Artificial intelligence (AI) and generative pre-trained transformers (GPTs) have made significant advancements in recent years, with potential applications in various industries. The health care sector stands to benefit significantly from AI and GPTs, as they offer promising solutions for improving patient care, diagnostics, and treatment. This article will discuss the role of leading AI models like Copilot Bing, Bard, BioGPT, GatorTron, and BiomedLM in health care, addressing ethical concerns, future implications, and the potential for combating physician burnout.
Author: Rutali Thakur
Abdul Moiz Hafiz, MD, was flabbergasted when he received a phone call from his institution’s credentialing office telling him that he was not certified for interventional cardiology ― even though he had passed that exam in 2016. Hafiz, who directs the Advanced Structural Heart Disease Program at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, phoned the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), where he learned that to restore his credentials, he would need to pay $1225 in maintenance of certification (MOC) fees. Like Hafiz, many physicians have been dismayed to learn that the ABIM is now listing as “not certified” physicians…
DENVER—The rise of healthcare apps and digital therapeutics has made it easier than ever for patients with inflammatory bowel disease to access information about their health, but it also has prompted efforts to optimize the value of these products. During the 2023 Crohn’s and Colitis Congress, Megan E. Riehl, PsyD, the clinical director of the GI Behavioral Health Program at University of Michigan Health, in Ann Arbor, and Lawrence R. Kosinski, MD, MBA, the founder and chief medical officer at the digital care coordination company SonarMD, in Chicago, discussed the role of digital therapeutics and technology in the management of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Doctors are in high demand nationwide. >>> STREAM CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS LIVE <<< Some projections show a shortage of up to 124,000 physicians over the next decade. The growing need has Congress exploring how to address the situation quickly.
Olympus announced the launch of its EndoClot offerings for use in gastrointestinal (GI) procedures in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. The EndoClot portfolio supports hemostasis and lifting in endoscopic submucosal dissection or resection in GI procedures. Olympus launched the EndoClot adhesive, the EndoClot polysaccharide hemostatic spray and the EndoClot submucosal injection solution. EndoClot Plus developed the portfolio of GI solutions. The company expanded its distribution agreement with Olympus from the U.S. to EMEA in December 2022.
Cathy Eng, MD, FACP, FASCO, joined a panel of experts at the White House Cancer Moonshot Colorectal Cancer Forum in highlighting the need for greater patient participation in and funding for cancer clinical trials. Eng, the David H. Johnson professor of surgical and medical oncology at Vanderbilt University, described the panel discussion last month as very productive. Other participants included the widow of actor Chadwick Boseman, who died of colorectal cancer in 2020 at age 43 years.
Months of high-level discussions regarding reforming Medicare physician payment has culminated in physician lawmakers introducing bipartisan legislation advancing the first leg of the AMA’s three-part strategy for fixing the broken system. The “Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act,” H.R. 2474, would provide automatic updates to physician Medicare payment rates and link them to inflation. The bill was introduced by California Democratic Reps. Raul Ruiz, MD, and Ami Bera, MD, along with Republicans Larry Bucshon, MD, of Indiana, and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD, of Iowa.
The balance of microbes in the human gut varies substantially from morning to night and even more by season—with profound fluctuations completely transforming the microbiome from summer to winter, according to a study to be presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2023. The microbiome—bacteria that live in and on the body—accounts for about half of the cells that make a human, and fluctuations in the makeup of the microbiome could have wide-ranging implications for health and medicine.
DANVILLE, Pa. – Geisinger recently announced that Amitpal S. Johal, M.D., will serve as the chair of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition weight management for the health system.Dr. Johal brings more than 17 years of experience to the position. He began his career at Geisinger in 2006 as a gastroenterology fellow and has had progressive leadership roles during the course of his career.“Dr. Johal is a wonderful leader who brings experience and a great deal of clinical and operational knowledge of gastroenterology services across the system,” said Kenric Maynor, M.D., chair of Geisinger’s Medicine Institute. “We look forward to growing our…
PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, is pleased to announce that it will present data from two studies highlighting the performance of its blood-based screening technology to detect early-stage colorectal cancer (CRC), including the acceptance of the ECLIPSE study as a late-breaking abstract, at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) taking place in Chicago, Illinois on May 6-9, 2023.