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Medscape
21-05-2025
- Health
- Medscape
AI Tool to Answer Patient Queries Has Mixed Performance
A novel generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tool for drafting physician responses to patients' online questions showed mixed results, according to a poster presented recently at the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) 2025 Annual Meeting in Hollywood, Florida. Researchers led by Natalie Lee, MD, MPH, assistant professor of internal medicine at The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, Ohio, conducted a thematic analysis of 201 genAI responses to real online questions from patients. The AI generator, an Epic draft tool based on GPT-3.5, was trained with four to five rounds of revisions to build the model. The team grouped responses into five categories: Building rapport, gathering information, delivering information accurately and professionally, facilitating next steps and patient decisions, and responding to emotion. Primary care provider reviewers developed a coding system to define strengths and limitations for each domain. '73% of Drafts Had Limitations' 'We observed both strengths and limitations across all communication domains,' Lee told Medscape Medical News. The data show that 60% of drafts were deemed 'usable,' and 73% had limitations. In the category of information delivery, for instance, the model performed well in providing accurate information about what to expect with a medical test but gave information about blood donation when the patient's question was about kidney donation. The researchers reported that 65% of AI information delivery responses made incorrect assumptions about clinical context, 36% made incorrect assumptions about workflow, and 24% of the responses were 'simply wrong.' In responding to emotion, an example limitation was seen when a patient expressed long-standing emotional suffering related to a condition and the reply did not acknowledge patient emotion. Overall, the researchers wrote, 'While GenAI drafts often contain usable portions, net value added may be limited by inadequacies in more cognitively demanding, critical domains like providing accurate information, asking key questions, and responding to patient emotions. Further optimization is needed to genuinely enhance patient care and provider experience.' This work provides more data about the usefulness of AI as the need for assistance in fielding patients' questions has intensified with unprecedented volume. 'How do we integrate generative AI technology so that we uphold communication and care quality while also reducing provider burden? It's not clear we have that figured out,' she said. Framework Adds Novel Assessment Owais Durrani, DO, an emergency medicine physician with Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston, told Medscape Medical News that the authors' use of a novel framework to assess the quality of medical communications made this study particularly significant. 'Too often, we judge AI tools on surface-level efficiency metrics — how many clicks saved, how many seconds shaved off. But this study looked at deeper clinical domains. The finding that AI performed better in low-risk areas like enabling next steps or basic rapport-building but struggled in areas like delivering accurate information or responding to emotion really highlights where the gaps are. It's a reminder that AI can support the clinical process but shouldn't replace human judgment, especially in patient interactions that require empathy, nuance, or clinical reasoning.' He said he's open to AI communications, but with caution. 'Many of the drafts are overly verbose, vague, or miss the clinical nuance required to answer a patient's real question,' he said. 'Physicians then have to sift through the noise and rework the content, which in many cases takes as much — or more — time than writing it ourselves. For now, I view AI-generated messages more as a starting point than a solution.' Lee and Durrani reported having no relevant financial relationships.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
AIChE Establishes L.-S. Fan Award for Advancing Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering
NEW YORK, May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Institute of Chemical Engineers' (AIChE) Board of Directors has announced the creation of a new Institute-level high honor. The L.-S. Fan Award for Advancing Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering will recognize significant and new contributions to fundamental practice in chemical engineering. The prize — named in honor of particle technology pioneer Liang-Shih (L.-S.) Fan, Professor at The Ohio State University — will be supported by an endowment with fundraising led by Ah-Hyung "Alissa" Park, the Ronald and Valerie Sugar Dean of the School of Engineering and Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Bing Du, the Technology Development Lead at ExxonMobil, in collaboration with the AIChE Foundation. The L.-S. Fan Award includes an invited lecture by the recipient, with the inaugural award presentation slated for the Fall 2026 AIChE Annual Meeting. Alissa Park lauds Fan as "a seminal figure in the field of particulates and multiphase reaction engineering — a discipline whose economic and environmental impact resonates profoundly through the U.S. and world economies." Reflecting on Fan's leadership in sustainable energy research and his mentorship of future chemical engineers, Park adds "I am honored to be a part of his legacy, and excited to present this new AIChE award recognizing the importance of the fundamentals of chemical engineering." Liang-Shih Fan is Distinguished University Professor, C. John Easton Professor of Engineering, and Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The Ohio State University. He has invented processes that control sulfur, nitrogen oxide, and carbon dioxide emissions, and that convert carbonaceous fuels, plastic wastes, and biomass to hydrogen, chemicals, and liquid fuels. These energy conversion processes and technologies include OSCAR, CARBONOX, and redox chemical looping. He also invented and commercialized the electrical capacitance volume tomography (ECVT) – the first 3D, real-time, non-invasive tool for industrial imaging of multiphase flow systems. He has documented his work in eight authored books, over 500 journal articles, 40 book chapters, and 90 U.S. patents. Fan has also made a lasting impact on chemical engineering education. At The Ohio State University, he has served as the thesis advisor for 97 PhD, 50 MS, and 14 BS students, and has worked with 72 post-doctoral research associates. His authored book, "Principles of Gas-Solid Flows," has become a widely-adopted textbook, and his edited book, "The Expanding World of Chemical Engineering," has gained popularity with general audiences as an introduction to the field. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the journal Powder Technology, and has served as a consulting editorial board member for over 20 journals including the AIChE Journal and the International Journal of Multiphase Flow. A Fellow of AIChE, the American Chemical Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fan is also a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Inventors, among many international affiliations and honors. He earned his BS from National Taiwan University and his MS and PhD from West Virginia University, all in chemical engineering. He also earned an MS in statistics from Kansas State University. Candidates for the L.-S. Fan Award for Advancing Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering should have a record of sustained contributions that have advanced the frontiers of chemical engineering with an emphasis on, but not limited to, particle science and technology and their related multiscale, multiphase, materials, transport, and reaction engineering fields. The particle science and technology fields are key enablers for numerous processes in multiple industries including power and energy, oil and gas industry, chemicals, biological and pharmaceutical industries as well as renewable energy and emerging industries for sustainable energy and environment. Such contributions may be characterized by important fundamental research, innovation, technological development, or the innovative application of technology. The L.–S. Fan Award is one of AIChE's Institute Awards, which celebrate eminent chemical engineers for their career accomplishments, service to society, and impact on the profession. Candidates for these awards are nominated by the chemical engineering community, and the awards are presented each year at AIChE's Annual Meeting — the organization's largest annual conference and the foremost educational forum for chemical engineers working in research and development. Learn more at About AIChEAIChE is a professional society of 60,000 chemical engineers in 110 countries. Its members work in corporations, universities and government using their knowledge of chemical processes to develop safe and useful products for the benefit of society. Through its varied programs, AIChE continues to be a focal point for information exchange on the frontiers of chemical engineering research in such areas as energy, sustainability, biological and environmental engineering, nanotechnology and chemical plant safety and security. More information about AIChE is available at Media contact: Gordon Ellis (gorde@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE AIChE
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Kyle Snyder pleads guilty to disorderly conduct, fined after arrest in prostitution sting
Kyle Snyder plead guilty to disorderly conduct in court on Monday in Columbus, Ohio to close out his case after he was arrested during a prostitution sting led by police. The 29-year-old alum of The Ohio State University was one of 16 men arrested after police placed an escort ad online with Snyder responding by call and text before arriving at a local Quality Inn and Suites where he propositioned an undercover officer to pay for oral sex. As a result, Snyder was originally charged with engaging in prostitution but in court on Monday, he plead guilty to a lesser misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct. Judge Cynthia Ebner accepted his plea after Snyder took responsibility for his actions and also attended a 'John school' — an educational course for those arrested on prostitution charges. 'I've learned a lot through this process,' Snyder said in court while appearing over the phone. 'It taught me a lot about myself and I plan on making much better decisions. 'The John school was really good, it's a great course and I learned about why I made the decision that I did was because I had too much pride and I learned about the impact that these decisions have on not just my family but the community but it was a very impactful course.' Snyder's attorney Eric Hoffman also made a statement in court saying that the decorated wrestler was very sorry for his actions and called the incident a 'lapse in judgment.' In the end, Snyder was fined $250 along with court costs after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct. Snyder, a three-time Olympian with gold and silver medals on his resume, is one of the most accomplished wrestlers in American history. In 2016, he was the youngest American wrestler to ever capture a gold medal and he's also a three-time NCAA champion after representing Ohio State. More from Gilbert Burns issues statement after loss to Michael Morales at UFC Vegas 106 Watch UFC veteran Rogerio Nogueira destroy influencer in boxing match New UFC 316 main card revealed after signing ex-Bellator champ Patchy Mix Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder plans to plead guilty to lesser charge following arrest during prostitution sting Jose Aldo officially retires, says no fight would convince him to return to UFC: 'Never again' Paul Craig vs. Rodolfo Bellato scrapped at last minute from UFC Vegas 106 Sean Strickland issues challenge to Belal Muhammad to 'sack the f*ck up,' reveals recent fight offer
Time of India
16-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Study shows why women tend to have faster heartbeats, men more irregular rhythms
Ohio: For decades, doctors and researchers have puzzled over a fundamental heart rhythm mystery: why do women have faster heartbeats while men are more susceptible to developing irregular rhythms like atrial fibrillation (AFib). Now, a new study from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Centre sheds some light. The research shows that the sinoatrial node (SAN) -- a small but powerful structure in the human heart that serves as its natural pacemaker and initiates every normal heartbeat -- runs on different gene blueprints in men and women. The study found that women have genes that help their hearts beat faster while men have gene networks that may lead to heart problems like AFib. The research was recently published in the American Heart Association's Circulation: Arrythmia and Electrophysiology. "We found for the first time that the genes controlling how the SAN works are influenced by sex," said Vadim Fedorov, PhD, professor of physiology and cell biology, Corrine Frick Research Chair in Heart Failure and Arrhythmia at the Ohio State University College of Medicine and senior author of the study. "That helps explain why women generally have faster heart rates and are more likely to experience inappropriate sinus tachycardia, while men face a greater risk of heart rate disorders like conduction block and atrial fibrillation." Researchers at Ohio State University's Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute and Bob and Corrine Frick Center for Heart Failure and Arrhythmia examined donated human hearts to unmask unique gene sets in the SAN pacemaker cells responsible for the generation and maintenance of heart rates. They analyzed genes and pathways involved in pacing, metabolism, inflammation and fibrotic remodeling and discovered distinct patterns tied to biological sex. The hearts were donated for research by organ donor families through Lifeline of Ohio. "Women showed higher levels of TBX3 and HCN1, which are two key genes that help drive faster heart rhythms ," said Ning Li, MD, PhD, Ohio State research assistant professor and co-author of the study. "In contrast, male hearts had more activity in gene networks related to inflammation and collagen production, which can interfere with electrical signaling and increase the risk of arrhythmias." The findings could help lay the groundwork for more personalized, patient-specific approaches to treating heart rhythm disorders, Fedorov said.
Hindustan Times
16-05-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
Women tend to have faster heartbeats, men more irregular rhythms: Study explains
For decades, doctors and researchers have puzzled over a fundamental heart rhythm mystery: why do women have faster heartbeats while men are more susceptible to developing irregular rhythms like atrial fibrillation (AFib). Also read | Stress and heart attacks: Doctor explains how they are interconnected; shares tips to handle stress Now, a new study from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Centre sheds some light. The research shows that the sinoatrial node (SAN) - a small but powerful structure in the human heart that serves as its natural pacemaker and initiates every normal heartbeat - runs on different gene blueprints in men and women. The study found that women have genes that help their hearts beat faster while men have gene networks that may lead to heart problems like AFib. The research was recently published in the American Heart Association's Circulation: Arrythmia and Electrophysiology. "We found for the first time that the genes controlling how the SAN works are influenced by sex," said Vadim Fedorov, PhD, professor of physiology and cell biology, Corrine Frick Research Chair in Heart Failure and Arrhythmia at the Ohio State University College of Medicine and senior author of the study. "That helps explain why women generally have faster heart rates and are more likely to experience inappropriate sinus tachycardia, while men face a greater risk of heart rate disorders like conduction block and atrial fibrillation." Also read | Heart attack or just chest pain? Know crucial difference and best treatment option that could save your life Researchers at Ohio State University's Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute and Bob and Corrine Frick Center for Heart Failure and Arrhythmia examined donated human hearts to unmask unique gene sets in the SAN pacemaker cells responsible for the generation and maintenance of heart rates. They analyzed genes and pathways involved in pacing, metabolism, inflammation and fibrotic remodeling and discovered distinct patterns tied to biological sex. The hearts were donated for research by organ donor families through Lifeline of Ohio. "Women showed higher levels of TBX3 and HCN1, which are two key genes that help drive faster heart rhythms," said Ning Li, MD, PhD, Ohio State research assistant professor and co-author of the study. "In contrast, male hearts had more activity in gene networks related to inflammation and collagen production, which can interfere with electrical signaling and increase the risk of arrhythmias." Also read | Myocardial infarction or heart attack: Causes, recognising signs and symptoms, treatment and prevention tips The findings could help lay the groundwork for more personalized, patient-specific approaches to treating heart rhythm disorders, Fedorov said. Note to readers: This article is for informational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your doctor with any questions about a medical condition.
