University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue told lawmakers at a recent budget hearing that doing the project alone, without Wellstar’s expertise or staff support, would cost up to $185 million. “The partnership with Wellstar is a better value because they’ve gone through this. They’ve implemented that,” Perdue said. The medical college’s current electronic records…
Opinion Review & Outlook A federal judge blocks a law that punishes doctors for ‘misinformation.’
Japan formally decided Friday to downgrade the legal status of the novel coronavirus on May 8 to the same category as common infectious diseases, such as seasonal influenza, to ease COVID-19 prevention rules, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said. Based on the downgrading to Class 5, the government would be able to relax existing intensive COVID-19…
Feinberg has named two new associate deans: Kathryn Hufmeyer, ’11 MD, ’14 GME, currently clinical assistant professor at the University of Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been named associate dean for curriculum, effective July 1, and Linda Suleiman, MD, ’17 GME, currently assistant dean of Medical Education and assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery…
Now Ward is creating fresh controversy in the state’s medical community after appearing alongside Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis at several events, where Ward rejected Covid-19 vaccines and most pandemic-era mitigation efforts. Ward’s views are aligned with DeSantis’ on Covid. The Florida governor has built a national reputation by rejecting Covid-19 mandates such as masking students…
New York, NY (January 24, 2023) We are writing to let you know that the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has chosen to withdraw from the U.S. News & World Report medical school rankings, effective immediately. The leadership of Icahn Mount Sinai has long believed that the U.S. News medical school rankings have…
Google has built an AI that can answer medical questions. However, it’s not as good as a human doctor and the company says it cannot yet perform safely in the real world Technology 20 January 2023 By Jeremy Hsu Google’s medical AI can answer common medical questions entered in search engines. Africa Studio/Shutterstock Google has…
Two artificial intelligence (AI) programs — including ChatGPT — have passed the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), according to two recent papers. The papers highlighted different approaches to using large language models to take the USMLE, which is comprised of three exams: Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence…
If you find yourself or a loved one in a medical emergency, your instincts and adrenaline take over quickly. But there are some mistakes people make frequently in these situations that can actually delay care, according to Dr. John Torres, NBC News senior medical contributor. In fact, there are five things Torres would never do…
Millions in U.S. with health care debt New research says 100 million in U.S. saddled with debt from health care 05:24 A growing number of Americans are delaying important medical care because of the high cost of treatment, a new survey shows. In 2022, 38% of Americans said they or a family member skipped or delayed…