Archive for February 2023
ChatGPT’s AI Could Help Catch Alzheimer’s Early #shorts
The artificial intelligence that can write essays and pass tests can also help identify dementia. Researchers at Drexel University in Philadelphia used the AI behind ChatGPT (which has grabbed headlines for writing believable term papers and passing bar exams) to analyze speech, and the system correctly identified Alzheimer’s patients 80% of the time, according to…
Read MoreSome Like it Hot: Can Using a Sauna Improve Your Health?
WebMD’s Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Christopher Minson, PhD, Professor, Human Physiology, University of Oregon, about the health benefits of using a sauna to improve your heart health. https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/video/christopher-minson
Read MoreMayo Clinic Minute: Success in reducing heart disease deaths, except for young women
In the past five decades, better treatment and less smoking have resulted in a dramatic decrease in deaths from cardiovascular disease, except for one segment of the population. Dr. Sharonne Hayes says, while death rates in this group are low, they’re not going down. One explanation may be treatment bias. Dr. Hayes says health care…
Read MoreBenefits of Yoga for Cancer Patients and Survivors
Samantha Harris of “Dancing With the Stars” fame credits restorative yoga with helping her recover after breast cancer surgery. https://www.webmd.com/cancer/cancer-in-context/default.htm
Read MoreImpact of TV Regurgitation on Intermediate Outcomes of Degenerative MV Surgery
In this thirty-seventh video of the @MayoClinicCVS Two Minute Article weekly series, Juan Crestanello, MD reviews the impact of tricuspid valve regurgitation on intermediate outcomes of degenerative mitral valve surgery.
Read MoreMayo Clinic Minute – Surgical option for epilepsy – Resection of an epileptic focus
For people living with epilepsy who have tried various epilepsy treatments to control their seizures with little success, there is another option. It’s a surgery called resection of an epileptic focus, or resective surgery — where surgeons remove or disconnect the area in the brain that is no longer properly functioning and is generating seizures. Dr. Jonathon…
Read MoreTransforming Women’s Health 2023
Join us for Transforming Women’s Health 2023. Also there will be The National American Menopause Society offering a Menopause 101 course.
Read MoreMaking surgery work for Mayo nurse through Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Program
Kenichea Nichols, a nursing education specialist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, is used to advocating for her patients and colleagues. When she learned she needed a serious operation, she found herself leaning on colleagues to advocate for her. That meant looking at surgery in a different way. Kenichea has a history of having iron deficiency…
Read MorePediatrician Dr Dan Brennan’s Tips on Planning Family Ski Trips #shorts
Reach out to your community, maybe borrow some gear and get advice to have a great family ski vacation. #skiing #familyvacation #skitrip #webmd #shorts
Read MoreWorld Cancer Day wish from a Mayo Clinic oncologist
For the safety of its patients, staff and visitors, Mayo Clinic has strict masking policies in place. Anyone shown without a mask was recorded prior to COVID-19 or recorded in an area not designated for patient care, where other safety protocols were followed. FOR THE PUBLIC: More health and medical news on the Mayo Clinic…
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