What everyone should know before seeking medical advice from ChatGPT

More than 40 million people use ChatGPT for health advice every day

When Alexandra Watson has a question about her heart condition, her first call is Chad. That’s not the name of her heart patient—rather, it’s her nickname for ChatGPT, which she’s been using to test her symptoms for the past few years. Her condition is rare, and she says the LLM (Large Language Model) “cuts through … Read more

The family matched the gift of $2.4 million to bridge the gap between biology, psychiatry and medicine

Brandon Nelson was an excellent student at Santa Monica High School. (Courtesy of the Nelson Family)

No, Brandon Nelson didn’t have to die. Brandon Nelson was an excellent student at Santa Monica High School. (Courtesy of the Nelson Family) In itself, that fact might drive those who love Nelson to the edge of sanity. But as the 26-year-old’s death left a terrible hole in California’s mental health care system — especially … Read more

Middle East war: Attacks on vital health services, fears of evacuation

Middle East war: Attacks on vital health services, fears of evacuation

In a rare bit of good news, however, the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) said aid shipments were “back on track” from Dubai, one of its key aid hubs, after major disruptions to flights and other shipments were caused by Iranian strikes in the Gulf. “I would say the first two weeks of the crisis … Read more

Beyond burnout: The silent crisis of mass burnout

The World Health Organization officially recognizes burnout as an occupational phenomenon, but what was once confined to workplaces is now spreading into homes, relationships and identities. In India, several surveys suggest that more than half of the workforce reports significant burnout symptoms. | Photo: iStock/Getty Images

The World Health Organization officially recognizes burnout as an occupational phenomenon, but what was once confined to workplaces is now spreading into homes, relationships and identities. In India, several surveys suggest that more than half of the workforce reports significant burnout symptoms. | Photo: iStock/Getty Images The world stood for the virus in 2020, a … Read more

The UK Covid inquiry has highlighted the preventable horror of a second Covid wave

The UK Covid inquiry has highlighted the preventable horror of a second Covid wave

Investigating Covid Latest reports One thing has become brutally clear: the first year of the epidemic – especially the second wave of Covid in the winter of 2020/21 – was devastating. And much of its destruction was preventable. Taken together, the evidence from NHS staff, affected families and the findings of the inquiry into the … Read more

Scott Power: ASX Healthcare snaps losing streak on good news week | Stockhead

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The ASX healthcare sector bounced back this week, offering little welcome to investors. Photo: Getty Images The ASX Health sector is up 2.66% for the past five days while the broader market is up 2.81% Lomos secures US CLIA waiver for its flagship point-of-care (POC) respiratory test FebriDx Amplia reports four new confirmed responses from … Read more

Agencies warn that elderly support services are facing shortages as fuel prices rise

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The National Council for Aged Care Providers is calling on the federal government to provide urgent support to keep services running, as the Middle East war sends oil prices skyrocketing. Aged Australians, which represents residential care, home care, retirement living and community care operators, wants older Australians and aged care workers to be prioritized in … Read more

Here are four signs you may need couples therapy

Here are four signs you may need couples therapy

An eight-part Netflix reality series Blue treatment Seven follows a couple as they navigate their relationship with the help of therapist Karen Doherty. The fly-on-the-wall documentary, which centers on therapy sessions and real-world couple interactions, covers issues including infidelity, infidelity, financial problems, and parenting. Doherty, a couples therapist and relationship coach, said the show was … Read more

World news in brief, Cuba embargo hurts health care, Haiti ‘violence’, Djibouti shipwreck dies

A long line of people wait outside for cash distributions as part of the World Food Program (WFP) 'Cash for Work' program in Haiti, with green tropical plants in front.

In an alert, the United Nations’ World Health Organization, WHO, warned that Cuban hospitals are struggling to maintain emergency and critical care services. “Thousands of surgeries have been delayed over the past month and people who need care … have been put at risk by the lack of electricity available for medical equipment,” said WHO … Read more