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Forbes
3 days ago
- Health
- Forbes
Should You Be Worried If Your Doctor Uses ChatGPT?
6 years ago, I wrote a piece, 'Doctors Use Youtube And Google All The Time. Should You Be Worried?' In 2025, it's time to ask, 'Your doctor may be using ChatGPT. Should you be worried?' In a recent unscientific survey, technology entrepreneur Jonas Vollmer asked physicians how many used ChatGPT. 76% percent of the respondents answered 'yes.' According to Volmer, a physician friend also told him, 'most doctors use ChatGPT daily. They routinely paste the full anonymized patient history (along with x-rays, etc.) into their personal ChatGPT account.' My own unofficial conversations with colleagues bears this out, with younger physicians more likely to regularly use AI than older ones I think AI tools such as ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, and other LLMs can be very helpful for physicians after they take a good patient history and perform a properly thorough physical exam. The physician can describe patient signs and symptoms with appropriate medical precision for the AI to analyze In particular, the AI can frequently suggest diagnoses that would not otherwise occur to the physician. For example, Vollmer noted that in a busy urgent care clinic, a patient might be taking some 'alternative medicines' with unusual side effects that might not be widely known in the traditional medical literature, but have been discussed in recent online articles and discussion forums. Thus, ChatGPT acts as an extension to a good physician, not a replacement. As always, the physician has the final responsibility of confirming any novel hypothesis offered by the AI with their own human judgment, which might include running additional tests to confirm the diagnosis. We've already seen non-physician patients report how ChatGPT made a diagnosis on themselves or loved ones after stumping doctors for years. And there are multiple studies showing that AI tools like ChatCPT can be surprisingly good at diagnoses when offered patient case reports. Of course, physicians need to be careful to adhere to all relevant medical privacy laws in their states/countries. And they may even consider getting explicit consent from their patients ahead of time to run their (anonymized) data through AI. Currently, physicians are allowed to seek second opinions from fellow doctors all the time, as long as privacy rules are met. The same guidelines should apply to consultations with AI. In many ways, this is comparable to how AIs in driverless cars perform comparably to human drivers. Driverless Waymo taxicabs in selected cities like Los Angeles perform as safely (or better) than human drivers in appropriately restricted settings. Tesla owners who use the self-driving mode can rely on the AI to drive safely most of the time, although they still have to be prepared to take control of the wheel in an emergency. Robot cars are not yet ready to replace human drivers in all settings (such as icy Colorado mountain highways in wintertime), but they continue to improve rapidly. Similarly, we may soon reach the point that a physician who does not use an AI consultant to double-check his diagnoses will be considered practicing below the standard of care. We are not there yet, but I can see that coming in the next few years. Summary: Tools like ChatGPT can be enormously helpful for physicians, provided that the doctor retains ultimate responsibility for the final diagnosis and treatments, and respects the appropriate privacy rules.
The Sun
19-05-2025
- Health
- The Sun
Top medics ‘taken aback' by how advanced Biden's ‘aggressive' cancer is – as potential treatment next-steps are revealed
TOP medics have said they are shocked that Joe Biden's "aggressive" cancer was not picked up earlier and allowed to advance so far. Physicians also revealed some of the potential treatment options ahead of the former president, 82, who is likely to suffer "bone pain". 7 7 7 Biden's office confirmed he had advanced-stage prostate cancer which has spread to his bones after a lump was discovered during an examination. His case is rated with a Gleason score of 9 and Grade Group 5, which "represents a more aggressive form of the disease". Dr Marc Siegel, senior medical analyst for Fox News, told the channel: "It's the most aggressive type. That means it has the highest risk of spread - which obviously he has had. 'This was found by physical examination by a prostate exam. A lot of times we find an elevation in prostate-specific antigen, PSA, and then we go after it." Seigel explained that he tests all of his male patients over the age of 45 for the disease - and is surprised Biden was not diagnosed this way. Seigel said: "He must have had the best possible care here. I'm a little taken aback that it's this far advanced. "It would be really surprising if they weren't doing a very close screening on this because everybody knows in the medical community that this is the once cancer in men you really look out for." Doctors only performed a biopsy on Biden after noticing symptoms in his urine - which display when the cancer is relatively advanced. The medic also explained that Biden's doctors will likely treat him with hormone therapy, but may also try to use radiation against the lesion on the bone or remove the prostate altogether. He said it is "not uncommon" to "do more than one therapy". Joe Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' form of prostate cancer Dr Howie Forman, a professor of radiology at Yale, was also shocked that Biden's disease had not been picked up by routine blood tests. He said: "It is inconceivable that this was not being followed before he left the Presidency." Forman said that the test for specific prostate antigens would have shown the cancer "for some time before this diagnosis" - so it could have been picked up earlier. He noted Biden "must have had a PSA test numerous times before", and concluded: "It's just so odd to discover this with bone [metastasis] in a man of his stature and [with his] access to care." Similarly, on News Nation, urologist Dr David Shusterman said it is "unheard of" for cancer to develop with far without it being picked up. He said: "It's very unlikely that someone could get annual checkups and not notice," - particularly true for Biden who had "state-of-the-art care". He continued: "It's unusual to hear that someone has prostate cancer when they're annually being followed up. The fact that we find it at a Gleason 9 is unheard of." Shusterman also suggested Biden "most likely had it for a long time", and that there is "definitely evidence that he knew about this for a while". 7 7 Some have even claimed a deliberate cover up is at play. Dr Steven Quay wrote online: "It is highly likely he was carrying a diagnosis of prostate cancer throughout his White House tenure and the American people were uninformed." He explained prostate cancer is the "easiest [...] to diagnose when it first starts and to watch it progress to bone metastases". "For even with the most aggressive form, it is a five to seven year journey without treatment before it becomes metastatic," he said. Pushing the point home, Quay said it would amount to "malpractice for this patient to show up and first be diagnosed with metastatic disease in May 2025". Donald Trump Jr joined also suggested the Bidens could have willfully held back the diagnosis. He wrote: "How did Dr Jill Biden miss state five metastatic cancer or is this yet another cover-up?" The former first lady is not a medical doctor. His father, President Trump, was more restrained, sticking to a simple well-wishing message. He took to Truth Social to say: "Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden's recent medical diagnosis. "We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery." 7 7 Other tributes have poured in for the former president since the announcement, with Republicans and Democrats alike wishing Biden well. Former President Barack Obama said he and Michelle were thinking of the entire Biden family. He said: "Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery." Biden's Vice President Kamala Harris said: "Joe is a fighter — and I know he will face this challenge with the same strength, resilience, and optimism that have always defined his life and leadership. "We are hopeful for a full and speedy recovery." Seigel explained that if the cancer is caught early while it's still localized to the prostate gland, it's curable 'most of the time". He said: 'The goal is to get it before it leaves the prostate [...] When it's left the prostate", as Biden's has, "it becomes much more difficult to cure".
BBC News
19-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Joe Biden get 'aggressive' prostate cancer
Former US President Joe Biden, 82, don dey has diagnosed wit prostate cancer wey don spread go im bones, statement from im office tok Sunday. Biden, wey comot from office in January, dey diagnosed on Friday afta e see doctor last week for urinary symptoms. Di Cancer na a more aggressive form of di disease, wey Gleason score of 9 out of 10 for di level. Dis one mean say dem classify im sickness as "high-grade" and di cancer cells fit spread quickly, according to Cancer Research UK. Tori be say Biden and im family dey review treatment options. Im office add say di cancer dey hormone-sensitive, meaning dem fit manage am. For di Sunday statement, Biden office say: "Last week, dem see as President Joe Biden discover prostate nodule afta e experience increasing urinary symptoms. "On Friday, dem diagnose am wit prostate cancer, characterised by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) wit metastasis to di bone. "While dis represent a more aggressive form of di disease, di cancer appear to be hormone-sensitive wey allow for effective management." Afta di news break of im diagnosis, di former president receive support from evri wia. President Donald Trump write ontop im social media platform Truth Social say im and First Lady Melania Trump dey "sad to hear about Joe Biden recent medical diagnosis". "We extend our warmest and best wish to Jill and di family," e tok, as e refer to former First Lady Jill Biden. "We wish Joe a fast and successful recovery." Former Vice-President Kamala Harris, wey serve under Biden, write on X say she and her husband Doug Emhoff dey pray for di Biden family. "Joe na fighter – and I know say e go face dis challenge wit di same strength, resilience, and optimism wey dey part of im life and leadership," Harris tok. For im post on X, Barack Obama – wey serve as president from 2009 to 2017 wit Joe Biden as im deputy – say im and im wife Michelle dey "think of di entire Biden family". "Nobody don do more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all forms dan Joe, and I dey sure say e go fight dis challenge wit im trademark determination and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery," Obama tok. For 2016, Obama bin give Biden di work to lead a "cancer moonshot" government-wide research programme. For di UK, Prime Minister Keir Starmer say: "I dey very sorry to hear say President Biden get prostate cancer. All di very best to Joe, im wife Jill and dia family, and I wish di president fast and successful treatment."
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Joe Biden Diagnosed With ‘Aggressive' and Spreading Cancer
Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with a 'more aggressive form' of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office announced Sunday. Biden, 82, was seen by a doctor last week over a new prostate nodule that was found after he experienced increasing urinary symptoms, according to a statement. 'On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone,' the statement read. 'While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management.' The Gleason score measures how aggressive a patient's prostate cancer is. A higher score—one that falls between 8 and 10—means the cancer is aggressive and more likely to spread at a fast pace, according to the Virginia Oncology Associates. The Biden family is reviewing treatment options with his doctors. President Donald Trump sent his well wishes to Biden in a surprisingly conciliatory Truth Social post on Sunday. 'Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden's recent medical diagnosis,' he wrote. 'We wish Joe a fast and successful recovery.' Biden was in Philadelphia last week for a routine physical exam when a 'small nodule' was discovered on his prostate that 'necessitated further evaluation,' his office said at the time. In 2023, Biden had a skin lesion removed from his chest that a biopsy later revealed to be basal cell carcinoma, a common and easily treatable form of skin cancer. It was successfully removed and no further treatment was needed. Then-White House physician Kevin O'Connor described Biden as 'healthy, vigorous' and 'fit' to lead the country following the procedure. Skin cancer and prostate cancer are the two most common forms of the disease in American men, according to the American Cancer Society. Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in American men, after lung cancer. Biden's eldest son, Beau, succumbed to a rare and lethal form of brain cancer in 2015 at age 46. The following year, then-Vice President Biden launched the Cancer Moonshot initiative to accelerate the development of cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. The program was relaunched by the White House in 2022 after Biden became president. Its mission was to slash the cancer death rate by at least 50 percent over the next 25 years and to improve the lives of people and their families living with cancer. Biden, the oldest-serving president in American history, has long been hounded with questions surrounding his age and health. CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson revealed in their forthcoming book, Original Sin, that Biden's staff became so concerned about his 'physical deterioration' that they considered putting him in a wheelchair—but they couldn't do it until after the election. In response to the anecdote, a Biden spokesperson told Axios that 'evidence of aging is not evidence of mental incapacity.' But Axios later released excerpts of a six-hour audio recording of Biden's 2023 interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur where he repeatedly struggled to recall key dates, slurred his speech, and fumbled through long silences. In a joint appearance on The View with his wife Jill last week, Biden personally brushed off concerns that his mental acuity had declined dramatically in his final year in office. 'They are wrong. There's nothing to sustain that,' he said, before launching into a mumbling response that prompted his wife to jump in. 'Being president is not like a job. It's a lifestyle. It's a life that you live,' Jill said. 'You live it 24 hours a day—that phone can ring at 11 o'clock at night or two in the morning. It's constant. You never leave it. And Joe worked really hard. I think he was a great president.'
BreakingNews.ie
18-05-2025
- Health
- BreakingNews.ie
Former US president Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer
Former US president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said on Sunday. Mr Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was found. Advertisement He was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone. 'While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management,' his office said. 'The president and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.' Prostate cancers are given a score called a Gleason score that measures, on a scale of one to 10, how the cancerous cells look compared with normal cells. Advertisement Mr Biden's office said his score was nine, suggesting his cancer is among the most aggressive. When prostate cancer spreads to other parts of the body, it often spreads to the bones. Metastasised cancer is much harder to treat than localised cancer because it can be hard for drugs to reach all the tumours and completely root out the disease. Doug and I are saddened to learn of President Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis. We are keeping him, Dr. Biden, and their entire family in our hearts and prayers during this time. Joe is a fighter — and I know he will face this challenge with the same strength, resilience, and… — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) May 18, 2025 However, when prostate cancers need hormones to grow, as in Mr Biden's case, they can be susceptible to treatment that deprives the tumours of hormones. Advertisement Many political leaders sent Mr Biden their wishes for his recovery. President Donald Trump, a longtime political opponent, posted on social media that he was saddened by the news and 'we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery'. Mr Biden's vice president, Kamala Harris, said on social media that she was keeping him in her family's 'hearts and prayers during this time'. 'Joe is a fighter – and I know he will face this challenge with the same strength, resilience, and optimism that have always defined his life and leadership,' Ms Harris wrote. Advertisement The health of Mr Biden, 82, was a dominant concern among voters during his time as president. After a calamitous debate performance in June while seeking re-election, Mr Biden abandoned his bid for a second term. President Donald Trump posted on social media that he was saddened by the news (Alex Brandon/AP) Ms Harris became the nominee and lost to Republican Mr Trump, who returned to the White House after a four-year hiatus. But, in recent days, Mr Biden rejected concerns about his age despite reporting in the new book, Original Sin, by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, that aides had shielded the public from the extent of his decline while serving as president. Advertisement In February 2023, Mr Biden had a skin lesion removed from his chest that was a basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer. And, in November 2021, he had a polyp removed from his colon that was a benign, but potentially pre-cancerous, lesion. In 2022, Mr Biden made a 'cancer moonshot' one of his administration's priorities with the goal of halving the cancer death rate over the next 25 years. The initiative was a continuation of his work as vice president to address a disease that had killed his elder son, Beau, who died from brain cancer in 2015.
