New Delhi: The World Health Organisation is wading into the world of AI to provide basic health information through a human-like avatar. But while the bot responds sympathetically to users’ facial expressions, it doesn’t always know what it’s talking about. SARAH, short for Smart AI Resource Assistant for Health, is a virtual health worker that’s … Read more
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that can spread to other parts of the body. The main cause is ultraviolet light, which comes from the sun or sunbeds. Factors such as age, pale skin, a large number of moles, and a family history of skin cancer can increase an individual’s chances of developing melanoma. … Read more
Harding’s consultant, Dr Sacha Howell, who is leading the study, said: “Sarah spoke to me many times about breast cancer research and was really keen for more to be done to find out why young women are being diagnosed without any other family members having been affected by the disease.” Source link
Sarah Ferguson’s doctors have told her that the prognosis is good, her spokesman says. Source link
The 50-year-old is having treatment for breast cancer, the same disease that killed her mother. Source link
Prof Woolhouse, a member of the government’s Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling (Spi-M), told the BBC’s Andrew Marr show that Omicron was “spreading pretty rapidly” in the UK, and if current trends here and in South Africa continued in the coming weeks and months, it could replace Delta as the world’s dominant strain. Source … Read more
The old-school method of developing vaccines means you must go back to the raw materials and start from scratch for every vaccine you make. It is like starting with a bench of flour, sugar, eggs and butter. The next step is to take the offending virus, or other disease-causing microbes, and either kill it or … Read more
A GP has explained the simple breast cancer check people can do themselves following the death of Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding at the age of 39. Dr Nighat Arif told BBC Breakfast’s Dan Walker how to do a basic self-examination – and to not hesitate to call your doctor if you find a lump. … Read more
Prof Sarah Gilbert got to work quickly on a coronavirus vaccine in January after decades of research. Source link