ChatGPT May Provide Helpful Postoperative Instructions
Yet, in key measures of understandability and actionability, materials performed worse than institution-generated materials
Chatbot Generates Quality, Empathetic Responses to Patient Questions
Chatbot generates higher proportion of responses rated as good or very good quality and empathetic or very empathetic than physicians
U.S. Smoking Rate Reaches All-Time Low
Smoking bans, increased prices, and a lack of social acceptability are among reasons for the decline in traditional tobacco use
Early Ear, Upper Respiratory Markers Linked to Autism Traits
Increased odds ratio for autism at 30 months found for discharge of pus or sticky mucus from ears, impaired hearing during a cold
Model Can Predict Postoperative RT Delay in Head & Neck Cancer
Model incorporating individual-level factors with health literacy and community-level factors most predictive of postoperative radiation therapy delay
Biden to Nominate Head of National Cancer Institute to Run NIH
A new leader for the U.S. National Institutes of Health could put a fresh focus on efforts to cut cancer death rates
Self-Fitting, Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Beneficial
Self-reported and clinical outcomes similar to those seen with audiologist-fitted hearing aids
Universal Masking in Health Care No Longer Seems Appropriate
Maintaining masking may offer marginal benefit in terms of reducing transmission, but impedes communication
AACR: Awareness That HPV Causes Cancer Is Ebbing Among Americans
Furthermore, U.S. vaccination rates for preteens and teens are well below recommended goals
Use of Hearing Aids Reduces Dementia Risk in Those With Hearing Loss
Risk for all-cause dementia increased for those with hearing loss without hearing aids, but not for those with hearing aid use