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Jan 2023
As technology continues to evolve, local councils and government organisations are turning to algorithms and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to process data more efficiently. However, there have been concerns that this technology could be used to unfairly discriminate against individuals and use their personal data unlawfully. In a bid to restore the public’s confidence in how…
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Jan 2023
An NHS trust has said women will not be able to give birth at a birthing centre while ambulance staff strike. Bath’s Royal United Hospital said births at Frome Birthing Centre have been temporarily suspended because safe transfer to hospital cannot be guaranteed if required. The midwife-led centre said it had “made the…
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Jan 2023
Screening invites are currently sent to women aged between 25 and 64, but some are not taking up the offer. NHS records show 4.6 million people, or 30 per cent of those who are eligible, have never been screened for cervical cancer or are not up to date with their tests. Although surveys…
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Jan 2023
An experimental cancer treatment initiative is to get a funding boost of £3m to trial new therapies and drugs. Manchester Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, which is a collaboration between The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, the University of Manchester and Cancer Research UK, works with local NHS facilities to provide patients with access to state-of-the-art…
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Jan 2023
The chairman of Covid vaccine giant AstraZeneca has said that investment in technology can help the NHS cut costs. Leif Johansson said more spending on areas such as screening and artificial intelligence could prevent illness and stop people needing to go to hospital. He said that around 97 per cent of healthcare costs…
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Jan 2023
Researchers say new data suggests that hormone replacement therapy could reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease among some higher-risk women. Around a quarter of women in the UK are thought to carry a gene called APOE4, which is known to increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The new research found HRT, which can…
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