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The artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT performed as well as a trained doctor in suggesting likely diagnoses for patients being assessed in emergency medicine departments, in a pilot study presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress.

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

AFTER maintaining their unbeaten run in the FAZ Super League following a 1-1 stalemate against Red Arrows last weekend, FC Muza have shifted their focus to their crucial CAF Confederations Cup tie against Congo Brazzaville giants Sportif Multidisciplinaire Diables Noirs FC.

Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) identify a new and surprising function of a membrane protein on the surface of cancer cells: It supports and stabilizes an important “co-stimulatory” factor that enhances the activation of T cells, thus improving the immune response against the tumor. The study is published in the journal Cancer Cell and was conducted in collaboration with researchers from the Netherlands Cancer Institute.

THE simmering diplomatic spat between Zambia and Zimbabwe must be nipped in the bud before it spoils the close ties that the two neighbouring countries enjoy.

COVID-19 patients are often prescribed antiviral drugs that work by reducing the number of viral particles circulating in the body. One such drug, molnupiravir, tricks the virus into generating mutations, some of which are lethal to the virus itself. The mutations eventually overwhelm and destroy the body’s SARS-CoV-2 population.

THE United States has announced a K1.6 billion to Zambia that will supply four Bell 412EP helicopters to the Zambia Air Force with three years of service, parts, and training for the helicopters. Commander of U.S. Africa Command General Michael Langley made the announcement at the Africa Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference (ASELC), which the United […]

…Makembo tells Chipolopolo to aim higher 

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

ZAMBIA Sports Fans strongman Peter Makembo has encouraged the Chipolopolo boys not to relax after qualifying for the delayed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) slated for January 2024 in Ivory Coast.

Reflux disease manifests as acid regurgitation and heartburn and is a known risk factor for esophageal cancer. However, a new study published in The BMJ by researchers at Karolinska Institutet now reports that the majority of patients do not have a higher risk of cancer. A large-scale study from three Nordic countries shows that the cancer risk is only elevated in patients whom gastroscopy reveals to have changes in the esophageal mucosa.

New research from Vanderbilt University Medical Center finds that cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) net flow is markedly decreased in Huntington’s disease (HD), with the decrease being greater in later stages of the disease.

Researchers at Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, have found that in patients taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (TAF) use associated with higher incidents of hypertension and statin initiation compared with the alternative formulation tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), especially in those 40 years or older.