diagnosis
HIV home test kit goes on sale in UK
Posted in Medicine on 27th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
The first legally approved HIV self-test kit that allows people to get a result in 15 minutes at home has gone on sale in England, Scotland and Wales.
MIT is Developing an AI Cancer Diagnosis System
Posted in Software on 26th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Diagnosing cancer is a depressingly common activity in hospitals, but spotting subtle variations in tumour types can require sifting through hundreds of previous cases.
A Smartphone Eye Exam Service Launches in New York
Posted in Medicine on 24th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
A startup has a smartphone-assisted gadget that can determine your glasses prescription, with help from a remote optometrist.
Breath test 'could give clues to stomach cancer risk'
Posted in Medicine on 14th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
A simple breath test could help predict whether people with gut problems are at high risk of developing stomach cancer, an early study shows.
A typing test may be able to diagnose Parkinson's
Posted in Medicine on 5th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
A number of conditions might slow the signal from the brain to the fingers, such as diseases that affect the central nervous system, including Parkinsons.