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Many direct care workers are using artificial intelligence tools and are optimistic about the benefits in the workplace, according to a new issue brief. The authors also wrote that parameters ensuring responsible use of AI tools are important.
Read the original →Family caregivers juggle medications, doctor appointments, finances and long-term care decisions, often while working full-time and raising their own families. More employers, healthcare systems and communities are recognizing how hard this work is.
Read the original →Two CU Anschutz Department of Medicine experts discuss the benefits and potential pitfalls of incorporating AI in medical care for dementia.
Read the original →Machine learning for Alzheimer's disease classification achieved up to 88.1% accuracy using clinical data. External validation remains necessary.
Read the original →Filmmaker Doris Dörrie explores how humanoid robots could change the way people deal with aging, caregiving and how they choose to die. The film comes as the world debates the dangers of artificial intelligence.
Read the original →The item concerns the "Controversy" session in the final round of the Resident Championship, a quiz event for resident doctors nationwide. The session presents clinical questions with no settled conclusion that can be answered Yes or No.
Read the original →Generative AI tools that assist with summary creation and medical record entry are appearing one after another, and their use is spreading in medical and nursing care facilities. Their use also carries risks related to information leaks and security. The October 2026 issue of the magazine Nikkei Healthcare covers the topic.
Read the original →One rail car company announced at the event that it plans to launch an innovation hub in the U.S.
Read the original →The description says laughter is a universal social signal seen in every culture. It says how the brain produces and controls laughter has long been a blank area of brain science. It lists three reasons: natural laughter is hard to elicit in a lab, laughing moves the body and adds noise to brain-wave measurements, and emotional laughter, intentional conversational laughter and understanding humor are often confused.
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