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The digital health market is growing, and according to Microsoft, its new AI Diagnostic Orchestrator (MAI-DxO) is among the latest in generative, artificial intelligence to support accurate, complex medical diagnosesand it’s doing it better than human doctors. According to the tech company, the new system acts as a virtual panel of diverse physicians that bridge the gap between needing multiple real-life general physicians and specialists in the search to be diagnosed. They call it medical superintelligence. In a report published on Monday, Microsoft claims the generative AI tool is around four times more accurate than a human physician when it comes to diagnosing complex issuesand that it does so at a lower cost. Increasingly, people are turning to digital tools for medical advice and support. Across Microsofts AI consumer products like Bing and Copilot, we see over 50 million health-related sessions every day, the report states. From a first-time knee-pain query to a late-night search for an urgent-care clinic, search engines and AI companions are quickly becoming the new front line in healthcare. How does it work? To avoid one-shot answers Microsoft says it focused on teaching the new system to make a sequential diagnosis, meaning the ability to address multiple, varying factors before providing a clear treatment plan. To do so, MAI-DxO was paired with OpenAIs 03 reasoning model for its ability to understand complex topics. Essentially this pairing creates an AI-generated panel of doctors that asks questions, orders medical testing, and provides a diagnosis with follow-up questions as needed. To test its efficiency in comparison to physicians, Microsoft applied MAI-DxO to 304 case records from the New England Journal of Medicine, and compared the systems diagnostic results to those of 21 human physicians from the U.S. and the U.K.Microsoft says that with MAI-DxO 85.5% of cases were solved accurately. Whereas, the real-life physicians solved the cases with a mean accuracy of 20%. Notably, the physicians were unable to access books, colleagues, or other AI tools during the studyall tools doctors would typically use in their practice. Additionally, Microsoft claims the tool lowers healthcare waste such as unnecessary care and overpayment of services. Essentially, speedlining the process that has left 15 million Americans in medical debt this past year. The future of AI-driven healthcare Although Microsoft presents its new tool on the cutting edge, it says additional testing is needed and limitations still exist. The AI orchestrator, while claimed to be great with complex health situations, needs work on the simple-healthcare front. Additionally, MAI-DxO is not currently approved for clinical trials, and will need to be before it can be used to diagnose real-life, medical situations. While AI is becoming a powerful tool in healthcare, our team of practicing clinicians believes AI represents a complement to doctors and other health professionals, Microsoft says. While this technology is advancing rapidly, their clinical roles are much broader than simply making a diagnosis. They need to navigate ambiguity and build trust with patients and their families in a way that AI isnt set up to do.
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Girl with a Pearl Earring has taken on a new meaning on social media. TikTok loves a theory, especially ones that attempt to explain dating struggles. The “pearl earring theory” is the latest to go viral, claiming that the classic freshwater gemstone could be the reason you are chronically single. Why? According to TikTok, pearl jewelry gives off the impression of being expensive and, as a result, high maintenance. “Woke up and found out there’s a ‘pearl earring theory,'” one creator posted alongside a selfie where she is wearing giant pearl earrings. The next slide reads: “So you’re telling me the ‘pearl earrings theory’ is actually about how if someone wears them, they’d be single for a long time and not because you’d look expensive and attract potential lovers?” Of course, theres no scientific backing to this theory. In fact, many in the comments have pushed back with their own love of pearls and successful dating lives. But, given the state of dating in 2025, others are running with it. “No because recently I’ve been realizing that I’m chronically single. You would think by having a big following I would have a gluttonous amount of guys DMing me,” one TikTok creator complained. “No wonder I’m single all the time,” she says, gesturing to her pearl drop earrings, pearl necklace, and pearl bracelets. “I’m decked out in pearls. Truly it is everywhere on everything.” @morganmcguirept2 Or maybe they just think Im annoying #pearl #earring #dating #theory original sound – merp Others are offering the TikTok-viral-theory version of mixed signals. When you wear pearl earrings but have red nails and realize why men must be so confused, one TikTok user posted. The red-nail theory, by contrast, suggests you’re more likely to attract suitors if your nails are painted red. @anasofiagmza pear earring theory X red nail theory #pearlearringtheory #rednailtheory #love stargirl – ADTurnUp The pearl earring theory has even made it to the subreddit r/dating_advice, where someone asked for mens takes. The last thing I look at is a women’s earrings!, one Reddit user wrote. I’ve seen women with the goofiest earrings lock down the best guys, another suggested. So, ladies, if you want to wear pearls, wear your pearls. Or, on the flip side, some are embracing the theory and using pearls as a way to deliberately ward off romantic interests. One creator posted: If pearl earrings theory is real, then Ill wear it even more. @algwen_ah only pearl earring suits me original sound – editsbylil9 – editsbylil9
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Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trumps big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session. The outcome capped an unusually tense weekend of work at the Capitol, the presidents signature legislative priority teetering on the edge of approval or collapse. In the end that tally was 50-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. Three Republican senatorsThom Tillis of North Carolina, Susan Collins of Maine and Rand Paul of Kentuckyjoined all Democrats in voting against it. “The big not so beautiful bill has passed, Paul said after the vote. The difficulty it took for Republicans, who have the majority hold in Congress, to wrestle the bill to this point is not expected to let up. The package now goes back to the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson had warned senators not to deviate too far from what his chamber had already approved. But the Senate did make changes, particularly to Medicaid, risking more problems as they race to finish by Trumps Fourth of July deadline. The outcome is a pivotal moment for president and his party, which have been consumed by the 940-page One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as its formally titled, and invested their political capital in delivering on the GOP’s sweep of power in Washington. Trump acknowledged its very complicated stuff, as he departed the White House for Florida. I dont want to go too crazy with cuts,” he said. “I dont like cuts. What started as a routine but laborious day of amendment voting, in a process called vote-a-rama, spiraled into a round-the-clock slog as Republican leaders were buying time to shore up support. The droning roll calls in the chamber belied the frenzied action to steady the bill. Grim-faced scenes played out on and off the Senate floor, amid exhaustion. Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota was desperately reaching for last-minute agreements between those in his party worried the bill’s reductions to Medicaid will leave millions without care, and his most conservative flank, which wants even steeper cuts to hold down deficits ballooning with the tax cuts. The GOP leaders have no room to spare, with narrow majorities. Thune could lose no more than three Republican senators, and twoTillis, who warned that millions of people will lose access to Medicaid health care, and Paul, who opposes raising the debt limit by $5 trillionhad already indicated opposition. Attention quickly turned to two other key senators, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Collins, who also raised concerns about health care cuts, as well as a loose coalition of four conservative GOP senators pushing for even steeper reductions. Murkowski in particular became the subject of the GOP leaderships attention, as they sat beside her for talks. She was huddled intensely for more than an hour in the back of the chamber with others, scribbling notes on papers. Then all eyes were on Paul after he returned from a visit to Thunes office with a stunning offer that could win his vote. He had suggested substantially lowering the bill’s increase in the debt ceiling, according to two people familiar with the private meeting and granted anonymity to discuss it. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said Republicans are in shambles because they know the bill is so unpopular.” An analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found 11.8 million more Americans would become uninsured by 2034 if the bill became law. The CBO said the package would increase the deficit by nearly $3.3 trillion over the decade. And on social media, billionaire Elon Musk was again lashing out at Republicans as the PORKY PIG PARTY!! for including the $5 trillion debt ceiling in the package, which is needed to allow continued borrowing to pay the bills. Senators insist on changes Few Republicans appeared fully satisfied as the final package emerged, in either the House or the Senate. Collins had proposed bolstering the $25 billion proposed rural hospital fund to $50 billion, offset with a higher tax rate on those earning more than $25 million a year, but her amendment failed. And Murkowski was trying to secure provisions to spare people in her state from some food stamp cuts, which appeared to be accepted, while she was also working to beef up federal reimbursements to hospitals in Alaska and others states, that did not comply with parliamentary rules. What’s in the big bill All told, the Senate bill includes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, according to the latest CBO analysis, making permanent Trump’s 2017 rates, which would expire at the end of the year if Congress fails to act, while adding the new ones he campaigned on, including no taxes on tips. The Senate package would roll back billions of dollars in green energy tax credits, which Democrats warn will wipe out wind and solar investments nationwide. It would impose $1.2 trillion in cuts, largely to Medicaid and food stamps, by imposing work requirements on able-bodied people, including some parents and older Americans, making sign-up eligibility more stringent and changing federal reimbursements to states. Additionally, the bill would provide a $350 billion infusion for border and national security, including for deportations, some of it paid for with new fees charged to immigrants. Democrats fighting all day and night Unable to stop the march toward passage, the Democrats tried to drag out the process, including with a weekend reading of the full bill. A few of the Democratic amendments won support from a few Republicans, though almost none passed. More were considered in one of the longer such sessions in modern times. One amendment overwhelmingly approved stripped a provision barring states from regulating artificial intelligence if they receive certain federal funding. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, the ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, raised particular concern about the accounting method being used by the Republicans, which says the tax breaks from Trump’s first term are now current policy and the cost of extending them should not be counted toward deficits. She said that kind of magic math won’t fly with Americans trying to balance their own household books. Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, and Matt Brown, Associated Press Associated Press writers Joey Cappelletti, Darelene Superville, and Kevin Freking contributed to this report.
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