This AI detects cardiac arrests during emergency calls
An AI system that listens in to emergency calls to detect cardiac arrests is to be tested in four countries after trials in Denmark.
A new breakthrough spares certain breast cancer patients from chemotherapy
A recent medical study shows that sufferers of a certain type of cancer saw just as much improvement with a less invasive type of treatment.
Australia is fighting a multi-billion dollar war against ants
Red fire ants have breached a containment zone outside Queensland and have the potential to cause huge impacts on health and the environment.
Healthy life expectancy in China is now better than in the US
The latest figure for China is 68.7 years, compared to 68.5 in the USA.
This ingestible microchip could help to diagnose disease
Combining electronics with living bacteria could send a diagnostic signal to your smartphone.
Four ways AI can make healthcare more efficient and affordable
An estimated 20-30% of healthcare spend in the developed world is wasted. Here are four ways AI systems are nursing these ballooning budgets back to health.
The best motivator to quit smoking is money
Cash is far more effective than traditional cessation aids, such as e-cigarettes or patches, according to a new study.
These are the world's safest – and most dangerous – places to be born
Seven thousand newborn babies die every day. But while some countries have worked hard to improve maternal and baby healthcare, others fall far behind.
The $25 trillion healthcare problem and how to address it
Broken incentives mean that healthcare systems too often fail to put the patient first. Here's what needs to change.
Here are 4 ways precision medicine could impact you
Thanks to more personalized healthcare, you will soon spend less time in doctors’ offices, have more peace of mind knowing what is wrong, and experience fewer side effects from trial-and-...
This is why Penicillin didn't save its first patient
It's 90 years since Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.
Theresa May challenges scientists to use AI to fight cancer
And has given them 4 areas to focus on.