Millions pledged to help develop AI research to assist early cancer diagnosis As part of the Government’s Industrial Strategy, Theresa May has pledged millions of pounds for the development of artificial intelligence that will be able to diagnose cancer and chronic diseases earlier, potentially changing outcomes for thousands of patients. As part of the announcement,…
Cost of NHS drugs may rise following trade talks with the US, threatens Trump Trump is threatening to follow through on one of his key campaign promises – lowering the cost of drugs for Americans by forcing other countries around the world to pay more. The President of the United States has claimed that other…
Number of patients able to see their GP continues to drop A study published in the British Medical Journal of General Practice, has found that only fifty-five per cent of patients were able to see their GP “always or almost all of the time”. This figure has dropped by ten per cent, when the same…
Up to 270 lives shortened by breast cancer screening error Since 2009, 450,000 women between the ages of 68 and 71 have not received invitations to breast cancer screenings. Due to what the Secretary of State for Health has described as a glitch in a ‘computer algorithm’, up to 270 women may have had their…
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