Barbara Blasko

Abstract Millions of patients are regularly using large language model (LLM) chatbots for medical advice, raising patient safety concerns. This physician-led red-teaming study compares the safety of four publicly available chatbots—Claude by Anthropic, Gemini by Google, GPT-4o by OpenAI, and Llama-3.0/3.1-70B by Meta—on a new dataset, HealthAdvice, using an evaluation framework that enables quantitative and qualitative analysis.

BY Dr. Barbara Blasko, ShowMD CEO and Emergency Medicine Physician A study released by the Journal of Neurological Focus found that horseback riding caused the most traumatic brain injuries out of any sport—and they account for a whopping 45.2% of sports-related traumatic brain injuries (Winkler et al., 2016). At least 30 million Americans ride horses competitively (McCroy, 2005).

Skin cancer is the most common—and one of the most preventable—cancers in the United States. Here’s how you can protect yourself. By Barbara Blasko, M.D. As equestrians, we spend most of our time outside—usually in a hurry! According to the American Academy of Dermatology, skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. People of all skin tones get skin cancer.