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Study says AI chatbots inconsistent in handling suicide-related queries

A study finds that popular AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, and Anthropic's Claude are inconsistent in responding to suicide-related queries

The Independent UK

Subscription-based care moves beyond peddling birth control and helping with hair loss

Online, direct-to-consumer health care has grown well beyond its roots mostly treating hair loss and acne or selling birth control pills

The Independent UK

The DEA relaxed online prescribing rules during COVID. Now it wants to rein them in

Federal regulators want most patients to see a health care provider in person before receiving prescriptions for potentially addictive medicines through telehealth — something that hasn’t been required in more than three years.

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The U.S. federal government relaxed online drug prescription rules during the pandemic. Now it wants to rein them in

Supporters say the proposed rules would increase access to health care and help prevent medication misuse.

Fortune

Virtual or in person: Which kind of doctor’s visit is better, and when it matters

When the COVID-19 pandemic swept the country in early 2020 and emptied doctors’ offices nationwide, telemedicine was suddenly thrust into the spotlight. Patients and their physicians turned to virtual visits by video or phone rather than risk meeting face-to-face.

Tribune News Service

Too many options in health care

People in distress have to hurriedly choose the best hospital. And they are confronted by more and more options

Salon

The decision of where to seek care is complicated by the multitude of options

One evening in February 2017, Sarah Dudley’s husband, Joseph, started to feel sick.

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Want a clue on health care costs in advance? New tools take a crack at it

Need medical treatment this year and want to nail down your out-of-pocket costs before you walk into the doctor’s office? There’s a new tool for that, at least for insured patients.

Tribune News Service

New tools to predict health care costs

Most consumers prefer to nail down out-of-pocket costs before they walk into the doctor’s office

Salon

Turned away from urgent care — and toward a big ER bill

Frankie Cook remembers last year’s car crash only in flashes.

Tribune News Service

They were turned away from urgent care. The reason? Their car insurance

Russell Cook expected a quick, inexpensive visit to an urgent care center for his daughter after a car wreck. She wasn't badly hurt, but they were sent to an emergency room — for a much larger bill.

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