❤️ Health Tech
Health Tech, or digital health, helps us understand and take control of our own health. But we also cover more traditional health news like medicines, vaccines and medical procedures.
🔥 New stoves can save hundreds of thousands of lives in Africa
By switching to gas or electricity instead of wood and charcoal, many people would avoid inhaling dangerous gases when cooking.
🧬 13-year-old cured of "incurable" cancer
By modifying the genes in healthy T cells, doctors produced immune cells that could kill cancer cells that no other treatments could even detect.
👶 Parental leave can protect parents against mental illness
Generous parental leave gives parents protection against depression, burnout, and anxiety.
🩸 Blood tests can reduce antibiotic resistance
A new test could help doctors distinguish between viral and bacterial infections and thus reduce the prescribing of antibiotics in cases when it wouldn't help.
🧠 Chatbot can detect early signs of Alzheimer's
The same AI model used for ChatGPT can now also analyze texts people write to see if a person has early-stage Alzheimer's.
💉 The body's own "message in a bottle" can provide better cancer treatment
Nanoparticles that the body's cells use to communicate can give the immune system a better chance of fighting cancer tumors.
💊 New skin cancer treatment more effective than expected
A new combination of drugs proves effective against advanced skin cancer, according to a three-year clinical study. Half of all participants showed a complete response, and after one year of treatment, 80 percent of participants survived.
🧬 Gene profiling can help cancer patients avoid unnecessary radiotherapy
A gene profile can show which breast cancer patients do not need radiation after breast conserving surgery.
🔬 Easier to predict if a cancer treatment is effective
A new method could help doctors know in advance which cancer drugs will work best for each patient.