New York: Well-known AI chatbots can be configured to routinely answer health queries with false information that appears authoritative, complete with fake citations from real medical journals, Australian researchers have found. Without better internal safeguards, widely used AI tools can be easily deployed to churn out dangerous health misinformation at high volumes, they warned in … Read more
Catrin Nye, Adam Eley and Oliver Englehart BBC Panorama Getty Images Baby food pouches from six of the UK’s leading brands are failing to meet key nutritional needs of babies and toddlers – with parents being “misled” by their marketing – BBC Panorama has been told. Laboratory testing of 18 pouches made by Ella’s Kitchen, … Read more
Jonathan Geddes BBC Scotland News Getty Images The three deaths occurred between 2019 and 2021 “Reasonable precautions” could have prevented the deaths of three newborn babies, a fatal accident inquiry has found. Leo Lamont, Ellie McCormick and Mira-Belle Bosch all died within hours of their births in two Lanarkshire hospitals, in 2019 and 2021. The … Read more
A file photo of the Parappana Agrahara jail complex in Bengaluru. The Telecommunication Consultants India Limited (TCIL), a public sector undertaking, found weak mobile and wifi signals around for about 2.5 km radius of the central prison at Parappana Agrahara during its survey that concluded on Thursday. The survey was ordered by the Prison and Correctional Services … Read more
A banner with the image of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A Canada commission report has said that “no definitive link” with a “foreign state” in the killing of Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was “proven”, contradicting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations that accused the involvement of Indian … Read more
Getty Images Calories must now appear on menus in large restaurants and take-aways Putting calories on food labels and menus “is no silver bullet”, say researchers who analysed the best evidence to date on how effective the policy can be. A review of 25 studies on calorie labelling in a number of countries found a … Read more
New Delhi: With chatbots increasingly being relied upon for making sense of one’s symptoms or test results, a study has shown that AI tools may not fare so well in conversations closer to real-world interactions, even as they perform well on medical exam-like tests. The study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, also proposes recommendations … Read more
Image for representation only | Photo Credit: AP India’s drugs regulator on Friday (October 25, 2024) directed manufacturers of 49 medicines to recall their products after samples were found to be “not of standard quality”. Also, action has been initiated to book the makers of four spurious drugs. Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Rajeev … Read more
Sydney: Every time you are prescribed medicine in hospital a computer will prompt your doctor about the appropriateness of the medicine and its dose. Every time health professionals update patient records on the computer they need to fill in the appropriate information in the correct spot, or choose an option from a drop-down menu. But … Read more
An anti-corruption charity says it has identified significant concerns in contracts worth over £15.3bn awarded by the Conservative government during the Covid pandemic, equivalent to one in every £3 spent. Transparency International UK found 135 “high-risk” contracts with at least three red flags – warning signs of a risk of corruption. Twenty-eight contracts worth £4.1bn … Read more