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#Ai offers more accurate ER diagnosis than human doctors in a recent Harvard study.

Looking forward to that one being splashed across the forest-folk socials 🙄

But what's more appalling is the 50-55% correct diagnosis rate by the human doctors.
Barely above tossing a coin.
Yes, lets talk about how random stochastic parrots are 😑

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/03/in-harvard-study-ai-offered-more-accurate-diagnoses-than-emergency-room-doctors/

#medicine #er

In Harvard study, AI offered more accurate emergency room diagnoses than two human doctors | TechCrunch

A new study examines how large language models perform in a variety of medical contexts, including real emergency room cases — where at least one model seemed to be more accurate than human doctors.

TechCrunch

Sara-Jayne Slocombe (she/her)1h ago

An interesting article on the challenge of bringing new antibiotics to market, and some tactics being used to solve that problem: https://press.asimov.com/articles/antibiotics-failure

#science #medicine

Antibiotics Are an Economic Failure

Social practice and market shortcomings are the bottleneck for solving antibiotic resistance; not molecular discovery.

The Japan Times 1h ago

Elderly people and others are still cautioned against the risk of contracting the virus during the country's ongoing Gold Week holiday period. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/03/japan/science-health/elderly-ll-cautioned-against-covid-golden-week/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #covid19 #health #vaccines #medicine

Aged people still cautioned against COVID-19 during Golden Week

The Japan Institute for Health Security continues to monitor COVID-19 cases at about 3,000 medical institutions nationwide.

The Japan Times

Mason Loring Bliss 5h ago

Fascinating article about vision implants and corporate failure.

This is why governments should run these projects. Capitalism just can't do it.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/bionic-eye-obsolete

#vision #medicine

Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget... inside their bodies.

IEEE Spectrum

Who Let The Dogs Out 🐾5h ago

Doctor: I am afraid you have a very rare disease.
Patient: Oh no, what is it called?
Doctor: Well what do you want it to be called?
Doctor: ?
Patient: ?

#humor #medicine #doctor #patient

Mark 6h ago

The #US is withholding #HIV and #Malaria support to #Zambia unless it signs over mineral rights.

https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/lifestyle/the-us-criticizes-zambia-for-refusing-their-deal-dismissing-patently-false/kzc8fbp

#USThreats #USAggression #Trump #tyrants #terrorism #Healthcare #medicine #blackmail #USTerrorism #gangsters #mob #immoral

The US criticizes Zambia for refusing their deal, dismissing ‘patently false’ accusations

A major health funding arrangement between the United States and Zambia has been delayed after both sides failed to reach an agreement on a deal worth more than $1 billion

Business Insider Africa

Pills of Science🧬🦋7h ago

Non esiste una definizione rigorosa di "turbo-cancro" tale da renderlo diverso da semplice marketing e NESSUNA relazione causale tra i vaccini a #mRNA e l'aumento del rischio di cancro. Solo nel "Journal of Independent #Medicine" può essere presente una fake simile. Independent = grosse risate.

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petersuber 8h ago

Update. In the field of emergency medicine, most journals (66%) did not comply with the Sex and Gender Equity in Research (#SAGER) guidelines. However, those that did had "significantly" higher citation impact than those that did not.
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6ct1w42s

#Gender #GenderBias #Medicine