Patients often present stress as anxiety, leading to potential overmedication, suggests an article co-authored by a family doctor. The authors advocate social prescriptions – directing patients to social or community activities – to reduce stress. More research is needed to demonstrate the impact of such prescriptions, and the authors plan to run a pilot and then a randomized controlled trial, given the lack of high-quality evidence currently available.
Singapore General Hospital developing AI to prevent antibiotic resistance
Singapore General Hospital is testing an AI system that decides the necessity of antibiotics for pneumonia patients, potentially reducing their usage. The system, developed in
