CBC Kitchener-Waterloo7h ago
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
Dean Burnett (that brains guy)2d ago

The 6 biggest questions about adult ADHD, answered by a neuroscientist

https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/adhd-questions-answered

Dr Dean Burnett tackles some of the more common questions (and misunderstandings) of ADHD in later life, and other neurodivergent matters.

#ND #ADHD #Diagnosis

The 6 biggest questions about adult ADHD, answered by a neuroscientist | BBC Science Focus Magazine

ADHD diagnosis has risen in recent years, particularly among adults. But we need to improve how we view and treat it.

BBC Science Focus Magazine
P Gurgel-Segrillo3d ago

ChatBots are Diagnosing Diseases that Don't Exist Based on Blog Posts -
Rebecca Watson (Skepchick)

"garbage in, garbage out, garbage all the way down"

https://youtu.be/78pHB0Rp6eI?si=g8m0FJt2uZbs6IIF

#FuckAI #AIgarbage #AIslop #health #AIdangers #RebeccaWatson #Skepchick #ChatBot #diagnosis #ChatBots #stupidAI

ChatBots are Diagnosing Diseases that Don't Exist Based on Blog Posts

YouTube
Ataxia42_arg3d ago

https://ataxia42argentina.blogspot.com/2026/04/haciendo-las-paces-contigo-misma.html

Haciendo las paces contigo misma.

#mujer #enfermedades #enfermedadesNeurodegenerativas #diagnosis #salud #health #healthcare #sexuality

Haciendo las paces contigo misma

amor, enfermedades neurodegenerativas, mujeres, intimidad, ataxia 42 argentina, adaptación, proceso terapéutico, sca42 argentina,

CBC Kitchener-Waterloo3d ago
Guelph artist turned OCD diagnosis into clothing brand
Theory of Ours, an art-focused clothing brand, released three different sweater designs. Jessica Heuse, the Guelph woman behind the online business, started designing sweaters to portray her identity as an artist. She told CBC K-W's Lauren Kuivenhoven that her business helps her deal with her diagnosed OCD positively, and she hopes her messaging speaks to others who "think differently."
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7162094?cmp=rss
Nick Byrd, Ph.D.5d ago

Can #health systems spot missed diagnoses at scale?

Unsupervised clustering found symptoms that spike before a particular #diagnosis to consider clinically-plausible alternative diagnoses, which more than doubled detection of potential diagnostic delays.

https://doi.org/10.1515/dx-2022-0044

Global News National6d ago
No Doubt guitarist reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis ahead of Vegas shows
No Doubt is set to play 18 shows at The Sphere in Las Vegas between May and June.
#Entertainment #NoDoubt #ParkinsonsDisease #TomDumont
https://globalnews.ca/news/11798906/no-doubt-guitarist-tom-dumont-parkinsons-diagnosis/
Show threadRichard Michael BlaberApr 10
@James Not always, & in his case, I very much doubt his #insanity would be tractable. In any event, I'm suggesting he is both #insane AND unfit for office. As to the precise #diagnosis - see: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/president-donald-trump; https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/24/trump-mental-health-speech-address-2025-review.
President Donald Trump

President Donald J. Trump has completely upended traditional ideas about leadership and politics. In doing so, he has sparked tremendous psychological interest—from the traits of his character, to the emotions he elicits from the public, to the point at which mental health becomes a question of national security.

Psychology Today
Front PageApr 8

A 13-year-old boy has become the first person to be cured of this deadly brain cancer

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/first-person-cured-of-dipg-ex1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-person-cured-of-dipg-ex1

CBC CanadaApr 7
Doctor says diagnosis of Ontario woman was 'wrong' but defends treatment 1 day before she died in hospital
The physician who treated Heather Winterstein the day before she died in hospital from a severe reaction to bacterial infection said he may have erred in diagnosing her condition as being due to "social issues." She was discharged and died the next day, after she returned to hospital.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/winterstein-inquest-doctor-9.7154415?cmp=rss