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Doctors say patients are seeking false health information online: CMA survey | Hanomansing Tonight
A new survey by the Canadian Medical Association found doctors are increasingly intervening to address harms done to patients who found incorrect health information online. Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, a family doctor and a clinical researcher from Toronto, says it’s ‘like a coin flip’ as to whether the diagnoses patients find online are correct.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7172721?cmp=rss

Richard Michael Blaber Apr 14

https://theconversation.com/what-neurodivergent-people-really-think-about-the-words-used-to-describe-them-271784; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26134030/; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/27546330251390590 (open access). "Across #diagnoses, people spoke powerfully about how certain words made them feel. Words such as 'disorder' were widely disliked. Many felt they implied something broken or defective, rather than acknowledging that difficulties often arise because #society is not designed with #neurodivergent people in mind. Several participants said these terms reinforced #stereotypes & shaped how others treated them."

What neurodivergent people really think about the words used to describe them

Research reveals a clear preference for how neurodivergent adults want to be described, though not everyone agrees.

The Conversation

Osna.FM Apr 8

The prevalence of autism is rising among children, adolescents, and adults in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), according to data provided by the two local medical... https://news.osna.fm/?p=41065 | #news #autism #awareness #cases #diagnoses

Rising Autism Diagnoses in NRW Reflects Improved Awareness More Than Just Increased Cases - Osna.FM

Discover resources and support for autism in North Rhine-Westphalia, connecting families, children, and adults with the diagnosis.

Osna.FM

RDN Feb 17

When people seek medical diagnoses and recommendations from LLMs in the real world, the chatbots perform worse than they do when tested in the lab, and worse than the results that people achieve using search engines.

Summary: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/medical-advice-ai-chatbots-symptoms

Original paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-04074-y

#Science #Health #Medical #Diagnoses #AI #LLMs

Real-world medical questions stump AI chatbots

Subtle shifts in how users described symptoms to AI chatbots led to dramatically different, sometimes dangerous medical advice.

Science News

RTL Nieuws Nov 20, 2025

444 𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘂𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘃-𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝘃𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗷 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻 80 𝗲𝗻 90

Vijftien jaar lang daalde het aantal hiv-diagnoses in Nederland, maar inmiddels wordt het virus dat aids kan veroorzaken jaarlijks bij ongeveer hetzelfde aantal mensen aangetroffen. Vorig jaar kregen 444 mensen te horen dat ze hiv hebben opgelopen.

https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/binnenland/artikel/5539820/hiv-diagnoses-daalt-niet-meer-vooral-stijging-bij-mensen-geboren

#hiv #diagnoses #toename

444 nieuwe hiv-diagnoses, vooral toename bij mensen geboren in jaren 80 en 90

RTL Nieuws

Doom Disco!Nov 1, 2025

Me and you and our #diagnoses A perfect match in a bag of explosives Ancient conditions With brand-new solutions Me and you and our trauma flashbacks #KaeTempest #live tonight! CPTSD, ADHD, anxiety Bipolar, addiction, neurodivergence I'd be more worried if we weren't disturbed #music #hiphop

Kae Tempest - Diagnoses (Offic...

Kae Tempest - Diagnoses (Official Video)

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Doom Disco!Jul 24, 2025

Thursday! #CPTSD, #ADHD, #OCD and #PMDD Anxious attachment, TBI But it's the world that's sick, baby, we're alright CPTSD, ADHD, anxiety Bipolar, addiction, neurodivergence I'd be more worried if we weren't disturbed! #KaeTempest - #Diagnoses #music #spokenwords #rap #hiphop youtu.be/Qup3Y60TmTE

Kae Tempest - Diagnoses (Offic...

Kae Tempest - Diagnoses (Official Video)

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SwissNationalScienceFoundation Jul 16, 2025

Tackling resistant #bacteria requires effective antibiotics and fast and reliable #diagnoses. With the support of the SNSF, microbiologists are fishing for Escherichia coli to allow the bacterium to be detected and captured more quickly.🦠🎣

➡️ https://sohub.io/fejx

Anna K.O. / Jean Pigeon Jul 4, 2025

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https://youtu.be/Qup3Y60TmTE

#kaetempest #diagnoses #adhd #tdah

Kae Tempest - Diagnoses (Official Video)

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Joseph Lim

Jun 9, 2025

"AI already helps #clinicians to make #diagnoses, triage critical cases & transcribe clinical notes.. But #regulation of #medical #AI products hasn't kept up w te rapid pace of adoption.. Unlike most other #FDA-regulated prods, AI tools continue to evolve aft approval as they r updated or retrained.. Tis raises te need for continuous #oversight.. The discussion is especially timely amid recent signs tt te #federal #government might #scaleback #AIregulation"
#GenAI #ethics
https://flipboard.com/@naturenewsteam/latest-science-news-d3hg9j0hz/-/a-MACPuxkMSDSPMkZ-O_K1pw%3Aa%3A166866041-%2F0

Medicine's rapid adoption of AI has researchers concerned

Hospitals and universities must step up to fill gaps in regulation, experts say. Artificial intelligence (AI) already helps clinicians to make …

nature.com - Mariana Lenharo