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Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease linked to risk for sudden hearing loss
Among older adults, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is associated with increased risk for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). Read more here.
Read more: Metabolic dysfunc...NHS plans to DNA test all babies to assess disease risk
Every newborn baby in England will have their DNA mapped to assess their risk of hundreds of diseases, under NHS plans for the next 10 years. Read more here.
Read more: NHS plans to DNA ...Hinge Health launches provider network to connect virtual and in-person MSK care
Hinge Health, which just went public last month, launched a referral network of in-person providers to complement its virtual physical therapy platform. Read more here.
Read more: Hinge Health laun...Towards prehospital risk stratification using deep learning for ECG interpretation in suspected acute coronary syndrome
Chest pain is one of the most common reasons for consulting emergency medical services (EMS) and an ECG should be obtained at first medical contact. Based on the initial prehospital ECG, patients can be differentiated into two working diagnoses: chest pain…
Read more: Towards prehospit...How generative AI voice agents will transform medicine
Generative AI voice agents—conversational systems powered by large language models that can understand and produce natural speech in real time—are poised to transform how health systems engage with patients. Read more here.
Read more: How generative AI...Advance in creating organoids could aid research, lead to treatment
Stanford Medicine researchers developed a way to create the first heart and liver organoids that generate their own blood vessels, possibly paving the way for organoid-based regenerative therapies. Read more here.
Read more: Advance in creati...Intermountain makes strategic investment in Layer Health to improve chart review
Intermountain Health is deploying Layer Health’s artificial intelligence for clinical data abstraction to improve its quality reporting and clinical registry submissions in stroke, surgery and cardiovascular disease. Read more here.
Read more: Intermountain mak...World first: brain implant lets man speak with expression — and sing
A man with a severe speech disability is able to speak expressively and sing using a brain implant that translates his neural activity into words almost instantly. The device conveys changes of intonation when he asks questions, emphasizes the words…
Read more: World first: brai...The rise of precision medicine
Precision medicine stands at the forefront of a transformative era in healthcare. As technological advancements in AI, genomics, and data analytics converge, the market for precision medicine is poised for exponential growth. Read more here.
Read more: The rise of preci...Measuring what matters: a blueprint for scaling virtual care in the NHS
Medway NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest and most innovative NHS trusts in the South-East of England, has taken a bold step forward in its virtual care journey by transitioning to a new digital platform – part of its…
Read more: Measuring what ma...Digital health sector reacts to ‘record’ investment in NHS
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that the government is investing up to £10bn to bring the NHS “into the digital age” as part of the latest spending review. Read more here.
Read more: Digital health se...Workers in UK need to embrace AI or risk being left behind, minister says
Peter Kyle calls on employees and businesses to act now to get to grips with technology amid forecasts of job losses. Breakthroughs such as the emergence of ChatGPT have sparked an investment boom in the technology, but also led to forecasts that…
Read more: Workers in UK nee...