55 h. ago Patients told to test at home to free up NHS hospital appointments

Remote monitoring could free up 500,000 hospital appointments a year

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66 h. ago Patients to receive direct access to specialists in new NHS trial

A shift to remote monitoring could free up 500,000 hospital appointments a year once fully rolled out

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66 h. ago New NHS trials will harness technology to help free up hospital appointments

The Government estimates that remote monitoring could free up 500,000 hospital appointments a year once fully rolled out.

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3 d. ago Unesco adopts global standards on ‘wild west’ field of neurotechnology

UN body’s recommendations driven by AI advances and proliferation of consumer-oriented neurotech devicesIt is the latest move in a growing international effort to put guardrails around a burgeoning frontier – technologies that harness data from the brain and nervous system.Unesco has adopted a set of global standards on the ethics of neurotechnology, a field that has been described as “a bit of a wild west”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Mum, 55, dies after tripping and falling during hospital appointment

An 'animal lover' mum with a walking frame tragically tripped over a metal flap when the hospital entrance wasn't being monitored for trip hazards, leaving her children 'absolutely traumatised'

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6 d. ago NHS trials AI prostate cancer tool that could ‘massively improve’ treatment

A researcher said the trial ‘will pave the way for advanced AI technologies’ to be rolled out on the NHS

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7 d. ago Aaron Chalmers' ex Talia Oatway claims she solo parents their disabled son

Geordie Shore star Aaron Chalmers has been slammed by his ex Talia Oatway as she claims he does not go to hospital appointments for their disabled son Oakley

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1 week ago IBS sufferers could ease symptoms with specific diet, new NHS trial finds

The diet could be a "simple, enjoyable and highly effective first step" in managing the common condition, researchers said

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1 week ago NHS trial finds 'simple' diet is 'highly effective' against IBS

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects the digestive system, causing stomach cramps, bloating and diarrhoea. It is usually a lifelong condition

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1 week ago NHS trial finds specific diet 'highly effective' in easing IBS

A doctor involved in the research said it 'potentially simplifies care for both patients and healthcare providers'

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1 week ago The NHS could offer a prostate cancer diagnosis using AI within a day thanks to trials hailed as a 'game changer'

The service, set for a pilot, would see patients assessed as high risk immediately sent to a radiologist before an on-the-spot biopsy. Pictured: File photo of current prostate cancer test

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1 week ago More than a million people every week show suicidal intent when chatting with ChatGPT, OpenAI estimates

Finding is one of most direct statements from the tech company on how AI can exacerbate mental health issuesMore than a million ChatGPT users each week send messages that include “explicit indicators of potential suicidal planning or intent”, according to a blogpost published by OpenAI on Monday. The finding, part of an update on how the chatbot handles sensitive conversations, is one of the most direct statements from the artificial intelligence giant on the scale of how AI can exacerbate mental health issues.In addition to its estimates on suicidal ideations and related interactions, OpenAI also said that about 0.07 of users active in a given week – about 560,000 of its touted 800m weekly users – show “possible signs of mental health emergencies related to psychosis or mania”. The post cautioned that these conversations were difficult to detect or measure, and that this was an initial analysis. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Moment 'selfish' mums with their buggies refuse to move for wheelchair user and stop her from getting on bus

Maria Whitefield had been travelling to a hospital appointment on October 17 but found herself in a 20-minute standoff with two passengers.

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1 week ago NHS trials new rapid blood test that could save children’s lives

The 15-minute blood test can quickly distinguish between bacterial and viral infections

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1 week ago NHS trials rapid blood test that could spot deadly infections in kids in just 15 minutes

Experts say the 15-minute test could have a "massive impact" on the emergency care of children

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1 week ago AI can help authors beat writer’s block, says Bloomsbury chief

Publisher last week reported jump in revenue in academic and professional arm thanks to AI licensing dealBusiness live – latest updatesAuthors will come to rely on artificial intelligence to help them beat writer’s block, the boss of the book publisher Bloomsbury has said.Nigel Newton, the founder and chief executive of the publisher behind the Harry Potter series, said the technology could support almost all creative arts, although it would not fully replace prominent writers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Rapid blood test for children that could spot sepsis in just 15 minutes is trialled by NHS

A rapid blood test for children to help diagnose light-threatening conditions such as sepsis and meningitis is being trialled in the NHS.

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2 w. ago Private hospitals carrying out more NHS appointments and procedures

Using spare capacity in the private sector is key to the government’s target of ensuring that 92 per cent of patients in England should wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to treatment

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2 w. ago ‘Sycophantic’ AI chatbots tell users what they want to hear, study shows

Scientists warn of ‘insidious risks’ of increasingly popular technology that affirms even harmful behaviourTurning to AI chatbots for personal advice poses “insidious risks”, according to a study showing the technology consistently affirms a user’s actions and opinions even when harmful.Scientists said the findings raised urgent concerns over the power of chatbots to distort people’s self-perceptions and make them less willing to patch things up after a row. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Harry and Meghan join AI pioneers in call for ban on superintelligent systems

Nobel laureates also sign letter saying ASI technology should be barred until there is consensus that it can be developed ‘safely’The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have joined artificial intelligence pioneers and Nobel laureates in calling for a ban on developing superintelligent AI systems.Harry and Meghan are among the signatories of a statement calling for “a prohibition on the development of superintelligence”. Artificial superintelligence (ASI) is the term for AI systems, yet to be developed, that exceed human levels of intelligence at all cognitive tasks. Continue reading...

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