Topic: patient experience
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New Cancer Treatment May Also Revolutionize Autoimmune Care
Jan Janisch-Hanzlik, whose multiple sclerosis had severely deteriorated her independence, persistently contacted the University of Nebraska Medical Center until she was enrolled as the first patient in a clinical trial for CAR T cell therapy. Originally developed for cancer, CAR T therapy reprogr...
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Loss of Smell: Causes and What It Means
Chrissi Kelly's anosmia, diagnosed after a virus, was dismissed by doctors, highlighting how smell disorders are often poorly understood and underdiagnosed despite affecting up to 22% of the population. COVID-19 brought unprecedented attention to smell loss, with 60% of patients experiencing it, ...
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Flok Health raises $12.5M for AI physio unsupervised by NHS
Flok Health raised $12.5 million in Series A funding to expand its AI physiotherapy platform, which is the first in Europe to receive Class IIa medical device certification for fully autonomous care pathways within the NHS. The AI platform, which uses manipulated real footage of a physiotherapist...
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Groundbreaking Cancer Therapy: A New Hope for MS?
Grace Miller, a 46-year-old with multiple sclerosis (MS), joined an early clinical trial exploring CAR-T therapy, a cancer treatment, for its potential to halt MS progression by targeting rogue B cells that attack nerve fibers. CAR-T therapy involves genetically engineering a patient's own immune c...
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Paralyzed Man Moves Again with AI Brain Implant
Researchers restored movement and touch in a paralyzed man using a "double neural bypass" that combines a brain-computer interface, AI, and electrical stimulation to rewire the nervous system. The participant, Keith Thomas, regained the ability to feed himself and drink from a cup, with his right...
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NHS App adds AI triage in £10bn tech overhaul
The UK government is integrating AI triage into the NHS App to automatically direct patients to appropriate care, part of a £10bn technology overhaul aiming to end the "8am scramble" for appointments, with full rollout scheduled for April 2028. The £10bn package also funds ambient voice technolog...
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