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Three Ways AI, If Trusted, Can Transform the Healthcare Landscape

Healthcare IT Today

Even three years on, the World Health Organization found that 84% of countries were still experiencing some disruption. Automated chat responses can, for example, help patients get answers to simple medical questions without needing to wait for their doctor to respond, bringing benefits to people and their doctors.

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Convenient Scapegoat: Why Hesitancy is Not the Cause of Low Vaccination Rates in Africa

HIT Consultant

The World Health Organization estimates that in the majority of African countries, there is one hospital per one million people, one doctor per 10,000 people and one hospital bed per 10,000 people. Thirdly, we must combine 21st-century technology with grassroots efforts.

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How Misinformation in Health Care Can Lead to Being “Dead Wrong” — KFF and Dr. G Connect the Dots

Health Populi

The phenomenon of medical mis-information accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, normalizing weird anti-science and culminating in the rejection among many U.S. health citizens of the vaccine fast-tracked to address the worst effects of the coronavirus. KFF fielded the study in May and June 2023, finding that most U.S.

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