Doctors Were Worse at Spotting Cancer After Leaning on AI, Study Finds

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I've worked with AI in pathology for years. AI is the key to keeping up with a bigger workload — and it's a non-negotiable for doctors.

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Dr. Cheng Chee Leong
More complex patients and cases mean doctors need AI tools.

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Most people don't really care about COVID anymore. That's good — and bad.

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A masked woman stood among a crowd of unmasked travelers at Reagan National Airport in May 2024.
Doctors say a decrease in masking and vaccinations could be contributing to a summer surge of COVID cases.

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7 jobs that pay well and are still scrambling to hire

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Burned-out South Korean trainee doctors walked off their jobs over a plan to boost med school enrolment

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Doctors hold placards that read 'Opposition to the increase in medical schools' as they gather to protest against the government's plan to raise the annual enrolment quota at medical schools by 2000 in Seoul on February 15, 2024.
Doctors hold placards that read 'Opposition to the increase in medical schools' as they gather to protest against the government's plan to raise the annual enrolment quota at medical schools by 2000 in Seoul on February 15,

AI doctor's offices at the mall and gym will let you test your own blood — with no trained medics onsite

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The exterior of Forward's CarePod, a pale grey futuristic looking square box with a door.
CarePods are expected to be deployed across the US starting in 2024.

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The free version of ChatGPT may provide false answers to questions about drugs, new study finds

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ChatGPT was found to be unreliable when answering drug-related questions, a study found.

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Doctors are racing to get certified to treat obesity as Americans clamor for weight-loss drugs

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A doctor measures a patient's waist.

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New study says 800,000 Americans die or are disabled by misdiagnoses each year — but there are 3 simple questions to ask to lower your risk

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Doctor's misdiagnoses can be seriously harmful to their patients.

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AI could cause patients harm as a result of bias and errors, health experts say

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Diamond Ranch Academy declined to take Taylor Goodridge to the hospital when she was fatally ill, a state report found.
Public health experts are raising the alarm about potential risks to human health from artificial intelligence.

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