@TheLancet A randomized trial in patients with heart failure shows superiority of remote monitoring for prevention of hospitalizations and marked improvement in quality of life metrics compared with standard care https://
thelancet.com/journals/lance
t/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00923-6/fulltext
… @escardio @rudolf_deboe
@erictopol
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Remote Monitoring AI Reduces Heart Failure Hospitalizations
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Electronic Skin Advances Blur Lines Between Organism and Machine
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A significant advance in electronic skin https://
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc
ience.ade0086
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science.org/doi/10.1126/sc
ience.adf0262
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"The disappearing boundary between organism and machine" @ScienceMagazine w/
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MedPALM2 Achieves Major Milestone in Medical AI Licensing Exam
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And there's #MedPALM2 that just jumped a big notch forward over prior LLM performance for the US medical licensing exam equivalent (passing =60%) https://
arxiv.org/pdf/2305.09617
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EBV EBNA1 Cross-Reactivity Triggers MS Through Molecular Mimicry
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The molecular mimicry, cross-reactivity between EBV (EBNA1) and CRYAB -> MS in the report today
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Genomic Loci Identify Critical COVID-19 Risk Factors
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@Nature We use rudimentary clinical risk factors for who may develop critical Covid, such as age. But now there are 49 genomic loci that associate with increased risk, help to elucidate biology, no less possible treatments https://
nature.com/articles/s4158
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AI Leaders Call for Government Regulation and LLM Licensing Framework
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Yesterday, @OpenAi
's @sama urged govt #AI regulation and licensing of LLMs https://
nytimes.com/2023/05/16/tec
hnology/openai-altman-artificial-intelligence-regulation.html?searchResultPosition=1
… @ceciliakang Today, @Nature
, researchers call for a new intergovernmental panel https://
nature.com/articles/d4158
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Type 2 Diabetes Risk Post-COVID: Analysis of 12 Studies
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May relate to the elevated risk of Type 2 diabetes after Covid, as established in 12 studies, and I reviewed here https://
erictopol.substack.com/p/new-diabetes
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UCSD Study Shows ChatGPT Excels at Answering Medical Questions
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Front page @sdut today on this @UCSDHealth study https://
sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/st
ory/2023-04-28/can-chatbots-handle-medical-questions-ucsd-study-offers-answers
… by @PaulSisson with perspective by the authors
including: "Not only was it more accurate,,," and that he was shocked at the level of quality of the #ChatGPT responses —
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ChatGPT Integration for Clinical Eye Symptom Assessment Study
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#ChatGPT for responses to patient eye-related symptom prompts:
"Our study’s findings indicate that although currently imperfect, chatbots have the potential for integration into clinical practice to alleviate clinical burden." https://
nature.com/articles/s4143
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GLP-1 Drugs Cost 35x More in US Than Manufacturing Price
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"GLP-1 drugs aren't costly to make. Wegovy could be sold for just $40 a month."
The US price is ~$1,400 per month (35-fold) https://
bloomberg.com/news/features/
2023-04-27/ozempic-s-high-cost-limits-access-to-weight-loss-drug#xj4y7vzkg
… by @emmarcourt @RobertLangreth