Study provides rural perspective on COVID-19 vaccination rollout Health initiatives in rural areas need to be geographically tailored, culturally anchored, and locally driven, academics argue. Mar 4, 2024 0 0
New guidance approves AI-derived software for stroke assessments Two cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools used to assist the diagnosis of strokes have been approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The team of national experts, which includes researchers ... Mar 4, 2024 0 0
AI tool predicts kidney failure six times faster than human expert analysts Kidney doctors and clinical scientists at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are using artificial intelligence (AI) to better predict when a person's kidneys might fail. Mar 4, 2024 0 45
Virtual reality simulation improves PICU nurses' recognition of impending respiratory failure A virtual reality (VR) curriculum at an Ohio children's hospital helped new nurses hone their ability to recognize when critically ill pediatric patients are showing signs of impending respiratory failure, according to a ... Mar 4, 2024 0 1
Customized hearing implants: How synchrotron imaging is changing the game A Western University team has harnessed the bright light of the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) to obtain highly detailed images of the structures in the inner ear responsible for transmitting ... Mar 4, 2024 0 40
South Africa has more than 4 million people living with diabetes—study shows many aren't getting proper treatment Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects how the body turns food into energy. Mar 4, 2024 0 1
Gene-edited lymphocytes and the path toward 'off-the-shelf' therapy against cervical cancer Cervical cancer is among the most common malignancies affecting women worldwide. In 2020 alone, approximately 600,000 women were diagnosed with this disease, and over 314,000 died from it. In 99% of the cases, cervical cancer ... Mar 4, 2024 0 43
Big companies like Nestlé are funding health research in South Africa—why this is wrong In 2021, the director of the African Research University Alliance Centre of Excellence in Food Security at the University of Pretoria was appointed to the board of the transnational food corporation Nestlé. Mar 4, 2024 0 0
Robotic hip exoskeleton shows promise for helping stroke patients regain their stride More than 80% of stroke survivors experience walking difficulty, significantly impacting their daily lives, independence, and overall quality of life. Now, new research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst pushes ... Mar 4, 2024 0 5
Being excluded or truant from school leads to mental health problems—and vice versa In the aftermath of the pandemic there has been a substantial increase in the number of students who are absent from school in the UK, and children are reporting higher levels of mental ill health than ever before. Mar 4, 2024 0 3
