Medical Research
Fingertip oxygen sensors can fail on dark skin — now a physician is suing
Health
Sarah Carter
Pulse oximeters shine light through the skin and measure how much of it is absorbed by the blood to determine blood-oxygen levels.Credit: ...
Google AI has better bedside manner than human doctors — and makes better diagnoses
Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes
A chatbot based on Google’s large language model can take medical histories from simulated patients and offer a range of diagnoses.Credit: Tero ...
ChatGPT generates fake data set to support scientific hypothesis
Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes
The artificial-intelligence model that powers ChatGPT can create superficially plausible scientific data sets.Credit: Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Researchers have used the ...
Scientists in Brazil are developing the first vaccine that could help break cocaine addiction
Health
Sarah Carter
The vaccine is designed to help produce anti-cocaine antibodies in the body of a person who is chemically dependent on the substance. ...
