In the latter part of this year, a code of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare will be introduced by the NHS, England, announced Harpreet Sood, associate CCIO at NHS England, at The King’s Fund’s Digital Health and Care Congress 2018 on 11 July.
Investigators from Catalonia reported in the Journal of Hepatology that survival rate among hepatitis C virus (HCV) positive patients undertaking liver transplant have significantly risen after the administration of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). DAAs also lead to a fall in the number of people with HCV requiring a liver transplant.
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca and integrated health services provider Geisinger are partnering to create an app suite, which by connecting to electronic health records (EHR) aims to upgrade asthma care.
In a major breakthrough in cancer research, a team of scientists from the University of Toronto, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, The Netherlands Cancer Institute and the University of Bern have discovered how cells repair damaged strands of DNA. They revealed a brand new protein complex in cells that protect broken DNA ends and causes its repair, in their study published in Nature on Wednesday.
Sunlight activates the components in the oil which leads to severe sunburns. It can become worse with heat and moisture. After her tumble, Murphy spent a few hours in the hot sun, due to which she ended up with severe burns.
The US Army is testing a telemedicine-based platform designed to send critical data from the field to the hospital and enabling providers to prepare for incoming patients. The connected care service is used by health systems and EMS providers for better care coordination during emergencies.
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness among the elderly. The most commonly used drugs to slow the progression of the disease is Roche’s Lucentis and Regeneron’s Eylea. These drugs are injected into the eye which, needless to say, leads to more inconvenience.
Multiple sclerosis is a neurological disease affecting the myelin sheath that surrounds nerve fibers in the central nervous system, composed of the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerve. Since myelin is destroyed, it creates lesions which leads to an interruption in communication between the brain cells.
Pfizer has initiated its new work on a phase 3 study of an investigational gene therapy designed to treat hemophilia B.
UK-based medical device manufacturer, Lumendi obtained the European CE-Mark for its DiLumen Endolumenal Interventional Platform (EIP) which is used as an endoscope accessory.
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