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Way too soon for a headline to suggest that an Aloe Vera compound may help treat Alzheimer Disease based only on computer modelling.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 5, 2026 Source:Aloe Vera Compound May Help Fight Alzheimer’s Disease, Simulations Suggest Reference:In silico exploration of Aloe vera leaf compounds as dual AChE and BChE inhibitors for Alzheimer’s disease therapy
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Neuralink brain chip implanted into two quadriplegic Canadian patients
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 8, 2025 Source:Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip implanted into two quadriplegic Canadian patients
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AI antibiotics for superbugs could lead to ‘golden age of discovery’
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 15, 2025 Source:AI antibiotics for superbugs could lead to ‘golden age of discovery’
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Researchers urge caution when using ChatGPT to self-diagnose illnesses
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 5, 2025 Source:Researchers urge caution when using ChatGPT to self-diagnose illnesses
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How The Ottawa Hospital uses AI ambient voice capture to reduce physician burnout by 70%, achieve 97% patient satisfaction
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 12, 2025 Source:How The Ottawa Hospital uses AI ambient voice capture to reduce physician burnout by 70%, achieve 97% patient satisfaction
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Proof-of-concept study looks at robotics and spinal stimulation to restore movement in paralysis
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 14, 2025 Source:Robotics and spinal stimulation restore movement in paralysis Reference:Augmenting rehabilitation robotics with spinal cord neuromodulation: A proof of concept
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AI technologies have the potential to provide benefits to patient’s and healthcare providers alike but more high-quality data is required to improve system dependability and accuracy.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 18, 2025 Source:‘A real-game changer’: Digital twins help doctors predict risk and avoid costly mistakes
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Startup company plans to insert muscle implants that could allow mind-controlled prosthetics
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 10, 2024 Source:Muscle Implants Could Allow Mind-Controlled Prosthetics—No Brain Surgery Required
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Medical AI-scribes are a great idea that needs further refinement to engender confidence that it will not hallucinate and misinterpret information. These issues are surmountable with more data collection.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 25, 2024 Source:Why family doctors across Canada are turning to AI scribes — and what it means for patients