AI prompts wave of medical tourism
Every year, approximately 14 million people around the globe travel overseas for medical treatment, accorting to the Medical Tourism Association.…
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Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe
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Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe is a freelance journalist, and has written about mental health, fertility, and new pharmaceutical discoveries. In her reporting, she explores people in the healthcare industry and the wider world from scientific, sociological, legal, technological, environmental and leadership perspectives.
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Newborn genome testing expands
As approximately 37% of critically ill newborn genomes identify a causal genetic disease, researchers and science companies are using whole…
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Understanding updates on medical device labelling
Medical device labels aim to inform patients and healthcare providers on how to use and maintain instruments, as well as…
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Nanotech knowledge grows to progress tuberculosis treatment
A single pathogen, mycobacterium tuberculosis, causes tuberculosis (TB), which primarily impacts the lungs but can also affect the central nervous…
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Sterilisation innovation to prioritise patient safety
Regulatory bodies worldwide require clinicians to sterilise medical devices to protect patients from the risks of infectious diseases caused by…
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Self-powered drug delivery systems: a medical breakthrough?
New research presents the healthcare case for self-powered platforms for programmed drug delivery to enter the medical device space. Released…
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Lack of trust in AI-led electronic health systems remains
Research, innovations and leaders need to support using artificial intelligence (AI) in electronic health record (EHR) systems to encourage widespread…
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Cervical cancer technologies emerge to support screening
Cervical cancer is the fourth most frequent cancer in people with a cervix, and in 2018, the World Health Organization…
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Overturning Roe: Impact on IVF treatment technologies
In recent years, IVF patients, clinicians and fertility centres have increasingly turned to innovation in technologies and tools to support…
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Diabetes devices: Easing the burden of care for women
Diabetes is a global health problem, with over 199 million women living with the condition, a figure that is expected…