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

Artificial intelligence lowers barrier to ultrasonic brain treatment – ET HealthWorld

Artificial intelligence lowers barrier to ultrasonic brain treatment – ET HealthWorld

Sejong: Using ultrasound energy to target specific millimetres of the brain, including deep areas, focused ultrasound technology is a non-invasive therapeutic approach that treats neurological disorders without necessitating opening the skull. Because it doesn’t harm nearby good tissue and reduces side effects like infections and difficulties, it has been used to treat a range of … Read more

E-health lowers patient pain, opioids in clinical study – ET HealthWorld

E-health lowers patient pain, opioids in clinical study – ET HealthWorld

Washington: In recent clinical research, an online “e-health” programme helped more persons with chronic pain reduce their opioid medicines and pain intensity than a control group that only received conventional care. In the study published in the journal Pain, about 400 participants who had been prescribed long-term opioid treatment for their pain were divided into … Read more

Using Mental Health Team, Not Cops, on 911 Calls Lowers Crime

Using Mental Health Team, Not Cops, on 911 Calls Lowers Crime

June 14 – Pairing a mental health expert with a paramedic to respond to low-level, nonviolent 911 calls decreased the number of criminal offenses in downtown Denver, a new study reveals. These non-police response teams were trained to address problems related to mental health, depression, poverty, homelessness, and/or substance abuse. During 6 months in 2020, … Read more

Expert Panel Lowers Routine Screening Age for Diabetes to 35

Expert Panel Lowers Routine Screening Age for Diabetes to 35

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The recommended age to start screening overweight and obese people for diabetes will be lowered by five years from 40 to 35, the nation’s leading panel of preventive health experts has announced. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has decided an earlier … Read more