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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

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take_eacy t1_j0hh73q wrote

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.

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take_eacy t1_ix8mxf5 wrote

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

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