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Article produced in association with London Pregnancy Clinic Within the first few days of life, every baby born in England is offered a blood spot test, commonly known as the heel prick test. The NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme screens for nine rare but serious conditions and has been responsible for early detection that [...]
From hospital leaflets to spoken answers in dozens of languages, new research from the University of East London (UEL) suggests artificial intelligence could dramatically improve how patients learn about serious eye conditions. A research team led by UEL’s Dr Mohammad Hossein Amirhosseini and Dr Fatima Kalabi from Queen’s Hospital in London, in collaboration with Moorfields [...]
A research team at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health reports developing a therapeutic intranasal (nose-delivered) DNA vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) that fuses two genes with the goal of directing the immune system to fight drug-tolerant bacterial “persisters” that can survive prolonged antibiotic therapy and contribute to disease relapse. [...]
Heart digital twins improved ablation outcomes for patients with life-threatening arrhythmias in the first clinical trial of the technology. The research was carried out at Johns Hopkins University in the US. Arrhythmias are abnormal heart rhythms that can be dangerous or fatal. They are typically treated with ablation, which destroys tissue that triggers the irregular [...]
US users can now access blood pressure monitoring on the Galaxy Watch through Samsung’s Health Monitor app. The company said the blood pressure monitoring technology works by calibrating values and changes in blood pressure to give users an estimate of their blood pressure. Wearers can view systolic and diastolic measurements directly on their wrist. [...]
Audicin, a neurotech startup headquartered in Finland, has closed a US$1.9 million funding round as it scales its nervous system regulation platform. The raise draws on a mix of private backers, continued support from returning investors Petteri Lahtela and Virpi Tuomivaara, and a grant from Business Finland via its Deep Tech Accelerator programme. Combined with [...]
An AI model detects several neurodegenerative diseases from a single blood sample, researchers at Lund University in Sweden say. Neurodegenerative diseases are conditions in which brain cells progressively deteriorate, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Different conditions can show similar symptoms, making them hard to distinguish, especially in the early stages of cognitive decline. A patient [...]
A smart IUD being developed in Oxfordshire could help fertility research and women's healthcare by tracking conditions inside the uterus. Verso Biosense is developing a wireless monitoring device that collects real-time data from inside the uterus, including temperature and oxygen levels. Researchers hope this will shed light on one of medicine's least understood organs. [...]
Pharmacierge, the UK’s premier private e-prescription and medication delivery service, has partnered with Tatler to present the Tatler Doctors Guide – an exclusive list of the UK’s leading private clinicians. To be published annually, the guide features the UK’s most renowned clinicians in private medicine, drawing on recommendations from more than 45 private GPs to [...]
WHOOP has raised US$575m in Series G funding, valuing the company at US$10.1bn as it expands its personalised health platform globally. The Boston-based company said the funding will support international expansion across Europe, the Gulf states, Latin America and Asia, alongside further growth in the US. WHOOP said it now has more than 2.5m members [...]
