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MyCare.scot: what Scotland’s health app can do now
Scotland’s service brings selected health information into one place. Its current features, identity checks and staged rollout explain what to expect.
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Digital tools, medical technology and the evidence behind their use in care.
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Autus: a heart valve that can expand as a child grows
The FDA-approved pulmonary valve can be widened after implantation. Early follow-up supports a bounded explanation, while long-term expansion experience remains limited.
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PrecivityAD2: what an Alzheimer’s blood test can tell doctors
The US-cleared test helps assess amyloid pathology in people with cognitive symptoms. Its indication, result categories and test version matter beside the accuracy claim.
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AI eye screening in Tanzania: what happens after the result?
A randomised trial tested immediate AI-supported results with face-to-face counselling. Its clearest result concerned attendance at specialist follow-up, rather than eyesight.
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CGM without insulin: what the CONNECT trial found
CONNECT studied adults with type 2 diabetes managed in US primary care. Its glucose results address a different question from wearing a monitor without diabetes.
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Twiist for type 2 diabetes: monitoring and insulin delivery differ
Twiist’s US expansion concerns adults who already use insulin. A sensor, dosing algorithm and pump perform different jobs, and its pivotal study used a before-and-after design.
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Motivista: which schizophrenia symptoms changed in its trial?
The prescription app formerly called CT-155 targets negative symptoms alongside outpatient care. Its trial found a change in motivation and pleasure, with important limits.
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SimpleScreen CRC: a blood test still needs a screening pathway
The US blood test offers another screening option for eligible adults. Detecting cancer, finding precancerous lesions and completing follow-up are different parts of the evidence.
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HRDPath: reading DNA-repair clues in ovarian-cancer tissue
A research model predicts homologous recombination deficiency from tissue images. Its results depend on the dataset, slide sampling and adaptation, rather than one universal accuracy figure.
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NHS App prescription tracking: approved does not mean ready
GP approval, pharmacy preparation and a collection alert are separate stages. Here is how to read NHS App prescription labels and their rollout limits.
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My Health Record results: when does the waiting period end?
Most Australian pathology reports open after upload; some still wait five days. Preparation, upload and viewing follow different clocks.
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DROID-RV: measuring the heart’s harder-to-see chamber
A research model estimates right-ventricular size and function from ultrasound videos. Measurement accuracy and future-outcome associations answer different questions.