The device successfully diagnosed COPD in patients with 90% accuracy
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‘All-clear’ cancer referral patients at higher risk of subsequent cancer
Over 63,000 cancer cases were diagnosed between one and five years after referral
Rapid rollout of NHS blood-thinning drugs has saved thousands of lives
Since 2022, an estimated 17,000 strokes and 4,000 deaths have been prevented
AI twice as accurate as a biopsy when grading severity of sarcomas
The new AI model could potentially be applied to other cancers
UKHSA launches campaign for flu and COVID-19 vaccines
The NHS has already delivered over 20 million winter vaccines this year
UK government to open 160 community diagnostic centres a year early
All CDCs will be open by March 2024 to speed up lifesaving checks and tests
AI tools to speed up lung cancer diagnosis in NHS hospitals
The AI tools to be deployed will help NHS staff to analyse X-rays and CT scans
High-performance computing could improve therapy for hard-to-treat cancer
Researchers reduced 4D-MRI image reconstruction times to 60 seconds
NHS patients to be offered the opportunity to travel for treatment
Around 400,000 eligible patients are set to benefit from the travel offer
NHS roaming trucks identify over 2000 people at risk of liver cancer
The NHS has been visiting at-risk communities to detect liver cancer earlier
NIHR data reveals commercial study set up times reduce by a third
Over 600 commercial studies have been reviewed in the past 12 months
Parkinson’s UK awards over £1.8m for nine research projects
Around 145,000 people in the UK are living with Parkinson’s disease
Regulators develop five principles for machine learning-enabled medical devices
The new principles will remove the regulatory burden for MLMD manufacturers
Bayer and PCF launch darolutamide challenge awards for prostate cancer
The two projects will be awarded $1m each to support their clinical investigations
NHS virtual wards to treat heart failure patients at home
Thousands of patients with heart failure are set to benefit from the expansion
