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The first UK volunteers have received a bird flu vaccine in a clinical trial aimed at protecting against a possible pandemic. The jab targets the H5N1 strain of flu, a form of bird flu that has caused major outbreaks in birds worldwide and has also spread to some mammals. The risk to humans is currently [...]
Health and social care staff from two NHS trusts and the wider BNSSG integrated care system will engage with tech companies on 13 May, as Bristol NHS Group advances its digital strategy and looks to take forward the 10 Year Health Plan. Bristol NHS Group’s Local Health Tech Showcase is the latest in a new [...]
AI chatbots are recommending alternatives to chemotherapy for cancer treatment, potentially putting lives at risk, a study has found. A team from the Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center tested widely used bots including xAI's Grok, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, Meta's AI and High-Flyer's DeepSeek. Almost half of the answers on cancer [...]
Article produced in association with Jeen Health Non-invasive prenatal testing has been part of UK antenatal care since the early 2010s, but the technology underneath it has changed considerably. Two developments in particular are reshaping the field in 2026: advances in next-generation sequencing (NGS) that widen what the test can detect, and the addition of [...]
Mental health platform Dr-Julian is set to provide an exciting new service after winning funding from NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB). Dr-Julian, one of the UK’s fastest-growing mental health platforms and care delivery partners, is one of only six companies selected by an expert panel after more than 130 bidders [...]
Bowel cancer patients stayed cancer-free for nearly three years after immunotherapy before surgery in a clinical trial. Researchers found patients with a specific type of bowel cancer showed no sign of the disease returning when they were given immune-boosting drugs before surgery. The results were described as "extremely encouraging". Dr Kai-Keen Shiu, chief [...]
Patients in England face a postcode lottery for robot-assisted surgery on the NHS, an investigation has found. The study, based on Freedom of Information requests, found London has 28 robotic surgical systems across its NHS trusts, compared with just six across the South West of England. There is no standard funding model for the equipment, [...]
The UK government has announced £237m for 36 community diagnostic centres (CDCs) across England. CDCs are local sites, often on high streets, in shopping centres or retail parks, where patients can get tests such as MRI and CT scans without going to hospital. The investment will pay for four new centres in Gorton [...]
Signature Clinic, one of the UK’s largest cosmetic surgery providers, has announced a series of senior appointments as the organisation continues to expand its national footprint and strengthen its clinical, operational and commercial leadership. The appointments include Mr Mabroor Bhatty as Clinical Director; Tracey McAleney as Chief Operating Officer; and Sarah Hill as Head of [...]
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has become the first NHS organisation to sign a contract with System C to implement its CareFlow Ambient AI Outpatient Consultations module, with go-live planned for Summer 2026. The implementation will mark a major milestone in the transformation of outpatient care delivery. The Trust will be part of a cohort of customers pioneering [...]
