Large language models simplify radiology report impressions
Large language models (LLMs) can significantly simplify radiology report impressions, enhancing readability for patients, according to research published March 26 in Radiology.
In a study involving 750 radiology reports, a team of researchers from Yale University tested four different LLMs – including ChatGPT, Bard, and Bing -- and found that all four were able to significantly simplify report impressions. Model performance did differ, however, based on the wording of the prompt used.
“Our study highlights how radiology reports, which are complex medical documents that implement language and style above the college g...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Erik L. Ridley Tags: Artificial Intelligence Source Type: news
A Solar Eclipse Is a Bad Omen....For Drivers A Solar Eclipse Is a Bad Omen....For Drivers
Millions may hit the road to view this year ' s total solar eclipse. Dr F Perry Wilson comments on a study of traffic fatalities linked to the 2017 event.Medscape (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - March 25, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
UNC Health Blue Ridge Advances Innovation with MEDI+SIGN Digital Whiteboards
UNC Health Blue Ridge outfits its new intensive care units with some of the best technology available, including the implementation of MEDI+SIGN® Digital Whiteboards and MEDI+SIGN Digital Door Displays, keeping with its commitment to providing the very best in healthcare for the region.... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 25, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: LIC PDT Source Type: news
Delayed vs early admission to intensive care: a retrospective review of outcomes and clinical indicators of deterioration following trauma - Rhoton E, Bethurum AJ, King S, Smith LM.
Unplanned admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) is a trauma quality improvement indicator associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and hospital resource usage. We identified demographics, injuries, and other clinical factors between early ICU ad... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
EMA Approves Two Hybrid Medicines EMA Approves Two Hybrid Medicines
Medications to treat malignant hyperthermia and pediatric hypotension have been recommended for marketing authorization by the European Medicines Agency.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - March 22, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pharmacist Source Type: news
New Guidance for the Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer New Guidance for the Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer
Dr Fatima Cardoso discusses the upcoming release of the"Advanced Breast Cancer (ABC) 7th International Consensus Conference Guidelines for Advanced Breast Cancer."Medscape Oncology (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - March 22, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Hematology-Oncology Article Source Type: news
Body Freezing Is Not the Way to the Future, Ethicist Says Body Freezing Is Not the Way to the Future, Ethicist Says
Ethicist Art Caplan discusses the pitfalls of current cryonics technology.Medscape Business of Medicine (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news
Survival 21 Percent a Year After ICU Discharge for Blood Cancer Patients
THURSDAY, March 21, 2024 -- For hematologic malignancy (HM) patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), survival is 49 percent at seven days and 21 percent at 12 months, according to a study published online March 11 in Intensive Care... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 21, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Lower Oxygen Targets May Be Preferable for COVID Patients in the ICU
(MedPage Today) -- Lower oxygenation targets for critically ill COVID patients with severe hypoxemia led to significantly more days alive and off life support, a randomized trial conducted at nearly a dozen intensive care units (ICUs) in Europe... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - March 21, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Weight-Based High-Flow Oxygen for Bronchiolitis May Reduce ICU Admissions
(MedPage Today) -- Transitioning from an intensive care unit (ICU)-only high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) protocol to a weight-based non-ICU HFNC protocol was associated with reduced ICU admission rates for hospitalized children with bronchiolitis... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 20, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Comparing Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, Modified Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score II and Poisoning Severity Score for outcome prediction of pesticide poisoned patients admitted to the intensive care unit - Dorooshi G, Samsamshariat S, Gheshlaghi F, Zoofaghari S, Hasanzadeh A, Abbasi S, Eizadi-Mood N.
This study aimed to assess the severity of poisoning, various scoring systems, including Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II), Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS II)... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Why women keep choosing Holy Cross Health for maternity and perinatal care in the D.C. metro region
Madeline Rose visited Holy Cross Hospital ’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in her cap and gown after graduating from high school in 2019. She wanted to personally thank the NICU team for the care she received nearly 18 years earlier when she was born prematurely and weighed just 2.5 pounds.
“She came with her family directly from her h igh school graduation to let our team in the NICU know that if it weren’t for them, she wouldn’t have walked across the stage that day,” said Nancy Nagel,… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - March 15, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Laura Newpoff Source Type: news
Opinion: COVID, 4 Years on Opinion: COVID, 4 Years on
A quick update on some important new dataMedscape (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - March 14, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases Viewpoint Source Type: news
Valleywise Health gets $500,000 donation for new pediatric intensive care unit
Valleywise Health Foundation will put $500,000 donation toward the pediatric intensive care unit at the $603 million Valleywise Health Medical Center that is currently under construction. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 13, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jeff Gifford Source Type: news
Should doctors screen all kids for type 1 diabetes?
Millions worldwide live with type 1 diabetes, and for most the diagnosis came as a shock, following mysterious symptoms such as thirst and weight loss. But diabetes specialists have long known that certain blood tests can foretell the disease years earlier. That has left the field wrestling with a difficult question: Should healthy children get these blood tests, and would knowing about incipient diabetes help them?
Now, as a first wave of studies indicates such testing can
prevent life-threatening complications at diagnosis
, and with a new treatment to delay disease onset, the answers are tipping toward ...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 13, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
