Ok this story blew us away.
According to a recent study (which was performed on a small number of people to be fair), ChatGPT was more accurate at diagnosing illnesses than a group of doctors.
From the source article:
“A new research study indicates that Open AI’s chatbot Chat GPT-4 is better at diagnosing diseases than human doctors, according to The New York Times.
Fifty doctors, a mix of attending physicians and residents, participated in the study; diagnoses were based on evaluations of medical patient cases. All in all, Chat GPT-4 got a 90% score for the diagnoses it delivered; the …
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What you should do and why you should do it. The health benefits of exercise and exercises for rehab. When I try to make you go to rehab don’t say no, no, no.
Articles relating to Low Back Pain, Neck Pain, Headaches, Nerve Impingements, you know, all those things that ruin your day.
General information on the types of conditions affecting you, everything from Arthritis to Zaire Jungle Fever. Actually, I won’t lie, I haven’t written anything on the latter.
Ok this is pretty cool! A study on overweight people (who are at risk of developing diabetes), found that in an 8 1/2 hour workday, if they got up every 45 minutes and simply did 10 squats, it was better for them than if they went for a half hour walk! Sounds too good to be true but the results don’t lie. A simple health hack for you to add to your workday!
If you want to read more about the evidence these results are based on, the full study can …
That’s the conclusion of a major study of more than 14,000 people which has found some types of exercise can be better than anti-depressants alone. A summary, posted on the ABC News website, stated that “it doesn’t matter how many times a week you exercise, but the more vigorous the better.”
As a result, GPs are being encouraged to refer more patients to exercise physiologists. Two local EP based clinics we especially love are Longevity PT and LiveWell Fitness.
Some conclusions from the summary include:
Walking or jogging, yoga and strength training are about as effective as cognitive behavioural therapy and more effective than anti-depressant …
We recently were alerted to a 2018 study on the effects of different sports on longevity. It turns out that regular participation in sports is great for helping you live a longer and healthier life. No surprises there, but the magnitude of the effect differs between sports quite considerably.
The Copenhagen City Heart Study followed nearly 9,000 people for 25 years and monitored their sporting and other lifestyle habits. This is what they found:
Life expectancy gains compared with the sedentary group for different sports were as follows: tennis, 9.7 years; badminton, 6.2 years; …
That’s according to the latest research. Here are the key points from the article on Medical News Today:
Researchers from Amsterdam conducted a study to see whether running could be as helpful as antidepressants for treating depression and anxiety symptoms.The researchers found that both groups experienced similar improvements in their depression symptoms.However, the running group also saw improvements in physical health, while the antidepressant participants experienced slightly worse physical health.
The researchers recruited 141 participants with either depression or anxiety disorder. They gave the participants the option to take either an antidepressant — …
I recently discovered that he have high cholesterol. Here is how I navigated the decision on whether to try to reduce this with diet and supplements, or with medication.
It was a bit of a surprise as I eat well, exercise regularly, don’t smoke, and maintain a pretty healthy weight. But genetics can play a role and a family history and DNA testing showed some genes that have the propensity to increase my cholesterol. So my Cardiologist recommended a statin, which is a medication that lowers cholesterol.
There are side effects to …
