Hybrid disease prediction approach leveraging digital twin and metaverse technologies for health consumer.

Emerging from the convergence of digital twin technology and the metaverse, consumer health (MCH) is witnessing a transformative shift. The amalgamation of bioinformatics with healthcare Big Data has ushered in a new era of disease prediction models that harness comprehensive medical data, enabling the anticipation of illnesses even before the onset of symptoms. In this model, deep neural networks stand out because they improve accuracy remarkably by increasing network depth and making weight changes using gradient descent. Nonetheless, traditional methods face their own set of challenges, including the issues of gradient instability and slow training. In this case, the Broad Learning System (BLS) stands out as a good alternative. It gets around the problems with gradient descent and lets you quickly rebuild a model through incremental learning. One problem with BLS is that it has trouble extracting complex features from complex medical data. This makes it less useful in a wide range of healthcare situations. In response to these challenges, we introduce DAE-BLS, a novel hybrid model that marries Denoising AutoEncoder (DAE) noise reduction with the efficiency of BLS. This hybrid approach excels in robust feature extraction, particularly within the intricate and multifaceted world of medical data. Validation using diverse datasets yields impressive results, with accuracies reaching as high as 98.50%. DAE-BLS's ability to rapidly adapt through incremental learning holds great promise for accurate and agile disease prediction, especially within the complex and dynamic healthcare scenarios of today.

Polycystic ovary syndrome: a review of cases from general practice.

This paper reports a review of 55 cases of polycystic ovary syndrome by general practice registrars in the Waikato region of New Zealand. In addition to demographic data, presenting symptoms, diagnostic tests, associated conditions and treatment post-diagnosis are discussed. The majority of cases (76%) were first diagnosed by the general practitioner. The review suggests there may be a need for better recording of key diagnostic criteria and that ultrasound is being widely used as a diagnostic test despite local guidelines discouraging its use if other appropriate diagnostic criteria are met.