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Posted: 20 january 2025

Women encouraged to download new NHS health app

As Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2025 gets underway, women across Cheshire and Merseyside are being encouraged to download a new free NHS app to help them find trusted health information. Read more here.

£23m Lincoln Community Diagnostic Centre opens to offer diagnostic testing away from busy hospital sites

The Lincoln Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is run by the same teams as Lincolnshire’s NHS hospitals, but offers an alternative venue to access vital diagnostic tests quickly and easily, away from busy hospitals. Read more here.

Who should have the flu vaccine?

The flu vaccine is recommended for people at higher risk of getting seriously ill from flu. It's offered on the NHS every year in autumn or early winter. You can get the free NHS flu vaccine if you: are aged 65…

Balancing Benefits and Risks of Healthcare Data Sharing

#Healthcare leaders, are you balancing #Interoperability & #DataPrivacy? Direct EHR access offers benefits but also risks like breaches & revenue loss. Learn safeguards for secure data sharing. Read more here.

Webinar - How to improve adult social care for seldom heard groups

Social care aims to improve the lives of people who need help in their daily living. Join NIHR webinar to explore how research could improve care for: People experiencing homelessness, People with learning disabilities, People living with dementia. Secure your…

2025: A pivotal year for NHS digital transformation

As the #NHS enters a transformative year, 2025 promises groundbreaking advancements in #AI, patient care and health equity. Discover how technology will shape a more efficient, inclusive and proactive healthcare system by hearing what some of the leading lights from the…

How Artificial intelligence is helping women get pregnant through IVF

Doctors have used AI to help women get pregnant through IVF by matching the strongest sperm with the best quality eggs. The pioneering treatment can maximise the chances of success, sparing couples years of heartache and the heavy financial burden. The first woman in…

The 25 easy health tips to transform your life in 2025

Who decided that January, with its short, dark days and chill, blustery weather, is the time for new beginnings? At no other time in the year is it less appealing to exercise, eat healthily or otherwise try to become a…

AI model can predict high blood pressure and related complications from ECGs

An artificial intelligence (AI) model can predict the risk of high blood pressure and potential complications using an electrocardiogram (ECG). The team, from the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI) at Imperial and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, believe their work…

System C to trial AI assistant to ease NHS social care admin

System C is trialling an #AI assistant for social care in the #NHS, developed in partnership with Microsoft to support social care practitioners by reducing their admin burden. Read more in the DigitalHealth blog post here.

UCLA professor shares insights into the neurobiology of psychosis risk in adolescents

In a comprehensive Genomic Press Interview, Dr. Carrie E. Bearden, Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and Psychology at UCLA, shares transformative insights into the neurobiology of psychosis risk in young people. Her work represents a significant advance in understanding how genetic…

5 things everyone should know about menopause

Menopause affects everyone with a uterus. Still, while awareness of the symptoms of menopause and the stage that precedes it, called “perimenopause,” is on the rise, misconceptions and disinformation about these key life stages still abound. Read more in the MedicalNewsToday blog…

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