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Prototype prosthetic mimics the structure of human feet

A prototype prosthetic foot that simulates the anatomical structure of a real human foot has been unveiled by the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa, Italy. Researchers think it could be a game-changer for people with limb loss and...

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Study suggests devices could hinder kids' ability to manage emotions

A recent study, led by a Canadian scientist, suggests that toddlers given digital devices in response to an outburst don't learn how to manage their negative emotions and show poorer anger and frustration management skills a year later.

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Pakistan’s health workers fight the spread of polio

Pakistan has launched a polio vaccination campaign to immunise 11 million children under the age of five. At least six cases have been recorded this year, but security threats, harassment of medical teams and cross-border movement are ha...

Al Jazeera

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Scientists discover why some never had COVID-19

COVID-19 has infected hundreds of millions worldwide, yet some never get it. British researchers now think the reason could be a specific gene that gives the immune system advance warning to destroy viral invaders quickly.

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U.K. boy fitted with world-first epilepsy device

The family of a British 13-year-old boy with severe epilepsy has been given his "hope back," after a device was fitted into his skull to control seizures in a world-first trial, local media reported.

Reuters

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South Korea's pandemic innovations faces global cooperation gap

How South Korea is trying to help countries fight the next pandemic but the divide between the rich and the poor is blocking a common plan.

Al Jazeera

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Musk reveals search for next Neuralink patient

Elon Musk has revealed his company Neuralink is looking for its second patient to receive a brain implant, designed to allow cybernetic brain telepathy.

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Pig kidney transplant not linked to man's death, doctors say

Medical experts in the U.S. say they do not believe a man who had received a pig kidney transplant died because of the transplanted organ. Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital announced 62-year-old Rick Slayman’s death a few days ago.

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Deaf toddler hears again thanks to breakthrough treatment

A UK toddler has regained her hearing after undergoing breakthrough gene therapy. Her parents, Jo and James Sandy, say Opal can hear soft sounds through the pioneering treatment, which can be used to help other children who have hearing ...

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The impact of AI on healthcare

Should artificial intelligence (AI) in health care make life-or-death decisions? AI-triage systems are already being tested worldwide. Here's a look at some benefits and risks of AI in health care.

DW News

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U.K. rolls out trial to diagnose Alzheimer's

Over fifty "memory clinics" in Britain are set to begin trialing blood tests for Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia that could lead to earlier and faster diagnosis.

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FDA clears AI stethoscope technology

More than 11 million people worldwide have heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, or a weak heart pump. That's according to a 2020 study in the journal of the American Medical Association. A newly FDA-cleared artificial intelligen...

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Researchers make medical tests from used chewing gum

Researchers in Scotland are hoping to tackle a huge plastic pollution problem by making single-use medical tests, or lateral flow tests (LFTs), with discarded chewing gum and other waste plastics.

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Pig kidney transplanted into human patient

U.S. surgeons have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a living 62-year-old patient at Mass General Hospital for the first time, with the patient recovering well and set to be discharged soon.

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Elon Musk's Neuralink implants brain chip in first human

The first human patient received an implant from brain-chip startup Neuralink and is recovering well, the company's billionaire founder Elon Musk said.

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US approves two gene therapies for sickle cell disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved two gene therapies for sickle cell disease, making one of them the first treatment in the United States based on the Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR gene editing technology.

Al Jazeera

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Climate change drives Bangladesh's worst dengue outbreak

Kabirul Bashar, a professor at Jahangirnagar University in the capital Dhaka, has spent the good part of his career studying mosquitoes, hoping to find ways to prevent the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, including dengue fever. Amid a...

Reuters

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Novo's Wegovy trial shows heart benefit in obesity patients

Novo Nordisk revealed details from a key study backing the use of Wegovy, its blockbuster weight-loss drug, to cut heart attacks and deaths in obesity patients with a history of cardiovascular disease.

Bloomberg

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Weight loss drug Wegovy slashes risk of heart attacks, trial finds

Novo Nordisk says the heart protective benefits of its wildly popular Wegovy obesity treatment are due to more than weight loss alone, according to new data presented at a major medical meeting.

Reuters

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Surgeons perform world's first eye transplant

Surgeons in New York have performed the first-ever whole-eye transplant on a human, an accomplishment being hailed as a breakthrough even though the patient has not regained sight in the eye. Aaron James, who survived a work-related high...

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Nobel prize to scientists who laid groundwork for COVID vaccines

The scientists who provided the foundational research that lead to mRNA vaccines — the first vaccines against COVID-19 — have won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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CDC warns flesh eating bacteria on the rise

Infections from the bacteria are on the rise due to warming coastal waters, which may contribute to this warning.

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U.S government approves breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug

The U.S Food and Drug Administration has given full approval for a drug they say can slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease. The incurable neurological disease affects millions of people worldwide. Doctors are hopeful the drug will ...

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Ukrainian soldiers in Seattle receiving prosthetics

The foundation says soldiers Vladyslav Zinkevych and Petro Shemihon will work with medical providers in the Seattle area to get fitted for prosthetics. The volunteers who brought them here say they are some of the true heroes of Ukraine.

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Bird flu devastating wildlife in Peru

Hundreds of sea lions and birds in Peru have died from bird flu in recent months. The National Forestry and Wildlife Service says more mammals are at risk. The highly contagious virus is being spread by infected wild birds.

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FDA proposes yearly COVID-19 booster shots

U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot. The FDA on Monday proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to prote...

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Long COVID symptoms clear up within a year, study

New research out of Israel suggests most symptoms of long COVID clear up within a year, but some — like weakness and trouble breathing — are more likely to persist.

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Long COVID needs much more study, says WHO

More research is needed to understand the scale and burden of long COVID and how to help with patient rehabilitation, says the World Health Organization's Maria Van Kerkhove.

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Study finds symptoms of long-COVID resolve 'after a year'

The majority of lingering symptoms of COVID-19 dissipate within a year of a mild infection, according to a study of two million medical records in Israel.

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Musk shows off monkey using Neuralink

Elon Musk has shown off the progress of Neuralink, a startup proposing implants that connect your brain to a computer. The event showcased a video that Musk said showed a monkey using a brain implant to control a cursor and type on a com...

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