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Medical & healthcare

Embedded between the fabric layers of this FFP2-style face mask is a specialised gas sensor that could help diagnose chronic kidney disease from a person’s breath

Face mask sensor detects chronic kidney disease

Chris Pudney operating the drug-detection device

Portable device instantly reveals composition of adulterated drugs

The initial prototype of the STEPS1.0 technology worn on an arm

Self-Powered health sensors aim to transform dementia care

UK not prepared for climate impacts, says CCC

According to charity Sense, almost 24,000 deafblind people in the UK are aged 0-19 years old, many of whom were born with a condition that caused the disability since birth

Smart textile gloves enable deafblind people to understand live conversations

HCM effects one in 200 people globally

Calibrated AI tool accurately identifies hypertrophic cardiomyopathy risk

Wastewater treatment failing to capture microplastics

The robot systems cost between £500,000 and £1.5m and are typically found in specialist centres

NICE approves 11 robotic surgery systems

Over one million Americans have aphasia

U-M and Stanford share $30m grant to restore speech after stroke

42 Technology is helping to develop a new AI-powered feature for Neocam that will help ensure ‘right-first-time’ image capture when using the device to detect congenital cataracts in newborns and babies

AI-powered Neocam device could enhance newborn eye screening

The probe will work alongside Ferronova’s FerroTrace to improve the detection of cancerous lymph nodes during surgery

Laparoscopic probe promises advances in cancer treatment

In the UK, 130,000 people live with MS

MindGlide AI tool tracks MS treatments