Healthcare

Google’s Med-PaLM 2: AI Chatbot Trial Underway at Mayo Clinic

Google has embarked on a journey to refine and test its AI chat technology, Med-PaLM 2, at one of the largest healthcare providers in the United States – the Mayo Clinic. The Wall Street Journal revealed the collaboration is part of Google’s broader push to infuse AI solutions into the healthcare sector. Med-PaLM 2: More […]

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Alzheimer’s Drug Experiment Reveals it Can Slow Cognitive Decline

Alzheimer’s disease – it’s one of those conditions that many people struggle with, especially in later life. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that it is the seventh most common cause of death. Moreover, in excess of 120,000 people died from the condition in 2019 alone, with recent studies suggesting mortality […]

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WHO Warns Europe Of The Return Of Monkeypox

A year ago, the first Monkeypox (Mpox) scare was reported in Europe. Now WHO has warned the EU and Britain of a second wave. Public health officials are concerned that the summer festival season could lead to a surge in the deadly disease. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has warned, “there […]

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U.S. to Impose Inflation Penalties on Drugs

The White House announced on Wednesday that it would apply inflation penalties to the first batch of 27 drugs. Reuters reported that the move seeks to reduce costs for Medicare beneficiaries by between $2 and $390 per average dose. During his speech in Las Vegas Wednesday afternoon, President Joe Biden said his administration is making […]

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