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The Promise and Pitfalls of AI in Medicine: Guest Bob Wachter

GeriPal

And I wonder, now, was this 2024 version sort of a redo? And the actors were blinded to whether this was a primary care doctor or a chat bot answering them. In the ’70s and ’80s, there were a lot of efforts to build AI programs, and the first problem that they tried to tackle was diagnosis.

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As Mosquito Season Peaks, Officials Brace for New Normal of Dengue Cases

Physician's Weekly

happen in Puerto Rico, which saw a sharp increase in 2024 , triggering a local public health emergency. In 2024, California saw 725 new dengue cases, including 18 acquired locally, state data shows. Dengue presents a challenge to the many primary care doctors who have never seen it.