Jefferson University
ChatGPT correctly responds to most patient education questions on thyroid nodules
ChatGPT correctly answered more than two-thirds of submitted questions about thyroid nodules, though its responses may be at a grade level too high for patient education, according to study findings published in Thyroid.
Top in hem/onc: COVID-19 vaccine in people with cancer; advanced lymphoma treatment
An investigational COVID-19 vaccine elicited immune responses in patients with B-cell deficiencies, including those with lymphoma and leukemia, according to recent data.
Only one-third of older women screened for osteoporosis at internal medicine clinic
Just one-third of women older than 65 years were screened for osteoporosis at an internal medicine clinic, and one-third of those diagnosed were untreated, noted a speaker at the 2021 North American Young Rheumatology Investigator Forum.
New framework takes genetic testing guidelines for prostate cancer ‘a step further’
All men with metastatic prostate cancer should undergo genetic testing to better inform decisions on precision medicine or clinical trial eligibility, according to recommendations developed at a multidisciplinary consensus conference.
Black patients less likely to undergo surgery for esophageal cancer
Black patients with esophageal cancer had a lower likelihood of receiving surgical intervention for resectable disease than their white counterparts, according to results of a retrospective study published in Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery.