In doctors we trust – especially when they admit to bias
A doctor's guidance may reassure us more than we realize – especially if she says she is likely to recommend treatment in her field of expertise, known as "specialty bias."
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Artificial intelligence achieves near-human performance in diagnosing breast cancer
Pathologists have been largely diagnosing disease the same way for the past 100 years, by manually reviewing images under a microscope. But new work suggests that computers can help doctors improve accuracy and significantly ...
Jun 21, 2016
Patient views highlight potential for Peek smartphone suite to transform eye health
The Portable Eye Examination Kit (Peek) has real-world potential to transform global eye health, according to new research from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Amref Health Africa in Kenya. Patients, ...
Jun 21, 2016
Inflammation and scarring form a positive feedback loop in trachoma
Scar tissue from people with the world's leading infectious cause of blindness has a distinctive molecular footprint, according to new results published in Scientific Reports and PLOS. The research points to immune system ...
Jun 21, 2016
