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Don’t rely on AI chatbots for accurate, safe drug information, patients warned

Written by | 13 Oct 2024

Patients shouldn’t rely on AI powered search engines and chatbots to always give them  accurate and safe information on drugs, conclude researchers in the journal BMJ Quality & Safety, after […]

Almost half of FDA-approved AI medical devices are not trained on real patient data

Written by | 28 Aug 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has practically limitless applications in healthcare, ranging from auto-drafting patient messages in MyChart to optimizing organ transplantation and improving tumor removal accuracy. Despite their potential benefit […]

Survey: Most Americans comfortable with AI in healthcare

Written by | 23 Aug 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is all around us – from smart home devices to entertainment and social media algorithms. But is AI okay in healthcare? A new national survey […]

Peering into the mind of artificial intelligence to make better antibiotics

Written by | 20 Aug 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has exploded in popularity. It powers models that help us drive vehicles, proofread emails and even design new molecules for medications. But just like a […]

Trusted TV doctors “deepfaked” to promote health scams on social media

Written by | 20 Jul 2024

Some of the UK’s most recognisable TV doctors are increasingly being “deepfaked” in videos to sell scam products across social media, finds The BMJ today. Trusted names including Hilary Jones, […]

Artificial intelligence to be used for the detection of common eye disease

Written by | 25 Apr 2024

Dry Eye Disease (DED) is one of the more common eye diseases, affecting up to 30% of the world’s population. This disease can affect many different types of […]

Study finds ChatGPT shows promise as medication management tool, could help improve geriatric health care

Written by | 19 Apr 2024

Polypharmacy, or the concurrent use of five or more medications, is common in older adults and increases the risk of adverse drug interactions. While deprescribing unnecessary drugs can […]

ChatGPT can produce medical record notes ten times faster than doctors

Written by | 28 Mar 2024

The AI model ChatGPT can write administrative medical notes up to ten times faster than doctors without compromising quality. This is according to a new study conducted by […]

Artificial intelligence helps predict whether antidepressants will work in patients

Written by | 8 Feb 2024

In patients with major depression disorder it is, thanks to use of artificial intelligence, now possible to predict within a week whether an antidepressant will work. With the […]

Accelerating how new drugs are made with machine learning

Written by | 16 Jan 2024

Researchers have developed a platform that combines automated experiments with AI to predict how chemicals will react with one another, which could accelerate the design process for new […]

Pharmacy forecast identifies growing societal challenges expected to impact care

Written by | 6 Dec 2023

Societal issues — including the growth in ultra-high-cost treatments, the epidemic of mental health and substance use disorders, climate change, and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI)— could […]

AI could shorten the diagnostic journey of millions suffering from endometriosis

Written by | 14 Aug 2023

The quality of life of millions suffering from endometriosis – a painful disease where sensitive tissue grows outside of the uterus – could be improved by a new […]

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