Update app.py

app.py

@@ -36,19 +36,15 @@ filtering = st.sidebar.radio("What type of filtering would you like?",('Strict',
 
 extract_diseases = st.sidebar.checkbox("Extract Rare Diseases", value=False)
 
-@st.cache(suppress_st_warning=True)
+@st.cache()
 def load_models():
-    global classify_model_vars
-    global NER_pipeline
-    global entity_classes
-    global GARD_dict
-    global max_length
     classify_model_vars = classify_abs.init_classify_model()
     NER_pipeline, entity_classes = extract_abs.init_NER_pipeline()
     GARD_dict, max_length = extract_abs.load_GARD_diseases()
-        
+    return classify_model_vars, NER_pipeline, entity_classes, GARD_dict, max_length
+    
 with st.spinner('Loading Epidemiology Models and Dependencies...'):
-    load_models()
+    classify_model_vars, NER_pipeline, entity_classes, GARD_dict, max_length = load_models()
 st.success('All Models and Dependencies Loaded!')
 
 disease_or_gard_id = st.text_input("Input a rare disease term or GARD ID.")