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The UK's National Health Service is fast-tracking patients for its new cancer vaccine trials that customize each jab to each patient.

Thousands of Patients to Be Given World’s First Cancer Vaccine

By Noor Al-Sibai

In England, a woman was told repeatedly by healthcare providers that she was dead — even though she was, obviously, very much alive.

Woman Puzzled When Hospital Tells Her She’s Dead

By Noor Al-Sibai

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.

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

By Victor Tangermann

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.

Scientists Find Link Between Vitamin Deficiency and COVID Deaths

By Victor Tangermann

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

Health & Medicine

UK Researchers Just Finished Sequencing 100,000 Human Genomes

By Kristin Houser

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Health & Medicine

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

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

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

By June Javelosa

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

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

By Charmaine Caparas

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

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

By Jelor Gallego

World First, Country to Offer Free Hand Transplants

Prosthetics and Devices

World First, Country to Offer Free Hand Transplants

By June Javelosa