Even the experts probing DeepMind aren’t clear how it uses health data for AI
A second investigation into Google DeepMind’s handling of sensitive medical records from Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) seems likely to further muddy the ability of the Google unit to apply...
Zero-hours contracts affect young people’s health, study finds
Young people employed on zero-hours contracts are more likely to have worse mental and physical health than peers with more stable positions, a study has found. The study, conducted by the UCL...
More UK nurses and midwives leaving than joining profession
More nurses and midwives are leaving the profession in the UK than joining it, for the first time since 2008, figures show. The number registered in the UK fell by 1,783 to 690,773, in the year to...
Older male partners ‘lower chances of IVF baby success’
The success rate of couples going through IVF is dependent on the age of the man – not only the woman, a US study suggests. Older men were found to have a lower chance of conceiving than...
Should the long-term ill have free prescriptions?
Prescriptions in England should be free to everyone with a long-term medical condition, the Prescription Charges Coalition campaign group says. Some people end up needing hospital treatment because...
Painless flu jab patch for people scared of injections
A ‘painless’ sticking plaster flu jab that delivers vaccine into the skin has passed important safety tests in the first trial in people. The patch has a hundred tiny hair-like...
Ebola virus burial teams ‘saved thousands of lives’
They were ordinary people doing an extraordinary job in extremely dangerous times. Now new research suggests Red Cross volunteers who helped bury most of the bodies of Ebola victims in West Africa...
Parkinson’s disease ‘may start in gut’
Scientists in California say they have transformed understanding of Parkinson’s disease. Their animal experiments, published in the journal Cell, suggest the brain disorder may be caused by...
