Diagnostics

A team of scientists have identified unique molecular signatures of sepsis, harnessing AI to improve diagnosis and identify patients most likely to develop severe symptoms and suffer poor outcomes. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have identified distinct molecular signatures associated with the clinical signs of sepsis that could provide more accurate diagnosis and prognosis [...]

A new digital dermatology platform is set to cut waiting times for patients with suspected skin cancer and better manage demand across acute dermatology departments in Lancashire and South Cumbria.  The new technology, called Pathpoint eDerma, is being funded for three years by Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliance, part of the Integrated Care Board, [...]

A novel AI-based, non-invasive diagnostic tool has been developed that enables accurate brain tumour diagnosis. The tool, named DISCERN, uses deep learning that leverages information of magnetic resonance imaging and facilitates brain tumour classification. The Diagnosis in Susceptibility Contrast Enhancing Regions for Neuroncology (DISCERN) tool has been trained to differentiate between the three most common [...]

A team of biomedical engineers at UNSW Sydney have developed new test strips which are as accurate as the lab-based PCR tests but offer rapid, on-the-spot disease detection. The COVID-19 pandemic saw a high demand for lab-based PCR tests. However, this resulted in long queues for the tests and long waits for the results. These [...]

A new app which harnesses the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to accurately diagnose ear infections, or acute otitis media (AOM) - one of the most common childhood infections. It is hoped that the use of the tool could help to decrease unnecessary use of antibiotics in young children. The app has been developed by [...]

The NHS is offering routine preventative bowel cancer screening to thousands of people in England with a genetic condition that increases their risk of developing certain cancers. The world-first move by the health service aims to help reduce cases and identify bowel cancers earlier when successful treatment and cure is more likely. As part of [...]

NHS England's Community Diagnostic Centre Programme has adopted Lenus Diagnose to address heart failure waiting times. Fleetwood CDC is part of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the Lancashire and South Cumbria Diagnostics Collaborative. Lenus has directly contracted with the Trust to adopt the technology, which is designed to automate clinical workflows and reduce [...]

Delays in diagnosing melanoma due to Covid-19 lockdown may have contributed to over 100,000 years of life lost across Europe and over £6bn in costs, mainly indirectly due to loss of productivity, according to a new study led by UCL and University Hospital of Basel researchers. The authors of the new research say their findings [...]

Tens of thousands of people with Jewish ancestry who are more likely to carry a genetic fault that can increase the risk of developing some cancers will receive genetic testing through a new programme announced today by the NHS in England. With plans to identify thousands more people carrying faults in the BRCA genes over [...]

Thousands of people with sickle cell disorder and thalassaemia in England now have access a world-first ‘blood matching’ genetic test on the NHS to better match their blood transfusions, reducing the risk of side effects and offering more personalised care. On Monday, the NHS became the first healthcare system in the world to provide a [...]