...
- Hospital cases of norovirus have risen by nearly a tenth – symptoms - Norovirus: How to prevent catching the virus We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Dubbed “winter vomiting...
- AI Bot ChatGPT Passes US Medical Licensing Exams - ChatGPT can pass parts of the US medical licensing exam, researchers have found, raising questions about whether the AI chatbot could one day help write the exam or help students prepare for it. Victor Tseng, MD, and his colleagues at Ansible Health, a company that manages mostly homebound patients with...
- Lifelong marriage may lower the risk of developing dementia in old age - If you are married continuously for many years in mid-life, you have a lower risk of developing dementia in old age. This has been confirmed by a recently published study based on data from HUNT Study health surveys in Nord-Trøndelag. "Being married can have an influence on risk factors for...
- Has the Move to Online Primary Care Visits Raised ED Visits? - The shift from in-person primary care to virtual visits during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic was not associated with an increase in emergency department (ED) visits in Ontario, Canada, data suggest. Despite the sharp increase in virtual visits and the major decline in the availability of in-person appointments...
- Palliative Radiotherapy Reduces End-Stage Liver Cancer Pain - Most patients with end-stage hepatocellular carcinoma experience pain, but when it’s severe, how best to control the pain is debatable. A number of studies, including one recently presented at the ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium 2023, shows that low-dose radiotherapy can improve pain, and in this case, even improve survival. The...
- Stroke patients may be 76% more likely to report the same smelly sign - We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info When the blood supply to the brain is suddenly cut...
- Cancer genomics database recognized as global biodata resource - A vast database of cancer genomics knowledge started by Washington University scientists has been named a Global Core Biodata Resource by the Global Biodata Coalition. Led by twin brothers Malachi Griffith, PhD, and Obi Griffith, PhD, both associate professors of medicine, the CIViC “knowledgebase” helps match genetic mutations driving a...
Exploring an artificial neural network-based approach for detecting potentially infectious...
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Marital status may determine the risk of dementia says study
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Hospital cases of norovirus have risen by nearly a tenth...
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AI Bot ChatGPT Passes US Medical Licensing Exams
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Cancer genomics database recognized as global biodata resource
A vast database of cancer genomics knowledge started by Washington University scientists has been named a Global Core Biodata Resource by the Global Biodata Coalition. Led by twin brothers Malachi Griffith, PhD...
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Benjamin A. Garcia, PhD, the Raymond H. Wittcoff Distinguished Professor and head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, was named b...
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What is Overdiagnosis and Why is it Bad?
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