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New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): <keyword id="21467964" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indegene" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Indegene" meta.hostid="266" meta.entityid="Indegene">Indegene</keyword> partnered with <keyword id="19895622" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Microsoft" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Microsoft" meta.hostid="266" meta.entityid="Microsoft">Microsoft</keyword> on Thursday to leverage <keyword id="19896272" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Generative-AI" source="keywords">generative AI</keyword> for the <keyword id="21988347" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="medical-industry" source="keywords">medical industry</keyword>, the company informed the exchange in a filing. The partnership aims to help empower global <keyword id="19992819" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="life-sciences" source="keywords">life sciences</keyword> companies to scale up the adoption of enterprise-grade Generative <keyword id="6355999" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AI" source="Orion">AI</keyword> (GenAI) services, driving faster innovation. Indegene provides digitally enabled commercialization services for the life sciences sector, emerging biotech, and medical device firms. "GenAI presents a once-in-a-decade opportunity for life sciences companies to modernize business processes and reimagine the effectiveness and efficiency of their operations throughout the value chain. Using GenAI, we're closely working with many of our clients to solve specific business problems, with nearly 50 real-world use cases already in an advanced pilot stage", said Tarun Mathur, CTO, of Indegene. Both companies have committed to developing resources in highly specialized medical and technology tools to co-innovate generative <keyword id="20411515" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AI-services" source="keywords">AI services</keyword> and workflows across commercial, medical, regulatory, and clinical functions. "With a focus on the right use cases, a responsible and compliant approach to scaling up, and shared learnings, we put generative AI to work for our clients", added Tarun. Under the agreement, one of the key initiatives is the Content Super App, which uses Azure OpenAI Service. This modular content value chain simplifies content creation and tagging for life sciences companies, offering a comprehensive view of the content process. It enhances content creation speed, personalizes content, and introduces new conversation formats. Additionally, it streamlines creative and video transformation, effectively engaging healthcare professionals, patients, and payers. Generative AI capabilities are also revolutionizing the medical content value chain. Indegene's solutions accelerate the authoring of key documents like Clinical Study Reports (CSRs) and Protocols by sourcing content from relevant literature. This ensures compliance across clinical and regulatory domains. "Generative AI is profoundly shaping every industry, including life sciences, by offering unprecedented avenues for <keyword id="21146848" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="healthcare-technology" source="keywords">healthcare technology</keyword> advancements. According to a Microsoft-commissioned study conducted by IDCi, a staggering 79 per cent of healthcare organizations have now embraced AI. This demonstrates that the tangible business value of this transformation is indisputable" said Alok Lall, Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft India &amp; South Asia. In terms of data management and analytics for clinical trials, Indegene's solutions, using Microsoft Fabric, enhance data ingestion and refinement processes. It also facilitates effortless reporting and ensures governance. The company added that the agreement results in proficient analytics, compliance adherence, and agility in business operations, providing a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Indegene ties up with Microsoft to leverage generative AI for the Medical Industry, drive faster innovation

The <keyword id="22200485" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="NEET-PG-2024" source="keywords">NEET-PG 2024</keyword> entrance examination will be held on <keyword id="22298192" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="August-11" source="keywords">August 11</keyword> in two shifts, the <keyword id="20270021" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="National-Board-of-Examinations-in-Medical-Sciences" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences">National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences</keyword> announced on Friday. The <keyword id="19957604" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="exam" source="keywords">exam</keyword> was earlier scheduled to be held on June 23. "In continuation of NBEMS notice dated 22.06.2024, the conduct of NEET-PG 2024 examination has been rescheduled. It will now be conducted on August 11 in two shifts. The cut-off date for the purpose of eligibility to appear in the NEET-PG 2024 shall continue to be August 15, 2024," the Board said. The <keyword id="19897332" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Union-Health-Ministry" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Union Health Ministry" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Union Health Ministry">Union Health Ministry</keyword> on June 22 postponed the NEET-PG entrance examination, scheduled to be held on June 23, as a "precautionary measure" in the wake of allegations on the integrity of certain competitive exams. Several meetings since then have been held with officials from the Union Health Ministry, National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) along with its technical partner Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), National Medical Commission (NMC) and Cyber Cell officials to evaluate the "robustness" of the system for the conduct of the exam, sources said. The Ministry of Health had decided to undertake a thorough assessment of the robustness of processes of the NEET-PG entrance examination. The National Eligibility Entrance Test-Postgraduate (NEET-PG) entrance examination is conducted by NBEMS along with its technical partner TCS for medical students. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/webstories/upcoming-smartphones-launching-in-india-in-july-2024/slidelist/111304902.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/webstories/upcoming-smartphones-launching-in-india-in-july-2024/slidelist/111304902.cms" target="_blank">Upcoming smartphones launching in India in July 2024</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/hp-envy-x360-14-review/articleshow/111407165.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/hp-envy-x360-14-review/articleshow/111407165.cms" target="_blank">HP Envy x360 14 review – feature-packed laptop with a sleek design</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/webstories/motorola-razr-50-ultra-flip-phone-launched-in-india-for-99999/slidelist/111504950.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/webstories/motorola-razr-50-ultra-flip-phone-launched-in-india-for-99999/slidelist/111504950.cms" target="_blank">Motorola Razr 50 Ultra flip phone launched in India for ₹99,999</a>

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Artificial intelligence has its hands in nearly every industry, from chatbots to healthcare, and one of the AI world's favorite new tools is <keyword id="20280828" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="whisper" source="keywords">Whisper</keyword>, a transcription program developed by <keyword id="19918823" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="OpenAI" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="OpenAI" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="OpenAI">OpenAI</keyword>. Whisper’s main selling point is that it supposedly delivers near “human-level robustness and accuracy,” as the company claims. But there’s a major catch — Whisper has a habit of “hallucinating.” If you’re picturing an AI tool hallucinating psychedelic visuals, it’s not quite like that. Hallucinations in AI transcriptions mean the tool has a tendency to make up words, phrases, and even entire sentences. Whisper has been known to slip in racial commentary, violent ideas, or medical jargon that no one actually said. And when used in sensitive settings like hospitals, these “creative” additions can be more than an oddity — they could be downright dangerous. <h2>The hospital risk factor</h2>Several developers and researchers have found these hallucinations are worryingly frequent. In hospitals, transcription software like Whisper is being trialed to record patient-doctor conversations. It seems like a great idea — automated transcriptions could give healthcare professionals more time to focus on patients instead of endless paperwork. But as Allison Koenecke, a professor at Cornell, points out, nearly 40% of these hallucinations could lead to misinterpretations. And, as Alondra Nelson, former director at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said, “Nobody wants a misdiagnosis. There should be a higher bar.” In <keyword id="23715899" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="medical-transcriptions" source="keywords">medical transcriptions</keyword>, even one mistaken word can be serious. One version of Whisper, for example, took the phrase, “He, the boy, was going to, I’m not sure exactly, take the umbrella,” and turned it into something alarming: “He took a big piece of a cross, a teeny, small piece… I’m sure he didn’t have a terror knife so he killed a number of people.” Disturbing additions like these could leave hospital staff baffled or, worse, could result in patient notes that entirely misrepresent a consultation. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="111165894" title="Scientists find speech-to-text AI randomly adding violent language such as &amp;quot;terror,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;knife&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;killed&amp;quot; to audio transcription" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>Researchers have analysed thousands of audio samples and found that hallucinations often appear in well-recorded clips, not just in low-quality recordings or when there’s lots of background noise. For instance, when someone said, “After she got the telephone, he began to pray,” Whisper turned it into “I feel like I’m going to fall, I feel like I’m going to fall…” In other cases, it has fabricated nonexistent medications, like “hyperactivated antibiotics,” or injected racial commentary where none existed. Hospitals aren’t the only ones using Whisper — its transcriptions are popping up in call centers, video captions, and consumer voice assistants. In each case, hallucinations could lead to confusion and miscommunication, particularly for those who rely on accuracy, such as the Deaf and hard of hearing community. Whisper can bury made-up text in long transcriptions, meaning someone reviewing the text may struggle to spot which parts are hallucinated, experts warn. <h2>Legal and ethical backlash</h2>With hospitals and health centers pushing forward with Whisper tools, former OpenAI engineer William Saunders believes OpenAI should address this flaw urgently. He points out, “It’s problematic if you put this out there and people are overconfident about what it can do and integrate it into all these other systems.” As usage grows, so do privacy concerns. California State Assembly member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, who recently refused to allow a health provider to share her child’s medical recordings with OpenAI’s biggest investor, Microsoft Azure, expressed frustration about tech companies handling sensitive data. "The release was very specific that for-profit companies would have the right to have this,” Bauer-Kahan said. “I was like, ‘absolutely not.’” <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="114683256" title="&amp;quot;Jarvis, you there?&amp;quot;: Google&amp;#39;s new AI agent might take over your web browser and carry out tasks on your behalf" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>Despite the troubling feedback, OpenAI has been receptive to researchers’ findings. The company is working to address the hallucination issue, but they’ve also issued a warning: Whisper should not be used in “high-risk domains.” Yet, companies like Nabla, which offers Whisper-based tools to transcribe medical appointments, continue to integrate it. Nabla’s approach erases the original audio for “data safety reasons,” meaning hospitals may have no way to verify transcripts. Whisper’s hallucinations are a stark reminder that <keyword id="21222445" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AI-in-healthcare" source="keywords">AI in healthcare</keyword> isn’t foolproof. The conversation about AI transcription flaws is picking up steam, with experts pushing for regulations and OpenAI encouraged to prioritise fixes. While AI is undeniably changing industries, sometimes its creative input needs a reality check — especially in life-and-death fields like medicine.

OpenAI's tools are making up stuff in hospital transcriptions; can be dangerous for patients, experts warn

Doctors in India are grappling to diagnose and treat unexplained and persistent symptoms of <keyword id="9814327" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="long-covid" source="Orion">long Covid</keyword> patients due to limited guidelines, whereas researchers have flagged inadequate studies on the condition. With the <keyword id="19896311" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="world-health-organization" source="keywords">World Health Organization</keyword> declaring an end to <keyword id="19896627" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="covid" source="keywords">Covid</keyword> as a global <keyword id="416511" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="health-emergency" source="Orion">health emergency</keyword> in May last year, focused efforts are underway around the world to estimate the burden of long Covid among the population. The condition refers to the set of lingering symptoms affecting varied body parts and persisting well beyond the acute Covid infection period, including cough, muscle and joint pain, fatigue, brain fog and difficulty in focusing. The viral disease is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. While studies have suggested that about a third of those moderately or severely infected are likely to suffer from long Covid, region-wise though, incidence could vary. A study by researchers, including those from <keyword id="19988007" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="harvard-medical-school" source="keywords">Harvard Medical School</keyword>, US, estimated that 31 % of the once-infected people in North America, 44% in Europe, and 51% in Asia, have long Covid, which is "challenging the healthcare system, but there are limited guidelines for its treatment". It was published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases in September. In India, however, studies on long Covid are few and far between. One such study by Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi, conducted from May 2022 to March 2023 on 553 patients who had recovered from Covid, found that about 45% had lingering symptoms, persistent fatigue and dry cough being the most common. "There is limited exploratory research on the long Covid syndrome with scarce data on long-term outcomes," the authors wrote in the study published in the journal Cureus in May this year. Understanding the long-term effects of the virus is important for developing management strategies, optimising healthcare delivery, and providing support to recovered Covid patients in the community, they said. Dr Rajesh Sagar, Professor of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, said, "Looking at the current state of long Covid studies in India, it is too premature to say that we understand the condition well enough to know how to diagnose or treat it." Animesh Samanta, assistant professor at School of Natural Sciences in <keyword id="19897094" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="shiv-nadar-university" source="keywords">Shiv Nadar University</keyword>, Greater Noida, said, "While studies in India highlight the growing recognition of neurological complications in long Covid patients, more focused research on neuroinflammation is needed." Doctors, too, have reported a rise in patients complaining of symptoms that they did not have pre-Covid. "People who never had <keyword id="6465125" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="asthma" source="Orion">asthma</keyword> in the past, post-Covid, with every viral infection, they get a long cough, shortness of breath and wheezing, which require the use of <keyword id="31257" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="inhalers" source="Orion">inhalers</keyword> or nebuliser," senior consultant Dr Neetu Jain, who runs a post-Covid care clinic at Pushpawati Singhania Hospital and Research Institute, New Delhi, said. Dr Arun Garg, chairman, Neurology and Neurosciences, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurugram, said he was noticing a spike in stroke cases among young patients not suffering from known risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity. "Similarly, we are seeing more cases of encephalopathy (swelling of the brain) without reason and having a confused state of mind following one or two days of fever. Their MRI scans show no changes. These patients have increased significantly after Covid," he said. In the absence of medical guidelines to diagnose long Covid, doctors are having to resort to broad, non-specific tests and questionnaires to gauge a patient's 'quality of life'. Studies have shown that the fatigue experienced in long Covid is similar to that in cancer patients, with a quality of life similar to patients of Parkinson's disease. "We really do not have any test to diagnose long Covid, even though it is definitely a clinical diagnosis. We diagnose long Covid for people who had at least moderate to severe infection, following which they could never regain the quality of life pre-Covid. Checking for inflammatory markers like C-reactive proteins (CRP) can support the diagnosis," Dr Jain said. "Other than routine blood tests that measure inflammation, we do antibody tests to look for direct markers. In many of these patients, we are finding rare antibodies which are very new to us and were not there pre-Covid," Dr Garg said. Inflammation persisting despite recovery from acute Covid infection is thought to lie at the heart of long Covid. However, tests to measure this specific immune response are lacking, even as researchers have been working in this direction worldwide. One such effort comes from Shiv Nadar University, where a team led by Samanta has developed a fluorescent probe capable of detecting inflammation in brain cells that can arise due to Covid infection. The probe measures nitric oxide levels in brain cells, especially in human microglia cells, where increased NO levels are linked to the SARS-CoV-2 infection. Microglia are immune cells in the brain that fight disease and help maintain brain health. Lysosomes within microglia, which help clear foreign disease-causing agents like the SARS-CoV-2 virus, produce nitric oxide as part of an immune response to infection. The probe detects nitric oxide produced in lysosomes in response to infection and thereby allows for a measurement of inflammation levels. This examination method can provide "qualitative information on infection status", said Samanta, corresponding author on the study published in the journal Analytical Chemistry in American Chemical Society. He explained that patients with pre-existing conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis (an autoimmune disorder) could exhibit prolonged neuroinflammation and loss of brain cells following Covid infection. While the probe has shown efficacy in cell cultures, animal studies would need to be done, before testing it in humans, Samanta said. Looking at the World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, the study by Harvard Medical School had found that 587 clinical studies were conducted on long Covid, of which about 53% (312) were testing potential treatments. Most of these were found to be conducted in the US (58), followed by India (55) and Spain (20). The trials looked at interventions including physical exercise, psychotherapy, and pharmacological ones such as paxlovid and fluvoxamine. However, "to date, only 11 of these 312 studies have published their results that were not confirmative," the researchers wrote. The team called for studies to look into sleep disorders which were rarely included in the registered clinical studies. Further, interventions targeting the biological processes responsible for long Covid are needed but currently lacking, they said.

Doctors struggle to treat long Covid patients in India; researchers point to inadequate studies

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Deborah Szekely is 102 years old and works three days a week.</li><li>She attributes her fitness and plump skin to her lifestyle.</li></ul>From looking at her, you wouldn't guess <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/healthy-102-year-old-centenarian-research-backed-longevity-tips-2024-7">Deborah Szekely</a> is 102 years old. Three days a week, the centenarian works at the health resort in Baja California, Mexico, which she founded with her husband in 1940 — and she doesn't plan to stop until nature tells her to, she <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/28/102-year-old-on-living-a-long-happy-life-i-dont-do-exceptions.html">told</a> CNBC Make It earlier this year.She also seems to have avoided the loss of skin plumpness and sun spots that often come with age.With <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cultural-differences-longevity-supercentenarian-secrets-habits-countries-2024-1">people living longer</a> than ever before, the market for antiaging products is growing rapidly: it's estimated to be worth $41.2 billion in 2023, and projected to reach $60 billion by 2030, according to market research company Research and Markets.But Szekely's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/lazy-girl-easy-skincare-routine-2023-8">secret to good skin</a> isn't spending hundreds of dollars on creams that promise to turn back time. Instead, she credits her lifestyle choices and a few simple skincare products. This chimes with research: One 2023 review of evidence published in the journal Cosmetics found that a good diet, physical exercise, and getting enough sleep appeared to help skin health as people age. Research also suggests that how skin ages is affected by genes, which are out of our control.Business Insider spoke to Szekely to find out how she's kept her <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/octogenarian-grandma-face-no-wrinkles-skincare-routine-diet-2024-3">skin in such good condition</a>.<h2 id="b0588609-62dc-44f5-bdee-9a52ea68530b">Eating "fresh, healthy foods."</h2>"I give all the credit to a good diet and regular exercise. It's very important to keep moving. Even now, at 102, I walk a mile every day," Szekely said.One review of studies published earlier this year in the journal JMIR Dermatology suggested that regular exercise can reduce <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/anti-aging-skincare-routine-90-year-old-no-wrinkles-2024-5">age-related skin changes</a> such as wrinkles and dry skin.Diet can also plays a role.Szekely said she eats mostly "fresh, healthy foods," which she thinks has contributed to her great skin. She doesn't eat highly processed foods that contain more than three ingredients.<div type="image" title="Deborah Szekely leaning against a tree in a funky scarf." height="1280" width="890" msid="114881695" hostid="261" sizebytes="71560"></div>A 2020 review of studies published in The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology suggested that a whole-food, plant-based diet could help prevent skin aging. The authors argued this could be because it reduces the number of carcinogens people ingest and lengthens telomeres, which are the DNA sequences at the ends of chromosomes that shorten over time and cause markers of aging on a cellular level.<h2 id="86ff24ca-c709-48d4-8d2d-00bd9d1b722e">Sunscreen is the best way to prevent skin aging </h2>Szekely has a simple daily skincare routine, too."Here's my secret: you must thoroughly clean all the makeup off your face before sleeping," she said.Her biggest skincare recommendation for younger people wanting good skin is to wear sunscreen. She wears a moisturizer containing sunscreen every day.Dr. Derek V. Chan, a board-certified medical and cosmetic dermatologist based in Manhattan, previously told BI that sunscreen is "by far the most important part" of an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/anti-aging-skincare-routine-90-year-old-no-wrinkles-2024-5">antiaging skincare routine</a>. Using a sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or more every day can help protect against the aging effects of ultraviolet light, he said.Many of Szekely's tips are in line with those her fellow centenarians have previously shared with BI when it comes to maintaining health, fitness, and skin quality later in life.A 101-year-old man named William, who didn't share his last name, said his <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/longevity-secrets-doctor-worked-2024-10">secrets to staying healthy past 100</a> are eating healthily, staying active, and having a long, varied career.And Toshiko Eto has practically <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/octogenarian-grandma-face-no-wrinkles-skincare-routine-diet-2024-3">no wrinkles at 80</a>, which she attributes to eating fermented foods as well as her skincare routine. Dr. Tina Alster, a dermatologist and director at the Washington Institute of Dermatologic Laser Surgery, told BI at the time that genetics and <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-sunscreen-is-not-enough-to-protect-you-from-sun-2023-9">protection from the sun</a> are "likely the two most important factors" for Eto's skin looking so young.

A 102-year-old shares her simple, science-backed skincare secrets — and they don't include antiaging creams

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A doctor shortage is projected to hit 86,000 by 2036. Rural communities already feel the impact.</li><li>Educational initiatives and congressional bills aim to combat issues like limited appointment slots.</li></ul>Every three to four months, Mellisa Case drives three and a half hours from her small town of Prineville, Oregon, to Portland to see her orthopedist for help with arthritis, a condition she believes she could have avoided at this stage in her life.In 2021, Case had surgery for a meniscus tear at an orthopedic center in Bend, an hour away from her home. However, she couldn't schedule appointments for follow-up care, which doctors consider necessary for proper recovery. For several months after her meniscus surgery, Case kept calling the center for an appointment with no success while her knee deteriorated.Now Case takes time off from work and spends up to $125 round trip on gas while traveling to Portland for arthritis care. Case said that symptoms like stiffness, swelling, and discomfort — which resulted from a lack of postsurgical medical support — could interfere with her sleep, gait, and ability to enjoy her hobbies like hiking and gardening."Until you've experienced not being able to see a doctor, you don't really realize how frustrating it is," Case, who is 53, told Business Insider. Eventually, she will need surgery for a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nc-woman-plans-finally-getting-knee-surgery-after-winning-lottery-2023-1">full knee replacement</a>.Case said that she remains concerned that the overall lack of medical care in her community, as she's observed doctors retiring or leaving her area.Some of her family members and friends also struggle to find physicians close to home, Case said, so they have to drive long distances or wait for appointments.A March report from the Association of American Medical Colleges projected that the US would face a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-hospital-wait-times-are-bad-physician-shortage-low-pay-2024-4">physician shortage</a> of up to 86,000 specialists and primary-care doctors by 2036.Michael Dill, the organization's director of workforce studies, said this estimate was conservative."The country needs hundreds of thousands of doctors to provide an equal amount of care to everyone, including minorities, those without medical insurance, and people living in rural areas," he told BI.An aging population, physician retirement, and the administrative challenges of running a practice contribute to the shortage and disproportionally affect vulnerable populations such as older people, those lacking transportation options, and people with disabilities, public-health advocates told BI.Two solutions could be increasing medical-training programs in rural communities and passing legislation to retain and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-high-paying-jobs-hiring-doctors-construction-accounting-2024-4">bolster the physician workforce</a>.<h2 id="0a289233-786f-4ff1-969a-24da2c3ab5eb">An aging population and provider burnout are contributing to a worsening doctor shortage</h2>The effects of a doctor shortage are already here, Dr. Bruce Scott, the president of the American Medical Association, said.Scott practices in Louisville, Kentucky, and said that in addition to patients in rural areas driving hours to appointments, they're waiting months to see a doctor.Various factors, including an aging population, play a part in the situation, Dill said.In 2020, 55.8 million Americans, or 16.8% of the population, were 65 or older, and by 2030, all baby boomers will have reached age 65, according to a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/05/2020-census-united-states-older-population-grew.html ">US Census report.</a> As people age, they require more physician services, such as cardiologic or neurological care, and at the same time, doctors are aging and retiring, adding to the shortage, Dill said.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/labor-shortage-hospital-beds-empty-nurses-doctors-staff-covid-vaccine-2021-10">Physician burnout</a> further exacerbates the problem, Scott said. In one survey that was part of AMA Organizational Biopsy report, of over 12,400 doctors, 48% of respondents said they were burned out. In another survey from the same report, one in three respondents said they planned to retire or reduce hours within two years.One AMA survey found some doctors were leaving their practices because they were being paid less to handle more <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/electric-health-records-causing-doctor-burnout-2018-12">administrative burdens</a>, such as spending 12 hours a week filling out prior-authorization requests. "Medicare is paying us nearly 30% less in 2024 than it did in 2001, when adjusted for inflation," Scott said, citing further data compiled by the AMA.<h2 id="1d068686-c4d6-4ee0-81d9-f17918ad516a">Strategies to alleviate the shortage</h2>To help alleviate the physician shortage in rural areas, medical students need to receive training there, said Molly Fox, the vice president of institutional advancement at Kansas Health Science University."We engage students with the rural community because we know that people tend to practice where they feel connected," Fox said.At KHSU's Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, for example, third- and fourth-year students can complete clinical rotations at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, four hours from Wichita, where the university is.Chase Hearn, a third-year student, said he'd seen doctors at the hospital who have worked 26-hour shifts to meet patient needs."I've also heard patients say they can't take a day off work to travel 200 miles to see their OB-GYN," Hearn said. He added that his training had strengthened his resolve to practice in a rural community but that he anticipated challenges, like burnout and working with patients who lack consistent access to care.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-el-paso-trying-solve-us-physician-shortage-2023-7">Rural residency programs</a> are also needed to address the shortage, Dill said. Only 2% of residency training occurs in rural areas, the US Government Accountability Office says.A residency program through Oregon Health &amp; Sciences University aims to alleviate the doctor shortage in three central-Oregon counties, including Crook County, where Case lives. The program is training physicians in primary care, family birthing, emergency medicine, behavioral health, and hospital medicine.According to the Rural Medical Training Collaborative, 133 rural residencies in family medicine and 69 rural-track programs are recruiting for 2025 enrollment, along with 30 internal-medicine residencies and 16 psychiatry residencies.Several pieces of legislation have also been introduced to Congress to address the doctor shortage. Scott said bills to adjust Medicare payments for doctors — no matter where they practice — to the annual rate of inflation and rules to reduce the need for prior authorization could help ease administrative burdens.Some legislation, if passed, would specifically influence rural areas.For example, HR 7855, the Association of American Medical Colleges-endorsed Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2024, would codify the Rural Residency Planning and Development Program, which funds the startup costs of residency training in rural areas, Dill said. From 2019 to 2024, the program has enabled the launch of 46 accredited rural residency programs across 38 states and Puerto Rico.Hollie Davis Frick, an immigration lawyer for Wintersteen Patel Law Group, said congressional action could easily incentivize doctors born abroad and who receive advanced medical training in the US to remain here and practice in rural areas."Many doctors who come here for residencies and fellowships return abroad because of our ineffective immigration policies," Davis Frick said.If passed, S 665, the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, would allow state health departments to sponsor additional visa waivers for foreign-born doctors who agree to practice in underserved areas within those states.While Case remains skeptical that doctor-training initiatives and legislation will directly affect her community anytime soon, she considers herself fortunate, she said."I have the ability to drive, afford travel expenses, and pay for out-of-network doctors," Case said. "Not everybody does."

Medical schools and legislation aim to address a worsening doctor shortage that's already hitting rural communities 

In an ever-evolving world driven by technology, <keyword id="19904566" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="artificial-intelligence" source="keywords">artificial intelligence</keyword> (AI) has been making waves in nearly every sector. Workers are constantly threatened by the prospect of “AI taking their jobs”. But what if we told you that the tool could just as easily dominate our classrooms as well? William Hersh, M.D., a seasoned professor at Oregon Health &amp; Science University (OHSU), was particularly intrigued by AI's growing influence in his field. As a medical informatics educator, he sought to explore just how well <keyword id="19896272" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="generative-AI" source="keywords">generative AI</keyword> could compete with his human students. The results? Surprising, to say the least. <h2>An experiment in education</h2>Hersh’s curiosity led him to conduct an experiment where he pitted six large-language <keyword id="19924380" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AI-models" source="keywords">AI models</keyword> — including ChatGPT — against students enrolled in his introductory course on biomedical and health informatics. The goal was to see how AI would perform when tasked with the same assessments as his students. The <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-024-01251-0">findings</a>, published in npj <keyword id="20320357" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="digital-medicine" source="keywords">Digital Medicine</keyword>, showed that AI models outperformed up to 75% of the class. "This does raise concern about cheating, but there is a larger issue here," Hersh commented. "How do we know that our students are actually learning and mastering the knowledge and skills they need for their future professional work?" <h2>The role of <keyword id="23201889" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AI-in-knowledge-based-learning" source="Orion">AI in knowledge-based learning</keyword></h2>The study analysed the performance of 139 students who took the course in 2023, with AI models tackling multiple-choice questions and short-answer prompts. The AI models scored impressively, landing in the top 50th to 75th percentile. According to Hersh, these results raise essential questions about the future of student assessment, particularly in knowledge-heavy subjects like biomedical informatics. Although the AI excelled in this particular course, Hersh was quick to point out that generative models might not fare as well in more hands-on or participatory academic settings, where critical thinking and complex skills development are vital. For Hersh, this balance between mastering knowledge and applying it in real-world scenarios is at the heart of <keyword id="19918893" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="medical-education" source="keywords">medical education</keyword>. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="113364057" title="AI is entering classrooms in Italy, new learning tools to be tested in 15 classrooms across four regions" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> <h2>A new era for medical students</h2>The AI's performance has stirred up an age-old debate in the academic community: how much information should students be expected to memorise versus being able to access through technological tools? Hersh recalls a time in medical school when one of his attending physicians insisted that every doctor should carry all medical knowledge "in their head." Even back then, Hersh saw the limitations of such an approach. "The knowledge base of medicine has long surpassed the capacity of the human brain to memorise it all," he noted, emphasising the importance of making smart use of available technology. <h2>Striking the right balance </h2>Despite the impressive capabilities of AI, Hersh remains confident that medicine — and most academic disciplines — will always require a "human touch." Critical decision-making, nuanced judgement calls, and compassionate patient care cannot be fully replaced by machines. "There are a lot of things that healthcare professionals do that are pretty straightforward, but there are those instances where it gets more complicated and you have to make judgement calls," Hersh said. "That's when it helps to have that broader perspective." As fall classes approach, Hersh isn’t worried about AI encouraging cheating. His solution? Continuously updating the curriculum and ensuring that assessments go beyond what AI can quickly retrieve. "In any scientific field, there are new advancements all the time," he remarked. "Large-language models aren’t necessarily up to date on all of it." Hersh’s experiment underscores the broader implications of <keyword id="8581687" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AI-in-education" source="Orion">AI in education</keyword>. While AI has the potential to assist in areas such as medical knowledge recall, it cannot — and should not — replace the critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and human interaction that healthcare professionals need to succeed. As AI continues to evolve, so too will educational approaches, aiming to equip students with both a solid foundation of knowledge and the tools to navigate an increasingly AI-enhanced world. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="113315283" title="Open AI’s latest ‘Strawberry’ will actually think before it acts!" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Billionaire philanthropists are increasingly cutting checks for future doctors.</li><li>Some have cited medical professional shortages amid sky-high tuition costs. </li></ul>Giving future doctors a free ride to medical school is shaping up to be a trend across the billionaire donor circuit.On Tuesday, Bloomberg Philanthropies pledged $600 million to four historically black medical schools to address "health disparities and underrepresentation in the medical field," founder Michael Bloomberg said in a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.org/press/bloomberg-philanthropies-announces-largest-ever-gift-to-the-nations-four-historically-black-medical-schools/">statement</a>.Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, and Morehouse School of Medicine will receive $175 million each, while the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine &amp; Science will get $75 million.Bloomberg has previously spoken about "a disturbing decline in life expectancy" and national doctor and nurse shortages amid steep medical school bills.Just last month, Bloomberg Philanthropies <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bloomberg-johns-hopkins-medical-school-tuition-free-2024-7">gifted $1 billion</a> to cover Johns Hopkins tuition for roughly two-thirds of current and incoming medical students.In 2020, the organization donated $100 million to the same four historically black med schools to help "reduce the student debt of nearly 1,000 future Black doctors," it said.Bloomberg isn't alone.In February, a widow and former pediatrics professor gifted $1 billion — which she'd inherited from her late husband in Berkshire Hathaway stock — to a Bronx medical school, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ruth-gottesman-donates-1-billion-medical-school-free-tuition-forever-2024-2">covering tuition in perpetuity</a> in hopes of attracting a more diverse applicant pool.Despite the recent big bucks going to future doctor's tuitions, the practice is a philanthropic approach dating back years.In 2018, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/home-depot-co-founder-ken-langone-paid-nyu-med-school-tuition-2019-4">Kenneth Langone</a> — the Home Depot cofounder — and his wife, Elaine, gave $100 million to cover tuition at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://apnews.com/article/bloomberg-philanthropy-john-hopkins-university-53ed82c14c4d4b07cb2675a9ca1829f9">the AP reported</a>. In 2023, they gave another $200 million to a different NYU med school.And the record executive <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/david-geffen-yacht-net-worth-real-estate-rising-sun-2019-8#geffen-has-donated-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-to-educational-institutions-museums-and-gay-rights-causes-17">David Geffen</a> — for whom UCLA's School of Medicine is named — has contributed $146 million towards merit scholarships, the outlet reported.

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New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): The Delhi All <keyword id="20858468" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="india-institute-of-medical-sciences" source="keywords">India Institute Of Medical Sciences</keyword> (<keyword id="19914075" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="aiims" source="keywords">AIIMS</keyword>) has said that the problem of poor eyesight in children has increased in the last 10 years. While earlier this problem was present in 13 to 15 per cent of children, it has increased to 20 to 25 per cent in the last 10 years. That means if there are 50 children in a classroom, then out of them there will be 15 to 20 children who require glasses. Dr <keyword id="20858465" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rohit-saxena" source="keywords">Rohit Saxena</keyword>, professor of ophthalmology and pediatrics, <keyword id="20858467" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rp-center" source="keywords">RP Center</keyword> at AIIMS, said that in earlier times, only 3 to 4 per cent of children required spectacles but now this number has increased. "Earlier, the problem of vision defects was seen in children 10 to 12 years of age. But now, at the age of 6 to 7 years, the eyesight of children has started deteriorating and they need to wear glasses," said the doctor. Not only this, but the doctor also said that even children under 4 years of age are facing the problem of myopia, or vision defect and the reason for its increase is the continuous use of gadgets like mobile phones, tablets, etc. in children. Children keep using mobile phones and other gadgets for many hours and parents do not interrupt them, Dr Rohit said, adding that before Corona, when parents used to come to us, they used to complain about television hours and ways to solve them. "But now parents say that he uses the phone only for 2 hours, which means that there has been a change in the mentality of the parents, which is affecting the eyesight of children," he added. Dr Rohit Saxena said that if children are studying online, then parents should ask them to study on a computer or laptop only and use smart screens for entertainment. "The distance should be equal to one hand and if the distance is greater than that, then it will also be fine," he added. Professor <keyword id="20858466" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dr-saxena" source="keywords">Dr Saxena</keyword> of the RP Center said that in the last 30 years, the problem of poor eyesight in children has increased rapidly. In this regard, the countries of East Asia are at the forefront. This includes countries like China, Singapore, and Hong Kong. "In the countries of East Asia, 80 to 90 per cent of children suffer from visual impairment. Not only this, if we talk about <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="india" source="keywords">India</keyword>, this problem is continuously increasing among children in India," said the doctor. "Especially earlier, we used to think that the problem of visual impairment was less common in children in rural areas, but now the figures coming out show that even in rural areas, the problem of visual impairment is seen in small children. This means that even in those areas, the use of mobile phones and other gadgets has increased among children," he said. Dr Rohit said that in the data collected from rural areas in the last 10 years, earlier, 3 to 4 per cent of children had the problem of visual impairment, which has now increased to 7 to 8 per cent. The doctor said that it is very important to increase digitalization, which is a good thing. People are becoming aware of this, even in rural areas. Along with this, excessive use of mobile phones, tablets and other gadgets is harmful to children. "Parents need to be made aware of this and will have to explain this to their children since young minds are not aware of the potential damage," he stated. In such a situation, there are some symptoms. If the symptoms are visible in your child, then pay attention to them. For example, if the child is not able to copy the homework from the board in the class, if the child is copying homework from the other child's notebook, or if the child is watching the board with eyes slightly closed. Additionally, if the child is watching TV very closely, reading books very closely or has watery eyes and is used to constant rubbing of their eyes, these are all symptoms of a vision defect or myopia. Regarding this, parents should immediately take their children to the doctor and get their eyes checked. Along with this, if children use the phone continuously or have to do homework online, then parents should keep in mind that they must take a 5-minute break every half hour and always keep their computer or laptop near the window so that their children keep looking outside while studying. Along with this, if possible, study in the open on the balcony or terrace. Children need to go out 2 hours during the day in the morning or anytime before evening. (ANI)

Poor eyesight in children increased in past 10 years: AIIMS

The 2024 <keyword id="23488364" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nobel-Prize-in-Chemistry" source="keywords">Nobel Prize in Chemistry</keyword> honors breakthroughs that are revolutionizing our understanding of proteins, which are fundamental to biological processes. The <keyword id="23473694" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Royal-Swedish-Academy-of-Sciences" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences">Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences</keyword> has awarded the prestigious prize to three scientists: one half to <keyword id="22955998" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="David-Baker" source="keywords">David Baker</keyword> for his pioneering work in computational <keyword id="21969344" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="protein-design" source="keywords">protein design</keyword> and the other half jointly to <keyword id="20754534" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Demis-Hassabis" source="keywords">Demis Hassabis</keyword> and John M. Jumper for their groundbreaking contributions to <keyword id="23487713" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="protein-structure-prediction" source="keywords">protein structure prediction</keyword>. David Baker's research focuses on designing new proteins that do not exist in nature. His computational models allow scientists to create proteins with specific functions, unlocking potential advancements in medicine, biotechnology, and synthetic biology. On the other hand, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper, co-creators of the AlphaFold project, have made significant strides in predicting how proteins fold into their three-dimensional shapes. This achievement has solved one of biology’s grand challenges, providing a tool that can potentially accelerate <keyword id="19932284" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="drug-discovery" source="keywords">drug discovery</keyword> and enhance our understanding of diseases. This year's award adds to a legacy of <keyword id="21736174" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="scientific-breakthroughs" source="keywords">scientific breakthroughs</keyword> recognized by the Nobel Prize. In 2023, Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus, and Alexei I. Ekimov were honored for their work on quantum dots, tiny particles with vast implications for electronics and medical imaging. With a cash prize of 10 million Swedish kronor (approximately $900,000), the Nobel Prize, established by Alfred Nobel, continues to celebrate achievements that have the "greatest benefit to humankind." The Chemistry laureates will receive their awards in a ceremony on December 10, alongside the winners of other categories including Physics, Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="114046455" title="Love ChatGPT and Alexa? This year’s Physics Nobel Prize has been awarded to two scientists who made these AI technologies possible" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>You can make thousands of dollars by donating some time or body parts to science.</li><li>But these procedures are not all painless, and not everyone can participate.</li></ul>Get dysentery. Play cards with someone who <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/clinical-trial-participant-pay-erase-credit-card-debt-2024-2">has the flu</a>. Or, spend 45 days trapped in a tiny apartment with three total strangers.These are just a few of the many ways you can get paid for helping out with scientific research. If you want to aid the science community and potentially save some lives while making a little extra cash, there are some unconventional options to consider.Below is a short list, though be warned: these strategies aren't all exactly easy money.<h2 id="3c59b846-ed49-45b2-96d6-5bed88659c4a">Sell your blood plasma</h2><div type="image" title="A woman wearing a white lab coat and hair net works in a laboratory examining bags of plasma from blood." height="1361" width="1815" msid="110573073" hostid="261" sizebytes="147044"></div>Payout (per donation): around $50Plasma is the largest component in human blood. It's a protein-rich liquid that contains mostly water but is also filled with enzymes, antibodies, and salts. This gooey, sticky yellow-ish stuff can be used to create therapies that treat people with blood clotting disorders, autoimmune diseases, and even burn victims. Donating plasma is often called "the gift of life" since treatments for some conditions can't be made synthetically and require this kind of human contribution.During plasma donation, blood is drawn and an automated machine separates the plasma from other blood components, which are returned to the donor. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/is-donating-plasma-good-side-hustle">Plasma donation pay</a> varies from site to site, but the average payout is typically around $50 per donation. You can donate safely roughly once a month, according to the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://www.redcrossblood.org/donating-blood/types-donations/plasma-donation">American Red Cross</a>, and a typical session takes less than two hours. Find a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.donatingplasma.org/donation/find-a-donor-center">licensed and certified plasma center</a> near you.<h2 id="c299f302-a1f6-4b10-85f3-00c047a47a65">Donate your sex cells</h2><div type="image" title="A woman wearing a blue medical gown crosses her legs and covers her crotch with her hands." height="720" width="960" msid="110573074" hostid="261" sizebytes="28336"></div>Payout for eggs (per donation): usually $10,000 to $12,000;Payout for sperm (per donation): typically $35-$150Egg and sperm donation can allow couples who have trouble conceiving naturally to become parents by using a donor's sex cells. But the time commitment and risk involved in a woman's egg donation is far steeper than what a man goes through donating his sperm.In the United States, egg donors generally net around $10,000-$12,000. Weill Cornell outlines the standard <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://eggdonor.weillcornell.org/whats_involved/">steps for egg donation</a>, which requires about a four-week time commitment.During the egg donation cycle, patients are injected with fertility drugs so that the ovaries make more mature eggs than normal. (Eligible women are generally between the ages of 21 and 30). The egg retrieval procedure takes about 20 minutes but may require several days of recovery. Donors should be aware of the risks involved (largely related to the hormones used) before signing up.Men are generally paid anywhere from $35 to $150 per sperm donation, according to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://donors.thespermbankofca.org/">The Sperm Bank of California</a>, but sperm donation can really start to add up if you regularly donate samples (many programs require a six-month or one-year donation commitment).Donors should bear in mind that even if they choose to donate anonymously, sperm and egg donation is never really 100% incognito. Your DNA always knows who you are.<h2 id="c30eb745-1d1a-4ae6-a518-d5c1bfffb975">Spend 45 days on a fake spaceship</h2><div type="image" title="A man and woman work inside NASA's Human Exploration Research Analog, a capsule designed to simulate a spacecraft" height="586" width="1041" msid="110573075" hostid="261" sizebytes="75320"></div>Payout: $160/dayNASA will pay you to spend 45 days traveling in space. Well, sort of.You'll actually be on the ground the whole time in Houston, Texas, but you'll be locked inside a model space capsule (650 square feet) along with three strangers. This simulation is designed to study what being cooped up for a very long time inside a spaceship might do to a person, both physically and mentally. NASA wants to check this out thoroughly before they start sending astronauts on missions to Mars, or to explore faraway asteroids.Participants in NASA's human research program share a capsule with each other that includes some workspace for doing lab experiments, a little kitchen table for eating meals that are just like what's served aboard the International Space Station, plus an exercise bike and some free weights. There's no internet, but you do get your own little cozy sleeping pod on the top floor.The fake astronauts "on board" the capsule in May and June of 2024 include an aerospace engineering professor, a US Air Force Reserve member, a commercial pilot, and a biomedical engineer.And that mission is nothing compared to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-mars-simulation-job-pay-qualifications-application-chapea-mission-2024-2">NASA's CHAPEA Mars simulation</a>, which keeps recruits in a simulated habitat of the red planet for 378 days. (NASA declined to comment on how much CHAPEA pays).<h2 id="7f0066f1-ade8-4f6a-a3cd-7c5383d36e88">Take part in a clinical trial</h2><div type="image" title="A woman in a purple shirt smiles as another woman draws blood from her arm." height="657" width="500" msid="110573076" hostid="261" sizebytes="27978"></div>Payout: Varies by programThe National Institutes of Health run a searchable database, <a target="_blank" href="http://ClincalTrials.gov">ClincalTrials.gov</a>, that rounds up human clinical studies ongoing around the world. Participants may be guinea pigs for new medical products, like drugs to treat high blood pressure, or they take part in observational research, like a study that records the effects of different lifestyles on heart health.Subjects are generally paid to participate in such clinical trials, and most of the time, the bigger the risk, the bigger the reward. For example, a participant in one study in which participants were exposed to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/man-drank-smoothie-that-gave-him-dysentery-for-vaccine-trial-2022-4">dysentery-causing bacteria</a> was paid over $7,000, while a single blood draw or lab visit for a more straightforward study may only be worth $100 or so.If you do decide to enroll in a study, choose wisely and carefully because <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/about-site/disclaimer">not all of the studies on the site are regulated</a> or evaluated for safety by the US Food and Drug Administration.<h2 id="9e5d70cb-4b97-4a29-920d-493bf19a1739">Enroll in a psychological study</h2><div type="image" title="Two friends sit on an orange couch playing video games." height="1321" width="1761" msid="110573077" hostid="261" sizebytes="278668"></div>Payout: Varies by programPaid psychological studies, such as those that examine human behavior and brain function, may not generate as high of a return as clinical trials, but they are generally lower risk and require a shorter time commitment.Most research universities keep an online database of studies so people can easily sign up. For example, here's a list of the most recent <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://as.nyu.edu/psychology/research/participate-in-research/paid-studies.html">paid research studies offered by New York University</a>. At NYU, you can make $12 an hour playing video games, and receive a $50 bonus if you're good at it.<h2 id="fdff9d09-8115-44a3-a5c5-4e0c10b1bfd1">Give your dead body to science</h2><div type="image" title="A man in a white lab coat, safety goggles, and purple medical gloves dissects a tissue sample from a cadaver." height="2498" width="2966" msid="110573078" hostid="261" sizebytes="219708"></div>Payout: free cremationThis last idea is sort of morbid, but if you're worried about being a bother when you're dead, you can <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-working-at-a-body-donation-center-is-like-2019-12">donate your body to science</a>. This helps with various types of research and education.Places like <a target="_blank" href="http://biogift.org/">BioGift</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sciencecare.com/whole-body-donation-faq/">Science Care</a> will cover the costs of cremation, which can run upwards of $2,000.

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<keyword id="19995770" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Samantha-Ruth-Prabhu" source="keywords">Samantha Ruth Prabhu</keyword>, the renowned actress known for her roles in 'Ye Maaya Chesave' and 'Eega,' has found herself at the centre of a heated debate. Prabhu, who also hosts a <keyword id="20542087" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="health-podcast" source="keywords">health podcast</keyword> on her YouTube channel, recently recommended the <keyword id="22300350" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="hydrogen-peroxide-inhalation" source="keywords">hydrogen peroxide inhalation</keyword> protocol as a remedy for viral fevers. This advice quickly drew sharp criticism from the <keyword id="21867245" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="medical-community" source="keywords">medical community</keyword>, particularly from hepatologist <keyword id="22296959" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dr-Cyriac-Abby-Philips" source="keywords">Dr Cyriac Abby Philips</keyword>, also known as 'The <keyword id="18958848" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="liver-doctor" source="Orion">Liver Doctor</keyword>' on X (formerly Twitter). <div type="twitter" handle="theliverdr" handlename="theliverdr" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="0" id="1808804909783159003"></div>The incident has sparked a wider discussion about the dangers of <keyword id="22300351" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="nebulised-hydrogen-peroxide" source="keywords">nebulised hydrogen peroxide</keyword>. According to the Asthma &amp; Allergy Foundation Of America, inhaling this substance can cause severe and potentially fatal health issues, such as <keyword id="22300352" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="pulmonary-edema" source="keywords">pulmonary edema</keyword> and gas embolism. The controversy quickly gained traction on the microblogging site, with Philips’ post garnering over 8,000 likes and numerous comments condemning Prabhu’s advice. <h2>Philips deems Samantha a “science illiterate”</h2>Dr Philips did not hold back in his condemnation, calling Prabhu a “health and science illiterate” for suggesting such a potentially harmful treatment to her millions of followers. He highlighted the severe risks associated with inhaling hydrogen peroxide, such as irreversible tissue damage, pulmonary edema, and gas embolism, all of which can be life-threatening. “In a rational and scientifically progressive society, this woman would be charged with endangering public health and fined or put behind bars. She needs help or a better advisor in her team,” Dr Philips tweeted, further urging the Indian Health Ministry to regulate online health content to prevent misinformation. <h2>Samantha issues clarification</h2>In response to the backlash, Samantha Ruth Prabhu took to Instagram to clarify her stance. She explained that after being diagnosed with myositis, an autoimmune condition, she struggled with conventional treatments that were both costly and ineffective. Seeking alternatives, she found success in less conventional therapies under the guidance of her doctor, a qualified MD. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="111488785" title="Air pollution kills thousands in Indian cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata every year: Lancet study" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>“Many of these treatments were very, very expensive. I would always keep thinking about how fortunate I am that I could afford it and about all those who cannot. And for the longest time, conventional treatments weren't making me better. And after trial and error, I found treatments that worked wonderfully for me and cost a fraction of what I was spending on conventional healthcare,” she wrote. Prabhu emphasised that her intention was to share alternative treatments that had helped her, hoping they could offer affordable options to others. She also called out Dr Philips, suggesting he should have addressed his concerns with her doctor, whom she tagged in her post. <h2>Samantha accused of “playing the victim card”</h2>Despite her explanation, Dr Philips continued to criticise Prabhu, accusing her of “playing the victim card” and being a “serial offender in the context of healthcare misinformation.” Notably, Prabhu has continued to like only supportive comments under the “clarification” post. <div type="twitter" handle="theliverdr" handlename="theliverdr" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="0" id="1809086284637315473"></div>Samantha Ruth Prabhu's advocacy for <keyword id="20957740" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="alternative-medicine" source="keywords">alternative medicine</keyword> has a history of stirring controversy. Earlier, she faced criticism from Dr Philips for discussing liver detoxification using dandelion roots on her health podcast. While Prabhu stands by her intentions, this episode underscores the importance of verifying health information from credible sources, especially when shared by public figures with large followings. As the debate continues, it serves as a reminder of the critical role that responsible communication plays in public health.

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