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Britain trials potentially game-changing blood test that detects cancer before symptoms appear

The Galleri test, to be trialled on thousands of Britons by the National Health Service this month, can detect cancers that…

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Nature on prescription: wildlife beauty as therapy to help alleviate depression and anxiety

Hundreds of people experiencing poor mental health will be introduced to the natural beauty of the London Wetlands Centre under a…

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Researchers devise quick and efficient way to grow red blood cells

New technology developed by the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) cuts cell culture time by half and uses more…

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Italian researchers develop biomimetic prosthetic hand uniquely similar to a human hand

The prosthetic hand Hannes is able to restore over 90% of functionality to people with upper-limb amputations and the concept was…

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Jet-suit paramedics could soon take to the skies after successful test flight in the Lake District

If the idea “takes off”, flying paramedics will be armed with a medical kit, strong pain relief for walkers who may…

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Michael Bloomberg Pledges $100 Million to Historically Black Medical Schools

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to donate $100 million to the nation's four historically Black medical schools to help…

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Cold, wet noses against coronavirus: COVID-19 detection dogs trial launched in the UK

Trials for specially-trained ‘COVID dogs’ that may be able to detect the coronavirus (COVID-19) in humans, even before symptoms appear, are…

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Irish premier re-registers as doctor during coronavirus pandemic

Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar will go back to work as a doctor one day a week to help out during…

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Dutch tattooshop decorates the clogs of medical staff

No customers for new tattoos, so they started painting clogs. The staff of Tattoo Bob in Rotterdam temporarily focused on decorating…

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Test to detect novel coronavirus in as little as five minutes receives FDA’s go-ahead

Medical devices and healthcare company Abbott announced it has received emergency FDA authorisation for a molecular point-of-care test test that is capable…

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Britain trials potentially game-changing blood test that detects cancer before symptoms appear

Nature on prescription: wildlife beauty as therapy to help alleviate depression and anxiety

Researchers devise quick and efficient way to grow red blood cells

Italian researchers develop biomimetic prosthetic hand uniquely similar to a human hand

Jet-suit paramedics could soon take to the skies after successful test flight in the Lake District

Michael Bloomberg Pledges $100 Million to Historically Black Medical Schools

Cold, wet noses against coronavirus: COVID-19 detection dogs trial launched in the UK

Irish premier re-registers as doctor during coronavirus pandemic

Dutch tattooshop decorates the clogs of medical staff

Test to detect novel coronavirus in as little as five minutes receives FDA’s go-ahead

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