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ChatGPT Health fails to send 52% of simulated medical emergencies (DKAs, impending respiratory failure) to the ED, especially when family or friends minimizing symptoms were included in the prompt

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/26/chatgpt-health-fails-recognise-medical-emergencies https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04297-7 Despite having reported access to medical records and >40 million users asking GPT about health inquiries, GPT failed to correctly triage medical emergencies. "While it...

Free birthers charged with negligent homicide in Germany

https://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/prozess-neu-ulm-alleingeburt-baby-tot-mutter-grossmutter-li.3399923 Translation from Google: Complications arose during the home birth; no midwife or doctors were present. Now, the 30-year-old mother and the child's 58-year-old grandmother face charges...

Reuters: 84% of Americans say the MMR vaccine is safe.

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/americans-trust-vaccines-school-mandates-rejecting-trump-agenda-reutersipsos-2026-02-25/ Despite the loudest social media and government officials' voices, an overwhelming majority of the sample of over 4,500 Americans say the MMR and...

43 messages Friday morning and they all looked the same

Opened my inbox Friday to 43 messages. Portal messages about CGM lows, refill requests that need prior auth, lab results ranging from totally benign to...