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Letby inquiry: NHS staff want their voices heard

A group representing hundreds of clinicians wants to highlight a culture "detrimental to patient safety".

Extreme heat can double stillbirth risk - study

Women in India are found to be twice as likely to lose babies if they are working in hot conditions.

AI can now detect COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images

Artificial intelligence can spot COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images much like facial recognition software can spot a face in a crowd, new research shows. The findings boost AI-driven medical diagnostics and bring health care professionals closer to being able to quickly diagnose patients with COVID-19 and other pulmonary diseases with algorithms that comb through ultrasound images to identify signs of disease.

Severe lung infection during COVID-19 can cause damage to the heart

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can damage the heart even without directly infecting the heart tissue, a new study has found. The research specifically looked at damage to the hearts of people with SARS-CoV2-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a serious lung condition that can be fatal. But researchers said the findings could have relevance to organs beyond the heart and also to viruses other than SARS-CoV-2.

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Letby inquiry: NHS staff want their voices heard

Extreme heat can double stillbirth risk - study

AI can now detect COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images

Severe lung infection during COVID-19 can cause damage to the heart

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