May 2, 2023

Staff Writer: Deileta Kamhunga A new study shows the potential of large language models in radiation oncology education and decision-making. A recent preprint made available on April 24th has shown that large language models such as chat generative pre-training transformer (ChatGPT)-3.5 and ChatGPT-4 have the potential to be useful tools in radiation oncology education and...

Key Takeaways A study over nearly two decades found a telling link between consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and premature death in people with type 2 diabetes Coffee, tea, low-fat milk and plain water helped lower those odds, however, pointing to the role of healthy drinks for these patients The research was conducted in nearly 13,000...

Findings persist even after controlling for adverse neighborhood conditions. Racial residential segregation is associated with glycemic control in Black youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to a study published online April 25 in Pediatrics. Deborah A. Ellis, Ph.D., from Wayne State University in Detroit, and colleagues investigated the effects of racial residential segregation on the...

Prevalence rates lower for de novo breast cancer, colon cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer. Bariatric surgery is associated with a reduction in the risk for obesity-associated cancers, according to a study to be presented at the 2023 Digestive Disease Week, being held from May 6 to 9 in Chicago.   Vibhu...

Doctors at both hospitals told patient they would not terminate the pregnancy to save her life because they could still detect a heartbeat Denying a woman an emergency abortion and risking her life broke U.S. federal law, a federal government investigation contends. The woman, who went into premature labor after her water broke at 17...