OpenAI’s ChatGPT will ‘see, hear and speak’ in major update OpenAI’s ChatGPT day by day is getting a major update that’ll enable the viral chatbot to interact using images and have voice conversations with users, on the move it closer to famous artificial intelligence (AI) assistants like Apple’s Siri. The Open AI’s voice feature “opens doors … Read More “OpenAI’s ChatGPT Latest News” »
After delivering their first two daughters at Peru Hospital, Katlyn and Brian Sanden discovered their third pregnancy would end differently. A 20-week ultrasound confirmed they were having their first child. They were delighted. The second piece of news, however, felt like a sucker punch. St. Margarets Health-Peru was closing and doctors were due to stop … Read More “Access to maternal health care is decreasing: it’s like going back in time” »
WASHINGTONHealth Care and Financial Services Subcommittee Chair Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) opened today’s hearing titled Why Expanding Medicaid to DACA Recipients Will Exacerbate the Border Crisis by examining how the Biden administration is seeking to rewrite laws to extend taxpayer-funded health care benefits to DACA recipients. Subcommittee Chair McClain stressed that this proposal would exacerbate the … Read More “McClain opens hearing on expanding health benefits to DACA beneficiaries – US House Committee on Oversight and Accountability” »
Health From Brooke Steinberg July 18, 2023 | 11:26 The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new drug, Beyfortus (nirsevimab), to protect children from the deadly infection known as respiratory syncytial virus. Worldwide, RSV is the second leading cause of death during the first year of an infant’s life, second only to malaria, … Read More “FDA approves RSV drug to fight infection that kills thousands of children every year” »
Cnn — People over age 65 with dementia were four times more likely to die within the first six months after starting an opioid for pain, and six times more likely to die if the opioid was strong, such as morphine. oxycodone or fentanyl, according to a new study. Death was 11 times more likely … Read More “Increased risk of death from any opioid use in people with dementia, study says | Cnn” »
Alzheimers. Dementia. These diagnoses tug at the strings of safety and certainty in patients, families and caregivers at an estimated rate of 6.5 million Americans age 65 and older in 2022 and approximately 168,600 VA patients in 2021. It’s a diagnosis expected to increase to 12.7 million Americans by 2050 and 217,400 VA patients over … Read More “Patients with advanced dementia often need a BRO – VA News” »
By Kelsey Waddill July 18, 2023 – In 2021, according to an analysis by the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC), approximately 2 million unnecessary health care services were provided, leading to $134 million in unnecessary health care spending. “This most recent analysis puts crucial information in the hands of the people who … Read More “Unnecessary use in CO leads to $134 million in healthcare spending” »
Siv Mao’s wrists ached as he twisted the lids on bottle after bottle of methadone every day at work. He would sit behind a window as patients approached, trying to chat with them and see how they were doing, while also focusing on measuring doses into bottles, printing and sticking labels, heat sealing them, and … Read More “The first Columbus program to test a new robotic methadone assembly machine” »
In this modern era marked by a surge in mental health awareness, social theorists are increasingly examining the rise and influence of self-help literature and wellbeing technologies on individuals and communities. In particular, critical scholars of the social effects of psidisciplines, or fields of mental health, are studying how these approaches to well-being affect our … Read More “Self-help or self-government? The role of psycho-disciplines in neoliberalism” »
1/5 Jacqui Henry, who said she now feels better than ever, developed depression after taking hormonal contraceptives for 15 years to manage the pain of endometriosis. Photo courtesy of Jacqui Henry NEW YORK, July 18 (UPI) — With some prescription drugs, treatment can be more serious than the underlying disease, as depression and even suicidal … Read More “Common Prescription Drugs Can Cause Depression as a Side Effect, Experts Say – UPI.com” »