A group of 11,000 patients across England who have experienced symptoms of bowel cancer are lining up to receive a drug capsule with a camera inside of it.

Pill Pusher

Devices

"The whole process was so smooth and so comfortable; it was literally pain free."

Thousands of Patients Are Swallowing Tiny Pill-Cameras to Look for Cancer

A team of researchers at the University of East Anglia, England have found links between low levels of vitamin D and COVID-19 mortality rates across Europe.

Throw Some Ds

Treatments

"The most vulnerable group of population for Covid-19 is also the one that has the most deficit in vitamin D."

Scientists Find Link Between Vitamin Deficiency and COVID Deaths

The UK's 100,000 Genomes Project has met its first goal. Next, it plans to sequence 1 million genomes in just five years.

Achievement Unlocked

And their next goal will smash that last one.

UK Researchers Just Finished Sequencing 100,000 Human Genomes

cmyc test troponin test heart attack blood test

The test can rule out a heart attack in less than 20 minutes.

A New Blood Test Lets Doctors Know Instantly If You’ve Had a Heart Attack

Government funding for the procedure aims to give hope to those who have been blind for years.

A Treatment for Blindness? NHS to Install Bionic Eyes in 10 Patients

The public eye is on the use of AI in medicine. 

Google's DeepMind to Scan a Million Eyes to Fight Blindness with NHS

Doesn't mean the doc will speak in 1s and 0s, but its pretty close.

Google's Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare is Making Strides in London

World First, Country to Offer Free Hand Transplants