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fromFast Company
6 days agoNew findings from this Gallup poll show how Americans are using AI for health advice
Many Americans are increasingly using AI tools like ChatGPT for health information instead of consulting their doctors.
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fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
2 weeks agoThe Birth Control Pill and Cancer: What Are the Risks? | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Hormonal birth control pills can increase cancer risk but also decrease it; the WHO's classification as a carcinogen is nuanced and not new.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months agoGoogle AI Overviews cite YouTube more than any medical site for health queries, study suggests
Google's search feature AI Overviews cites YouTube more than any medical website when answering queries about health conditions, according to research that raises fresh questions about a tool seen by 2 billion people each month. The company has said its AI summaries, which appear at the top of search results and use generative AI to answer questions from users, are reliable and cite reputable medical sources such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Mayo Clinic.
Public health
fromBusiness Insider
5 months agoDon't worry, ChatGPT can still answer your health questions
Don't worry, you can continue to ask ChatGPT all your burning health questions. A series of news articles and X posts on Monday morning, including one post by the prediction market Kalshi, suggested that OpenAI's ChatGPT would no longer offer health advice. That's not entirely accurate. OpenAI can still give you medical information - it just can't pretend to be your doctor.
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fromTechCrunch
11 months agoBlue Shield of California shared the private health data of millions with Google for years | TechCrunch
Blue Shield of California shared millions of patients' private health information with Google, impacting 4.7 million individuals due to a data breach.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
11 months agoBlue Shield of California shared the private health data of millions with Google for years | TechCrunch
Blue Shield of California shared millions of patients' private health information with Google, impacting 4.7 million individuals due to a data breach.
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
9 months agoHow to Build on Washington's "My Health, My Data" Act
The Washington law protects "consumer health data," defined as information linkable to a consumer that identifies their "physical or mental health status." This includes all manner of conditions and treatments, such as gender-affirming and reproductive care.
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Public health
fromwww.nytimes.com
11 months ago5 Places to Turn for Accurate Health Information
Federal health websites' credibility is in jeopardy after alterations and outages, impacting public trust.
Trust in public health institutions is declining, raising concerns over reliance on social media for health information.
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