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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

1.3 million knee replacement surgeries are performed globally each year

OSSTEC secures £2.5m to launch cementless 3D-printed knee replacement technology

Around 350,000 new cancer cases are diagnosed each year in the UK

Blood test could eradicate invasive tumour biopsies

The 20-week pregnancy screening can be a worrying experience for expectant parents

Accurate and reliable AI speeds up sonography