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take_eacy t1_j0hisvl wrote
I think framing this as a better WebMD (which as a clinician, is a shitty resource I kind of hate but IMO is probably better than having no such resource) is the best way to go. Go in the direction more as consumer wellness than real medical advice (which is a high bar and risk aversion is extremely high).
IMO, medical research is too bogged down with moving slowly and being risk averse. This is how AI in medicine efforts tend to really lag their mainstream CS counterparts. I'm glad there are efforts to be careful, but as someone in academic medicine, I think there can be way too much inertia
take_eacy t1_j0hhxrm wrote
Reply to comment by Top-Perspective2560 in [P] Medical question-answering without hallucinating by tmblweeds
Agreed! Clinicians are often the gatekeepers in clinical practice and have an understanding of the actual workflow
take_eacy t1_j0hh73q wrote
Reply to comment by tmblweeds in [P] Medical question-answering without hallucinating by tmblweeds
Yes, as an MD, I agree with the points made above
Uptodate is a widely used summary of guidelines (doctors are paid to summarize and synthesize the latest research studies). Widely used is almost an understatement honestly - whke your doctor steps outside or has to look something up, it is one of the top resources (if not like #1 though nobody likes to admit it) since it's such a great aggregator.
take_eacy t1_ix8mxf5 wrote
Reply to I miss the old water by plsgoobs
Was it just me or has anyone else noticed that their PUR filters have been really struggling the past 2 months? I've had 3 filters in a row become extremely slow within about 2 weeks; I used to use them for several months before this happened
Edit: further clarification, I've lived in the same place for two years, used Pur for 10 years. I can only think of about 2 or so other incidences of (new) filter issues like this
take_eacy t1_j0hlpw6 wrote
Reply to comment by tmblweeds in [P] Medical question-answering without hallucinating by tmblweeds
FYI, There's also a For Patients section and Beyond the Basics section meant for well read patients in Uptodate that doctors will print out for patients (they're meant for that use case)