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How a photo of a person’s face could help predict whether they’ll survive cancer treatment smacks of craniometry and phrenology and the historical disaster and harm to people that resulted from this pseudoscience.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 23, 2026 Source:How a photo of a person’s face could help predict whether they’ll survive cancer treatment Reference:Foundation artificial intelligence models for health recognition by use of face photographs (FAHR-Face): a model development and validation study
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AI-calculated brain age predicts dementia risk years before doctors can see it
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 21, 2026 Source:AI-calculated brain age predicts dementia risk years before doctors can see it Reference:Comparison of Brain Age With Standard MRI Assessment for Dementia Risk Stratification in Subjective and Mild Cognitive Impairment
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First Real-Time Brain-Controlled Hearing Device
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 13, 2026 Source:First Real-Time Brain-Controlled Hearing Device Reference: Real-time brain-controlled selective hearing enhances speech perception in multi-talker environments
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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