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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

Joe 03:55 You know, my thoughts are screening is important for a variety of reasons, and certainly Doctor Boris and Soo and Anna, Doctor chodos can provide a lot greater clinical insight than I. What hasn’t been shown, Eric, is that if you apply tools like this, clinical outcomes down the road are better for patients.

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

GeriPal

And you say, “Okay, that’s fine, but can it really … What about a real live clinical situation?” And the actors were blinded to whether this was a primary care doctor or a chat bot answering them. I think we’re getting closer to real live clinical situations, not just answering a test.

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Not Only Harvard. RFK Jr.’s Slashed Science Funding Cuts Across States That Backed Trump

Physicians News Digest

Those changes — plus the firing of 1,200 agency employees as part of mass layoffs across the government — are alarming scientists and NIH workers, who warn that they will undermine progress in combating diseases and other threats to the nation’s public health. NIH grants routinely span several years.