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U of S researchers design rapid test to detect Parkinson’s sooner
Chemistry professor Christopher Phenix was inspired by his grandmother's Parkinson's diagnosis to develop a blood test that could help diagnose the disease earlier. The breakthrough could reduce wait times for patients, who often face years of uncertainty before receiving a diagnosis.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7177834?cmp=rss

Steven Saus [he/him]2d ago

In Connecticut, Doctors Now Sue Patients Most Over Medical Bills, Surpassing Hospitals

Physicians, dentists, and other nonhospital providers account for more than 80% of health care debt collection cases in Connecticut courts, a CT Mirror-KFF Hea...

#connecticut #diagnosis-debt #doctors #health-care-costs #health-industry #hospitals #multimedia
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/medical-debt-connecticut-doctors-sue-patients/

CBC British Columbia 3d ago

Surviving breast cancer made her more grateful for her body. Her stage show aims to help others feel the same
Nearly 30,000 Canadians will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, according to Breast Cancer Canada, and about one in eight women will be diagnosed at some point during their lives. And yet, Emma Jarrett says, people don’t talk about it very openly.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/emma-jarrett-breastless-show-breast-cancer-9.7172231?cmp=rss

Bodhi 心 3d ago

Pop-therapy speak is problematic because it dilutes the “epistemic authority” and therefore efficacy of actual-therapy speech 👇

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Qikw7JfoVTJimBnJ93fDa?si=iQ-EDGckRMKEsbnFnPeKhQ&pi=_UxA196YS2KeI&t=0

#therapyspeak #pop #diagnosis #transpersonal #psychology #mentalhealth #narratives #narcisissm #gaslighting #biopsychosocial #epistemology #philosophy #culture #bypassing

which I appreciate – as someone who tends to flagrantly over-indulge in pop-therapy speech –because it is essentially in the same category as over/mis-diagnosis, 1/n 🧵

Therapy-Speak is Worse Than You Think

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The-14 5d ago

Half of AI health answers are wrong even though they sound convincing – new study
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Health #Misinformation #AIRisks #Chatbots #CyberRisk #TechNews #Diagnosis #Healthcare #PublicHealth #Awareness #DigitalSafety #Education #Tech
https://the-14.com/half-of-ai-health-answers-are-wrong-even-though-they-sound-convincing-new-study/

Half of AI health answers are wrong even though they sound convincing – new study | The-14

Study finds AI health answers often sound convincing but are wrong, exposing risks of misinformation, weak references, and dangers of relying on chatbots.

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Front Page [Unofficial]Apr 20

His mysterious toe pain lasted five years. The scan that finally caught it gave him four days to live.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/pn-richard-bernstein-toe-pain-kidney-cancer-tumor-four-days-to-live/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pn-richard-bernstein-toe-pain-kidney-cancer-tumor-four-days-to-live

CBC London Apr 20

From patient to volunteer: Cancer survivor now helps others navigate care
An unexpected diagnosis brought Kathy McGuire into the cancer centre at London Health Sciences Centre. Now, she’s back helping others through their care.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/cancer-survivor-volunteers-9.7168567?cmp=rss

unitedvrg.com Apr 20

Crack the Core Exam 4th Edition - Vol 1: Strategy guide and comprehensive study manual (2017) by Prometheus Lionhart M.D.
Author: Crack The Core Exam Serires
File Type: PDF
Download at https://unitedvrg.com/2023/02/12/pdf-crack-the-core-exam-4th-edition-vol-1-strategy-guide-and-comprehensive-study-manual-2017-by-prometheus-lionhart-m-d/
#Diagnosis&Examination, #CrackTheCoreExamSerires

CBC Kitchener-Waterloo Apr 19

New projections for 2026 Canadian cancer rates: Dr. Peter Lin
Better screening and more advanced treatments mean a cancer diagnosis today can be less ominous than it was in decades past. But new Canadian data shows many of us will still get the illness in our lifetime. Dr. Peter Lin breaks down the stats.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7166105?cmp=rss