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Biomedical AI

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RESEARCHarXiv CS.CL·5d ago

When Retrieval Doesn't Help: A Large-Scale Study of Biomedical RAG

A large-scale study re-evaluates Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) in medical question answering, finding only small and inconsistent improvements over no-retrieval baselines. It suggests that the choice of the backbone model is more critical than retrieval methods, and the main bottleneck is the model's ability to effectively use retrieved evidence.

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RESEARCHarXiv CS.CL·4/30/2026

Analysing Lightweight Large Language Models for Biomedical Named Entity Recognition on Diverse Ouput Formats

This research explores the use of lightweight Large Language Models (LLMs) for Biomedical Named Entity Recognition, demonstrating their competitive performance against larger models. The study highlights their potential as resource-efficient alternatives and identifies specific output formats that consistently improve performance.

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RESEARCHarXiv CS.CL·25d ago

When Evidence Conflicts: Uncertainty and Order Effects in Retrieval-Augmented Biomedical Question Answering

This research evaluates large language models (LLMs) in biomedical question answering, specifically addressing their reliability when faced with conflicting or incomplete evidence. It reveals that LLM accuracy significantly drops, and predictions flip, when the order of correct and contradictory documents is reversed, highlighting issues with order effects and the need for conflict-aware abstention.

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