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Column: Could the Upper Valley Respond Again as It Did in Haiti? – Valley News

Read article – Jim Geiling, a professor of medicine, writes an opinion piece about how Dartmouth, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, and the surrounding Upper Valley community mobilized in the aftermath of Haiti’s earthquake 15 years ago. “The Haiti earthquake response stands as a powerful reminder of what’s possible when people come together,” Geiling writes.

Mobility Issues? Here Are the Easiest Cars to Get in and Out of – AARP

Read article – Stuart Lewis, an associate professor of medicine, is quoted in an article about the best cars for people with limited mobility. “The less you have to move out of your usual plan of movement, the less you have to bend down or step up, the easier it’s going to be (to enter/exit a vehicle), because both of those things are or can become challenges,” Lewis said.

Doctors Gave AI Chatbots a Cognitive Test. Their Diagnosis? Early Dementia – Newsweek

Read article – Roshini Pinto-Powell, associate dean of admissions at the Geisel School of Medicine, and Thomas Thesen, an associate professor of neuroscience, are featured in an article about a study that drew a resemblance between the dementia risk in human brains and “dementia” risk in older AI models. “Asking those models to do these multimodal tests of how we actually test humans is a little bit like asking your calculator to do push ups,” Thesen said. “It can’t do it, but it can do other things well—what it’s been trained to do or constructed to do.”

AI Thought X-Rays Are Connected to Eating Refried Beans or Drinking Beer – ZME Science

Read article – Peter Schilling, an assistant professor of orthopaedics, is featured in an article about his new study that underscores the risks associated with using AI in health care. “While AI has the potential to transform medical imaging, we must be cautious,” Schilling said. “These models can see patterns humans cannot, but not all patterns they identify are meaningful or reliable. It’s crucial to recognize these risks to prevent misleading conclusions and ensure scientific integrity.” (Similar coverage in Medical Economics.)