Allahabad native developing smartwatch claims to be 95% diagnosis accuracy – ET HealthWorld

Allahabad native developing smartwatch claims to be 95% diagnosis accuracy – ET HealthWorld

By Abhijeet Singh New Delhi: Pankaj Kumar a former MTech (Biomedical engineering) student from the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad (IIIT-A), is developing a smartwatch that will help in measuring pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, etc. with an accurfacy of more than 95 per cent. The device is a remote health monitoring device that … Read more

Including evidence in question confuses ChatGPT, lowers its accuracy, study finds – ET HealthWorld

Including evidence in question confuses ChatGPT, lowers its accuracy, study finds – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Asking ChatGPT a health-related question that included evidence was seen to confuse the AI-powered bot and affect its ability to produce accurate answers, according to new research. Scientists were “not sure” why this happens, but they hypothesised that including the evidence in the question “adds too much noise”, thereby lowering the chatbot’s accuracy. … Read more

Ensure accuracy in GER data, School Education official asks volunteers

Ensure accuracy in GER data, School Education official asks volunteers

Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Praveen Prakash, has appealed to the 59,000 village and ward volunteers in the State who have received the 100% GER Badge to verify their data and make sure it is accurate. In a release on Saturday, Mr. Praveen Prakash said that the volunteers of a village secretariat in Nandyal district … Read more

AI with high accuracy increases lung cancer detection: Study – ET HealthWorld

AI with high accuracy increases lung cancer detection: Study – ET HealthWorld

Illinois : According to a study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), assistance from an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm with high diagnostic accuracy improved radiologist performance in detecting lung cancers on chest X-rays and increased human acceptance of AI suggestions. While AI-based image diagnosis has advanced rapidly in … Read more

Saliva Equals Nasal Swab for COVID Test Accuracy

Saliva Equals Nasal Swab for COVID Test Accuracy

By Cara MurezHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Dec. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A self-collected saliva sample is as good at detecting COVID-19 as a nasal swab administered by a health care worker — without exposing medical staff to the virus while collecting the sample. “The current pandemic has placed a significant strain on the … Read more

Accuracy of COVID-19 Antibody Tests Varies Widely

Accuracy of COVID-19 Antibody Tests Varies Widely

By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Wide variation exists in the accuracy of commercial testing kits that check for antibodies against the new coronavirus, researchers say. Antibody tests can determine whether someone has had the virus in the past. For diagnosis at a later stage of … Read more