How'Challengers' turned Zendaya and the cast into tennis stars, from strength training to 10,000-calorie diets
None Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, and Mike Faist star as tennis players in Luca Guadagnino's movie "Challengers." • None Tennis coach Brad Gilbert served as a consultant on the film and trained the stars. • None The actors spent hours playing tennis, watching tapes, and putting on muscle to look like…#nonezendaya #joshoconnor #mikefaist #challengers #nonetennis #bradgilbert #arrakis #tashiduncan #tashi #artdonaldson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Could Bedside Training Help End the US Neurologist Shortage? Could Bedside Training Help End the US Neurologist Shortage?
A program that teaches internal medicine residents, medical students, and other trainees how to assess neurologic conditions could help address neurologist shortage.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
AI transcription tools ‘hallucinate,’ too
By now, the tendency for chatbots powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to occasionally make stuff up, or “hallucinate,” has been well documented. Chatbots have generated
medical misinformation
, invented
fake legal cases
, and fabricated
citations
. Now,
a new study
has found that AI models are not only seeing things, but hearing things: OpenAI’s Whisper, an AI model trained to transcribe audio input, made up sentences in about 1.4% of the transcriptions of audio recordings tested. Disconcertingly, a large portion of the fabricated sentences contained offensive or potentiall...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 26, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Different methods of winning, losing, and training in combat sports and their relationship with overall competitive winningness - Barley OR, Harms CA.
This study aimed to investigate how overall competitive winningness in combat sports depended on patterns of victory and loss, as well as training habits. Competitors (N = 280) from several combat sports participated in the study. The online survey include... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Recreational and Sports Issues Source Type: news
Editorial: Training and performance in swimming - Zacca R, Demarie S, Morou ço P.
Swimming is part of the Olympic programme since 1896. Water Polo became the first team sport in the Games in 1900, and Diving made its appearance in 1904. Eighty years later, in 1984, Synchronized Swimming joined the Olympics, while Marathon Swimming (10-k... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Recreational and Sports Issues Source Type: news
Biden signs foreign aid bill
Taiwan's military is set to benefit from weapons and training provided for by the $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific that U.S. President Joe Biden approved Wednesday. Beijing claims self-ruled Taiwan is its territory and vows to someday bring it under its control. In…#taiwan #ukraine #israel #indopacific #beijing #taipei #fmf #pentagon #taiwanese #tsaiingwen (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The effects of Tai Chi on standing balance control in older adults may be attributed to the improvement of sensory reweighting and complexity rather than reduced sway velocity or amplitude - Cui J, Hao Z, Tian H, Yang Y, Wang J, Lin X.
This study aimed to use traditi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
From didactics to disasters: unveiling CBRNe and counter-terrorism medicine training in US medical schools - Lane JE, Tin D, Ali A, Ciottone G.
INTRODUCTION: The threat of chemical, biological, radiologic, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNe) terrorist attacks has increased over time. The need for rapid and effective responses to such attacks is paramount. Effective medical counter-measures to CBRNe eve... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Towards unified robustness against both backdoor and adversarial attacks - Niu Z, Sun Y, Miao Q, Jin R, Hua G.
Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) are known to be vulnerable to both backdoor and adversarial attacks. In the literature, these two types of attacks are commonly treated as distinct robustness problems and solved separately, since they belong to training-time an... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
WHO Regional Director visits Islamic Republic of Iran to discuss health challenges and ...
25 April 2024, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – Dr Hanan Balkhy concluded her first official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran as the new WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, which took place on 12–15 April. She met with officials and partners to discuss WHO’s work on the ground and how to strengthen collaborations and strategic initiatives to meet health needs.
The Regional Director’s visit began in the historic city of Isfahan, where she visited Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and met with Chancellor Dr Shahin Shirani, who also heads the Isfahan Academy of Medical Sciences. She also ...
Source: WHO EMRO News - April 25, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Safety Experts Urge Employers to Act Now Against Opioid Overdose to Save Lives
Prepare for overdose emergencies at work by stocking naloxone and providing proper training. ARLINGTON, Va., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Workplace first aid kits should now contain naloxone rapidly reverse an opioid overdose, says the International Safety Equipment Association... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 24, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
New workforce training center addresses health care worker shortage in Tampa Bay
A new workforce training facility has opened in Tampa Bay, aiming to allow high school graduates and adults to launch careers in the medical field. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 24, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Devonta Davis Source Type: news
State of the RT profession more palpable than ever
As the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) prepares to announce changes to its professional pathways and practice standards at its June meeting in Orlando, FL, ASRT Board President Brandon Smith said the state of the field is "more palpable than ever." An ASRT video published in March began setting the stage for what is to come from the collective professional trust of 18 radiologic science organizations. Together, they form the Consensus Committee on the Future of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy. With industry guidance on professional-entry pathways coming soon, the Consensus Committee's findings...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 24, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Tags: Jobs Market Analysis Associations Careers Radiologic Technologist Source Type: news
Atlanta Facelift and Rhinoplasty Specialist Dr. Benjamin Stong Selected as a Castle Connolly 2024 Top Doctor ®
Only the very best doctors in their specialties are chosen as Castle Connolly Top Doctors®, a testament to Dr. Stong's esteemed reputation among his peers and patients. Leveraging his elite training, extensive experience, and innate talent, Dr. Stong consistently achieves superior... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 24, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: AWD Source Type: news
Exercise training influence on cognitive capacity and mental health within chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a pilot study - Hong CS, Shen YC, Chang ET, Hou HC, Chen YJ.
OBJECTIVE: Although pulmonary rehabilitation and regular exercise have improved negative emotions and cognitive capacity within cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), influence by exercise training upon different cognitive and memory functi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
