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News on the medical technology breakthroughs transforming our health, from wearables and medical devices to biotechnology and medtech startups. Verdict brings you the latest medical technology news and breakthroughs, from game-changing medical tech and robotics to the software and AI-driven medical innovations shaping the disruption of healthcare. Technology has never played a greater role in your health.
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19 Jul
Neuralink: Do we really need to merge our brains with AI?
If we don’t merge our brains with artificial intelligence, we’re toast.
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19 Jul
Robots and prosthetics could soon be as sensitive as human skin thanks to new e-skin
Robots and prosthetics may soon have a sense of touch similar to human skin thanks to e-skin technology developed by researchers at the National University of Singapore.
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12 Jul
MIT researchers create ‘artificial muscles’ inspired by cucumbers
US researchers have created ‘artificial muscles’ that imitate the coiling and pulling mechanism found in a cucumber plant’s tendrils.
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5 Jul
Future of healthcare: What will medicine look like in 2040?
The year is 2040.
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4 Jul
Could chief clinical AI officers help the NHS to save more lives?
Chief clinical information officers didn’t even exist in the NHS a decade ago.
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28 Jun
Gene activity database set to reduce testing on mice
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have developed a database of gene activity in mice, which could reduce the use of animals in medical research.
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25 Jun
EY harnesses AI and blockchain to make medicine payments “fairer”
International assurance, tax and advisory firm EY has launched a first-in-industry initiative to tie medicine payments to clinical and patient satisfaction outcomes.
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13 Jun
Genes for Good project uses Facebook to improve genetic studies
Considering Facebook’s track record with user data over the past few years, the idea of handing over personal health data and even DNA via the platform may be unappealing for many.
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6 Jun
This app uses AI and big data to tell you if your child has asthma
A smartphone app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse coughs could diagnose if your child has asthma, according to a study published today.
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3 Jun
CRISPR babies: Controversial gene editing increases risk of early death, study finds
When Chinese scientist Jiankui He genetically modified twin babies in an attempt to make them immune to HIV last November, he earned worldwide condemnation from the scientific community.
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16 May
This smartphone app hears ear infections using a paper cone
Scientists at the University of Washington have created a smartphone app that can detect ear infections using nothing more than a piece of paper and the phone’s microphone and speaker.
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13 May
Machine learning predicts heart attacks with 90% accuracy
A machine learning algorithm has predicted heart attacks and death from heart disease with 90% accuracy, overtaking human practitioners.
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9 May
Continuous health monitoring is the future of healthcare, study finds
An eight-year study has revealed the benefits of continuous health monitoring – even when a person shows no signs of illness – suggesting a major paradigm shift is needed in healthcare.
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30 Apr
The gene-edited baby scandal caused global shock. Now science is learning vital lessons
At the end of November last year, a Chinese scientist made an announcement that caused shockwaves in the scientific community: he had genetically modified two babies in a bid to render them immune to HIV.
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30 Apr
How technology is being used to combat vaccine hesitancy
This week is World Immunisation Week, which aims to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease.
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30 Apr
Can technology fix the social care crisis?
With the number of over-75s set to double from the current level of 5.3 million in the next 40 years, there is no doubt that the UK care system is feeling the strain.
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25 Apr
This AI doctor won’t just diagnose you, it will explain its decision too
A team of researchers from esteemed German research institutes have created an artificial intelligence (AI) medical companion that can diagnose patients and provide supporting evidence of its diagnoses.
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23 Apr
How virtual healthcare is targeting a “huge transformation” in Indian medicine
India has a healthcare challenge that is relatively unique to the country.
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18 Apr
How assistive technology is helping people with learning disabilities
In the UK over 1.5 million people have a learning disability according to the Foundation for People With Learning Disabilities, of which 350,000 have a disability that’s classified as severe.
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12 Apr
Nanorobots in the brain may make it possible to access the internet simply by thinking
20 years ago, the thought of household objects being connected to the internet may have seemed like a far-off possibility. However, with an estimated 26.66bn devices now connected to the internet, the Internet of Things is now an everyday reality.
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9 Apr
Israel election makes history with tech to allow blind to vote unassisted
The Israel election happening today will be one of the most closely-fought in years, but there is another way it is making history.
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9 Apr
Seaweed could be an unlikely but important source of antibiotics
Scientists have discovered that dozens of antimicrobial and anticancer compounds found in some types of seaweed could be used to develop new antibiotics.
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8 Apr
This company is trialling thought-to-text brain computer interface technology
Clinical trials are now underway on a thought-to-text technology that could provide those suffering with paralysis with a new lease of life.
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28 Mar
UPS partners with Matternet to transport medical samples via drone
Package delivery company UPS has announced new logistics service to deliver medical samples via drone.
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28 Mar
AI pacemaker software saves lives by identifying devices in “seconds”
Researchers have created artificial intelligence (AI) software that identifies the make and model of cardiac rhythm devices – such as pacemakers – in seconds, massively speeding up treatment times in potentially life-threatening conditions.
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28 Mar
Artificial intelligence is making tech companies the new healthcare giants
A study of the impact of AI for healthcare has found that the technology is likely to bring significant disruption to the industry – taking the value created out of the pockets of traditional healthcare companies and into the hand of the technology industry.
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26 Mar
Biocompatible electronics given “billion-fold” conductivity boost
Scientists have significantly increased the conductivity of a type of melanin skin pigment, opening up the possibility of biocompatible electronics for implantable devices or, more speculatively – human cyborgs.
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25 Mar
Google Home medical app aids physicians during surgery
Researchers have developed an app for the Google Home smart speaker that allows physicians to ask for and receive recommendations about medical device sizes during surgery.
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25 Mar
Gene interactions identified as personalised medicine’s missing link
The ability to affordably sequence genomes has prompted numerous predictions about the rise of personalised medicine, however so far this has failed to come to pass.
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22 Mar
Sharing user data is “routine” for many health apps
Making booking appointments, ordering prescriptions and receiving health advice easier than ever, mobile health apps are used by many to personalise their healthcare.