68 - The History

What does it mean when a computer can make better medical decisions than a human? The progress in large language models, and in particular the popularity of ChatGPT, has brought these questions to the forefront in 2023, but we've been discussing this for over 50 years. In this ep ...  Show more

What happens when a patient far from surgical care – say, at the bottom of the Pacific ocean on a submarine, or at a research base in Antarctica in the middle of the winter – develops a surgical abdomen? This dilemma was the impetus to build the first truly effective clinical dec ...  Show more

La pregunta sobre nuestras formas de curación, tratamientos médicos, solución de enfermedades, itinerarios terapéuticos, sistemas de salud, políticas de salud pública, y todo lo que rodea a nuestra salud y medicina, es una pregunta amplia que tiene múltiples formas de responder y ...  Show more

Listener feedback re observational studies, surgeons' dissent from recent guidelines, aspirin for primary prevention, and fish oil are the topics discussed by John Mandrola.MD in this week's podcast.

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Coated vs uncoated ASA, a new trial in CAD, conflicts of interest, first AF in the hospital, and changing HTN scoring and CHADSVASC are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week's podcast.

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The American Civil War saw a transformation in medical provision on the battlefield. A loose grouping of medical practitioners was reshaped into a burgeoning, professionalised occupation. How did the medical profession rise to the challenge of treating thousands of wounded sol ...