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Support app for young cancer patients launches in UK

Rates of cancer among people aged 24 and below are rising fast, but health systems are often not catering well enough to the specific needs of this age group.

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Apple AirPods get FDA okay for use as OTC hearing aids

It's known that excessive use of earbuds at high volumes can cause hearing loss, so somewhat ironic that the FDA has just authorised software that can turn Apple AirPods into hearing aids.

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NHS is in "serious trouble" says Darzi report

A report on the state of the NHS in England by former Labour Health Minister Lord Darzi has concluded that it is in a dire state – which will come as a surprise to nobody – and has problems

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Meet MILTON, AZ's AI that can predict 1,000+ diseases

A machine-learning tool developed by AstraZeneca and trained on UK Biobank health record data could predict over 1,000 diseases, before diagnosis, according to a paper in Nature Genetics.

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UK doctors sceptical of AI's role in treatment

Almost half of UK doctors would not use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to treat patients, although there is greater willingness to use it for diagnostic purposes.

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ERS: Analysis of speech spots COPD flare-ups

Researchers have found that changes in speech recorded using a smartphone can be used to predict when a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is at risk of an exacerbati

Support app for young cancer patients launches in UK

Apple AirPods get FDA okay for use as OTC hearing aids

NHS is in "serious trouble" says Darzi report

Meet MILTON, AZ's AI that can predict 1,000+ diseases

UK doctors sceptical of AI's role in treatment

ERS: Analysis of speech spots COPD flare-ups

EpiWatch app detects major seizures with few false alarms

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