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Posted: 18 april 2026

Carrot launches proprietary AI platform for personalized fertility, family care

Global fertility and family care platform Carrot has launched an artificial intelligence-powered platform to provide members with personalized, context-driven care decisions. Read more here.

New drug lowers stroke risk without added bleeding

Asundexian cut stroke risk without raising bleeding risk in a large international trial in people treated after stroke or mini-stroke. Read more here.

When Depression Isn’t Depression: New Study Highlights Diagnostic Gaps in Hospital Care

Although depression and delirium are both common findings in hospitalized patients, distinguishing between the two remains a persistent challenge for nonpsychiatric clinicians. A new multisite study led by Cleveland Clinic researchers is shedding light on how often these conditions are…

24/7 GP appointment booking is now live in the NHS App for more than one million patients

Rapid Health’s Smart Triage innovation newly integrated into the NHS App, is improving GP access for patients across England. Every patient using Smart Triage that requires an appointment, is offered an average of 61 appointment slots to choose from. Read more…

AI tool analyzes CT scans to help boost early lung cancer detection

A new artificial intelligence (AI) model uses a dual approach to simultaneously analyze different views of CT scans, resembling how doctors work, but without the need to switch between perspectives. Early diagnosis of lung cancer is crucial, as it significantly improves…

Dermatologists show highest melanoma diagnostic performance with AI support

A study suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) showed comparable performance to dermatologists in detecting melanoma, with similar sensitivity and specificity in prospective clinical studies. Experts often consider melanoma to be the most serious type of skin cancer due to the likelihood of metastasizing. Read more here.

Apple's App Store will show if an app is classified as a regulated medical device

The further Apple dives into medical technology, the more it will have to deal with regulators. Now, the App Store will label apps that meet select criteria for medical devices in the US, EU, and UK. Read more here.

Pregnant women and cancer patients put at risk due to sonographer shortages

Sonographers conduct ultrasound scans which are essential to pregnancy care and are also used in the diagnosis of cancer. Pregnant women are offered a scan when their baby is 12 weeks old and again when the baby is 20 weeks.…

Precision liver study recruits almost 1,000 people using NHS data

Almost 1,000 participants have been recruited into a liver disease study in less than a year using real-world NHS data. It uses software to identify and stratify individuals using historic blood test data held in NHS systems. Read more here.

UK Company Verso Biosense Develops “Smart IUD” to Monitor the Uterus in Real Time

Verso Biosense, based in Oxfordshire, is developing a sensor-equipped intrauterine device designed to measure key physiological conditions inside the uterus – including temperature and oxygen levels – continuously over several days. The company says the technology could help unlock one…

FDA approves Rocket gene therapy for rare immune disorder

The Food and Drug Administration approved a gene therapy for severe leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1 (LAD-1), an ultra-rare disease that leaves children vulnerable to life-threatening infections. Read more here.

The FDA Is Fast-Tracking Health AI —Women’s Health Can’t Be Left Behind

OpenAI launched ChatGPT Health and Anthropic added medical toolsets for Claude, meaning users can sync their records and wearables, using their personal health data to get hyper-specific answers to their medical questions. At the same time, the FDA issued new guidance…

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