The bewilderingly opaque nature of healthcare prices is making headlines again after President Donald Trump’s latest executive order, which aims to strengthen enforcement for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ price transparency requirements.
Having…
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Government Launches Ambitious Digital Inclusion Initiative
The UK government has unveiled a comprehensive Digital Inclusion Action Plan designed to address the growing digital divide in society. This strategic initiative targets the 1.6 million UK residents…
AI could help to prepare for the next global pandemic and save lives, according to global researchers.
The study, published in Nature on 20 February 2025, was carried out in partnership between scientists from Imperial College…
Apple announced it is collaborating with Brigham and Women’s Hospital to launch the Apple Health Study, which will use various data from Apple devices to help predict, detect and manage physical and mental health…
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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has announced that its engineers have created what could be the world’s smallest multifunctional surgical robot. Made of hollow skeleton, optical fibre array, functionalized skin, and coated…
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Polysomnography (PSG) is crucial for diagnosing sleep disorders, but manual scoring of PSG is time-consuming and subjective, leading to high variability. While machine-learning models have improved PSG scoring, their clinical use is hindered by…
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Revolutionary HIFU Technology Shows Promise
EDAP TMS SA, a leading provider of robotic energy-based therapies, has achieved a significant milestone in pancreatic cancer treatment. The company recently announced the successful treatment of their first patient…
Macdonald is unimpressed by the claim that the big public cloud providers’ investment and expertise in security means they are the safest option for NHS organisations. “The multi-tenanted nature of cloud means nobody cares…
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Background: Wrist-worn photoplethysmography (PPG) sensors allows continuous heart rate (HR) measurement without inconveniences of wearing a chest belt. While green light PPG technology reduces HR measurement motion artifacts, only a limited number of studies…
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Groundbreaking Study Results
An international multicenter analysis has revealed remarkable outcomes for patients receiving CyberKnife radiosurgery (SRS) and fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (FSRT) for brainstem metastases. The study, published in the International Journal of Cancer, demonstrates…
