Traditional diagnostic decision support systems outperform generative AI for diagnosing disease

Medical professionals have been using artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline diagnoses for decades, using what are called diagnostic decision support systems (DDSSs). Computer scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system first developed MGH’s own DDSS called DXplain in 1984, which relies on thousands of disease profiles,…

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How menopause made York woman forget her name

Kit Taylor BBC News, Yorkshire Kit Taylor/BBC Kirsty’s life changed when she started experiencing brain fog “I didn’t believe it could just be menopause. I thought it must be a brain tumour or dementia.” Kirsty Dixon’s life changed overnight when she started experiencing intense brain fog at 49 years old. Kirsty, from York, was staring…

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Britain is living beyond its means

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. You do not turn to the Fiscal Risks report of the Office for Budget Responsibility for comic relief. It is generally a sobering look ahead. If there has ever been an “actually guys, it’s all…

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‘In the fight of his life’

Dr Myron Rolle shares story as former NFL player turned neurosurgeon Dr. Myron Rolle, former NFL safety turned neurosurgeon, talks all things about his career journey and his upcoming show “Health is Wealth.” Sports Seriously Bryan Braman, a former NFL linebacker who played seven seasons with the Houston Texans and Philadelphia Eagles, is battling an…

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