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👇 News
🦾 A Scottish health-tech startup has secured £800,000 in seed funding to develop a groundbreaking bionic hand that offers advanced features in prosthetics.
♥️ A three-year-old boy in the UK becomes the first to benefit from state-of-the-art ECMO technology for treating severe heart conditions.
🩻 North West Anglia NHS Trust introduces same-day CT scans to reduce waiting times for cancer patients.
🧠 Researchers develop adaptive DBS for Parkinson’s disease, showing significant symptom control improvement in a pilot study.
💰 DHSC announces a £400 million investment to enhance UK’s clinical trials capacity and accelerate research in life sciences.
❓Did you know?
A study on ChatGPT shows promising results in responding to patient queries, with acceptable responses in almost half of cases.
📖 What we’re reading
A scoping review emphasizes the importance of considering children and young people’s preferences in developing health technologies.
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