Kidney stones and AI: can a chatbot replace a doctor?
More and more patients, instead of going straight to a doctor, first consult a chatbot about their symptoms. Artificial intelligence responds quickly, clearly, and without queues. But are its answers safe for patients? This question was posed by researchers and students at Wroclaw Medical University, who analyzed how language models handle the most common questions […]
Allergy under the microscope. Precision medicine in allergen immunotherapy
Until recently, allergy treatment was largely based on average treatment schemes. A patient with pollen allergy would receive a similar therapy to others with the same diagnosis. Today, this model is beginning to change. The latest recommendations published by the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in the journal Allergy show that allergen immunotherapy […]
Pneumonia still takes its toll
When we think about the greatest health threats, our imagination usually points to cancer, cardiovascular diseases, or new viruses that could trigger global pandemics. Meanwhile, one of medicine’s oldest adversaries remains lethally effective. Lower respiratory tract infections—primarily pneumonia and bronchiolitis—continue to be the leading infectious cause of death worldwide. The latest Global Burden of Disease […]