New Delhi: ChatGPT maker OpenAI‘s Whisper, an AI-powered transcription tool touted for its accuracy, has come under scrutiny for its tendency to fabricate information, a report has said, adding that experts have called it problematic because the tool is being used in a slew of industries worldwide to translate and transcribe interviews. According to a … Read more
Researchers across the UK are trialling a range of cannabis extracts to treat conditions from pain and asthma to brain cancer. Charles Ogilvie-Forbes is taking part in a study at King’s College Hospital, London, using CBD to treat the hallucinations he experiences due to his Parkinson’s disease. Filming and graphics: Julius Peacock Edited: Rachael Buchanan … Read more
Schizophrenia may be one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses. Though it affects about 1% of U.S. adults, many people don’t know much about it. Or they think they do, but their ideas about it aren’t right. “The image of schizophrenia in popular culture is usually of the most severely disabled patients, who are often … Read more
Zara Slattery’s illness started as a sore throat, but she was eventually fighting for her life as a flesh-eating bug attacked her body. The artist, from Brighton, East Sussex, was placed in a medical coma for over a fortnight and her husband was told to prepare for the worst. Ms Slattery recovered but lost a … Read more
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Parkinson’s disease is widely seen as a movement disorder, but it can cause an array of symptoms, including hallucinations. Now a new study has shed light on what is happening in the brain during those disturbances. The … Read more
Many of the 50 million people or so who are living with dementia also have psychosis. You may hear doctors use the term “psychotic episodes.” It’s when a person struggles with determining what is real and what is not. It can include things like: A false belief that a caregiver is trying to harm them … Read more
More than 2 million Americans have dementia-related psychosis. If you have a loved one who has dementia, you know that it can be a scary condition — for both those going through it and for their caregivers. When they have to deal with psychotic episodes, too, it can be even more unnerving. “But instead of … Read more
Lockdown sees a “disturbing” rise in the number of blind people experiencing distressing hallucinations, a charity says. Source link