AI beats doctors at predicting heart disease deaths
A model developed using artificial intelligence (AI) is better at predicting risk of death in patients with heart disease than
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Video games designed to improve results of doctors making triage decisions
A team of researchers with widely diverse backgrounds from several institutions in the U.S. has developed two video games designed
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Doctors remove a contact lens from inside a woman’s eyelid cyst
Doctors remove a contact lens from inside a 42-year-old woman’s eyelid cyst Doctors discover a contact lens lodged inside a
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Mum’s aren’t failures if they can’t breastfeed, doctors should say so
‘Mum’s aren’t failures if they can’t breastfeed – and doctors should say so’ Over the course of my career working
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Autism link found to mums with diabetes
A friend asked me recently why her pregnant daughter was having a test for “gestational diabetes”, a particular kind of
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‘RITa’ helps victims of domestic abuse in the safety of their doctors’ office
Primary care practices in Rochester, N.Y., are pilot testing an app that screens patients for domestic violence and makes actionable
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Confused about what to eat? Here’s a doctor’s recommended meal plan
Knowing what makes up a healthy diet can be really confusing. New fads and fast fixes appear weekly. At the
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Doctors vote for appointments cap as stressed GPs see 70 patients a day
With a staffing crisis caused by Jeremy Hunt’s cuts and an aging population to contend with, GPs have warned they
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