01/21/2026
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Acute appendicitis is a common but diagnostically challenging surgical emergency in children. Existing linear scoring systems lack sufficient accuracy for standalone use, while advanced imaging is constrained by risks of sedation, contrast, and radiation.
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01/07/2026
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This study aimed to evaluate the utility of a general-purpose multimodal LLM, GPT-4o, for lung sound classification from mel-spectrograms and assess whether a few-shot prompt approach improves performance over zero-shot prompting.
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01/12/2026
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Developments in digital technology has enabled devices, such as cardiotocography to be used in the home setting, which may alleviate the burden on the outpatient department. However, currently there is limited research which comprehensively examines the available literature on home CTG monitoring.
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11/11/2025
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Wearable technology can use gesture detection to identify smoking behavior and provide real-time feedback. Receiving notifications when smoking occurs may help increase awareness of smoking behavior to help promote change. This study sought to examine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of using a smartband for real-time smoking feedback.
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11/06/2025
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Driven by the urgent need to address a high burden of disease with limited resources, many African nations are increasingly turning to digital solutions to bridge gaps in access, improve diagnostic accuracy, and enhance the efficiency of healthcare systems.
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11/06/2025
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Data for healthcare applications are typically customized for specific purposes but are often difficult to access due to high costs and privacy concerns. Rather than prepare separate datasets for individual applications, the authors propose a novel approach: building a general-purpose generative model.
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10/23/2025
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Health delivery organizations have been adopting and integrating AI tools, including clinical tools for tasks like predicting risk of inpatient mortality and operational tools for clinical documentation, to fulfill the quintuple aim.
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09/02/2025
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Automated detection of papilloedema using artificial intelligence and retinal images acquired through an ophthalmoscope for triage...
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09/08/2025
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Postoperative delirium & postoperative encephalopathy are common complications...
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09/08/2025
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Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly deployed in clinical settings for tasks ranging from patient communication to decision support.
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