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Artificial intelligence tools have been shown to help doctors detect pre-cancerous growths in the colon—but don’t even think about taking those tools away once you’ve introduced them. A new study published this week in The Lancet found that doctors who are given AI tools to assist with identifying potential cancer risks in patients get worse at making those same observations …

Doctors Warn These 11 Everyday Foods May Wreck Your Gut Health  AOL.com Source link

Patients see doctors in a white coat as professional and trustworthy but often mistake a female medic wearing one for a nurse or medical assistant, a study has found. Female physicians are “unfairly judged based on appearance and attire, which affected patients’ perceptions of professionalism and competency”, according to a global review of the evidence around patients’ impressions of what …

We’ve heard about upskilling and re-skilling due to AI — but how about de-skilling? A new study published this week found that doctors who frequently use AI to detect cancer in one medical procedure got significantly worse at doing so. The researchers set out to discover whether continuous exposure to AI impacted doctors’ behavior when conducting colonoscopy, so they decided …

His psychosis was a mystery—until doctors learned about ChatGPT’s health advice  PsyPost ChatGPT dietary advice sends man to hospital with dangerous chemical poisoning  Fox News Man Hospitalized With Psychiatric Symptoms Following AI Advice  ScienceAlert Man develops rare condition after ChatGPT query over stopping eating salt  The Guardian Man sought diet advice from ChatGPT and ended up with ‘bromide intoxication’  Live Science Source link

Even a quick walk through the aisles of your local market will confirm what you’ve probably already suspected — just about everyone wants more protein in their diet. While keto and paleo dieters are centered around it, others are seeking ways to get enough of it through powders, beverages, bars, pasta and snacks. While many consumers are loading up on …

AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study  Bloomberg.com As AI spreads through health care, is the technology degrading providers’ skills?  statnews.com Relying on AI in Colonoscopies May Erode Clinicians’ Skills  MedPage Today How a bowel cancer examination revealed AI’s negative impact on doctors  The Independent Routine AI assistance hits skills of health experts performing colonoscopies  Financial Times Source link

For eight months, a 35-year-old man in India was bothered by his left eye. It was red and blurry. When he finally visited an ophthalmology clinic, it didn’t take long for doctors to unearth the cause. In a case report in the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors report that they first noted that the eye was bloodshot and inflamed, …

When Lish Marie noticed a cyst-like pimple just under her nostril, she didn’t think twice before giving it a squeeze. Within hours, the mom of three was sitting in urgent care, holding four different prescriptions, and learning that she’d made a mistake that could have changed her life forever. The spot she picked wasn’t just any blemish. It sat in …

A teen’s headaches weren’t going away. Doctors found a surprising cause  AOL.com Source link