Inside Health – Can the ten-year plan save the NHS? Heart scans with AI, and who invented condoms? – BBC Sounds
The PM says it’s ‘reform or die’ for the NHS, we discuss ambitious plans to restructure it Source link
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Call for NHS to give women with dense breasts extra cancer scans
Getty Images Women with very dense breasts should be offered additional scans as part of the UK’s NHS breast screening programme to help detect more cancers and save lives, researchers say. A Cambridge University-led study of more than 9,000 women found using different scans from traditional mammograms could treble the number of cancers detected in … Read more
Scans in shopping centres and AI – can ideas like these help save the NHS?
Alison Holt Social affairs editor BBC Phil Brown was able to get an ultrasound scan quickly and easily in a Barnsley shopping centre “That was really quick – straight in, straight out,” says Phil Brown as he leaves a smart glass building in a shopping centre in Barnsley. He has just had an ultrasound scan … Read more
Probe launched after baby born with severe abnormalities in Kerala’s Alappuzha despite scans
The Health department and the police have launched investigations after a baby was born with severe abnormalities in Alappuzha district of Kerala. According to Anish Muhammed from Lajnathul Ward in Alappuzha municipality, his wife, Surumy, gave birth to their third child on November 8. In complaints filed with authorities, the couple said the child was … Read more
Model by Chennai, Pune team predicts birth weight from routine scans
Researchers from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) and Seethapathy Clinic and Hospital, both in Chennai, and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, have developed a model that can predict a newborn’s birth weight using routine scans during pregnancy. Accurate information about birth weight is crucial for maternal and foetal health. … Read more
Indian researchers develop AI tool for accurate reading of pregnancy scans – ET HealthWorld
Gurgaon: Doctors at six hospitals in India may soon start using an artificial intelligence tool, called Garbhini-GA2, to improve diagnosis of foetal abnormalities and get accurate gestational age for women who come for check-ups at later stages of their pregnancies. Researchers from IIT Madras and Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), who have developed … Read more
AI-run device detects 200 faces, scans cash for blind people – ET HealthWorld
Panaji: People with vision problems need an empathetic companion to call out obstacles, a trustworthy aide to count cash, and a reliable friend to recognise faces — an AI-powered wearable device rolls all that help into a two-piece set. The device, which does not need the internet, was launched at the International Purple Fest in … Read more
Long Covid: MRI scans reveal new clues to symptoms
Further evidence emerges that a serious infection can leave some major organs with long-term damage. Source link
Parkinson’s disease could be detected early with AI scans, scientists say
The scientists studied data from a type of 3D scan known as optical coherence tomography (OCT), which produces a high detailed image of the cross-section of the retina, from a cohort of 154,830 patients aged 40 and over who had attended eye hospitals in London between 2008 and 2018. Source link
Ageing body scans to aid understanding of why diseases occur
The results could open up new ways to spot, treat and prevent some diseases, including cancer, experts say. Source link