Chatbot outperformed physicians in clinical reasoning in head-to-head study

April 2, 2024

ChatGPT-4, an artificial intelligence program designed to understand and generate human-like text, outperformed internal medicine residents and attending physicians at two academic medical centers at processing medical data and demonstrating clinical reasoning. In a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine, physician-scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) compared a large language model’s (LLM) …

Rise in global fungal drug-resistant infections

March 24, 2024

A global wave of infections caused by fungi growing drug-resistant has the medical community issuing precautions on how to protect yourself. Skin contact with microorganisms found in soil or on hard surfaces, such as common shower facilities, or exposure to infected pets, can result in fungal infections known as dermatomycoses. Rashes, itching, burning and skin …

If faces look like demons, you could have this extraordinary condition

March 23, 2024

Imagine if every time you saw a face, it appeared distorted. Well, for those who have a very rare condition known as prosopometamorphopsia (PMO), which causes facial features to appear distorted, that is reality. As the Dartmouth-based website about prosopometamorphopsia explains, “‘Prosopo’ comes from the Greek word for face ‘prosopon’ while ‘metamorphopsia’ refers to perceptual …

Part Two’ Premiere Divided the Internet

February 18, 2024

Zendaya wore a silver suit of armor to the “Dune: Part Two” world premiere on Thursday. Law Roach styled the actor’s robot look, but it was originally created by Thierry Mugler in 1995. Zendaya’s futuristic outfit divided the internet. Some praised it while others poked fun with memes. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite …

Jamie Lee Curtis, 65, Says She Doesn’t Think About the Future

January 18, 2024

During an appearance on the “Today” show on Tuesday to promote her latest children’s book, the actor discussed aging and spoke about learning to live in the moment. “When you’re my age, you’re not thinking about the future because the future means that you are going to be dead,” Curtis told “Today” host Hoda Kotb. …

Air cleaners don’t stop you getting sick

November 19, 2023

Air filtration systems do not reduce the risk of picking up viral infections, according to new research from the University of East Anglia. A new study published today reveals that technologies designed to make social interactions safer in indoor spaces are not effective in the real world. The team studied technologies including air filtration, germicidal …

Plant-based materials give ‘life’ to tiny soft robots

October 24, 2023

A team of University of Waterloo researchers has created smart, advanced materials that will be the building blocks for a future generation of soft medical microrobots. These tiny robots have the potential to conduct medical procedures, such as biopsy, and cell and tissue transport, in a minimally invasive fashion. They can move through confined and …

New evidence indicates patients recall death experiences after cardiac arrest

September 15, 2023

Up to an hour after their hearts had stopped, some patients revived by cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) had clear memories afterward of experiencing death and had brain patterns while unconscious linked to thought and memory, report investigators in the journal Resuscitation, published by Elsevier. In a study led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, …