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‘Pioneering’ drug for rare eye cancer to be rolled out on NHS in England | Science, Climate & Tech News
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Hundreds of people in England with a rare form of eye cancer are set to have access to a “pioneering” drug, the NHS has announced. Following approval by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), patients diagnosed with uveal melanoma can now be offered a drug called tebentafusp. The cancer is thought to…
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Toddler who had eye removed due to rare cancer has prosthetic developed just for her | UK News
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A toddler who had to have an eye removed after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer has “adapted so well” to a prosthetic designed by doctors who relied solely on scans of her face. Nuala Mulholland, now a 20-month-old toddler, was diagnosed when she was 10 months old, after her mother realised something…
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Technology behind ChatGPT better with eye problem advice than non-specialist doctors, study test finds | Science & Tech News
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The technology behind ChatGPT scored better at assessing eye problems and providing advice than non-specialist doctors, a new study has found. A study led by the University of Cambridge has found that GPT-4, the large language model (LLM) developed by OpenAI, performed nearly as well as specialist eye doctors in a written multiple-choice test. The…
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Nishimura: ‘Rare and exciting’ opportunity to see new comet with naked eye | Science & Tech News
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Stargazers have a “rare and exciting” opportunity to see a comet shooting through space at 240,000 miles per hour. Nishimura was only discovered last month but is already proving to be quite the spectacle, with astronomers encouraging people not to waste the chance to see it with the naked eye before it burns up. It…
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‘Skinometer’ can detect skin cancer that’s invisible to the human eye | UK News
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The world’s first scanner capable of detecting skin cancer invisible to the human eye has been invented to improve diagnosis and speed up surgery. The aim of the “Skinometer” – developed by scientists at Warwick University – is to detect how far the cancer has spread beneath the skin. Skin cancer patients being treated at…
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Elon Musk debuts Tesla’s first humanoid robot with eye on mass market | Business News
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Elon Musk has unveiled a prototype of Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus, which the electric car maker aims to mass produce in the millions and sell for under £18,000. The billionaire tycoon said he expected the company would be ready to take orders in three to five years. Musk said the venture could outstrip that of…
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Reusable contact lenses more than triple risk of catching rare sight-threatening eye infection, study finds | UK News
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The risk of contracting a rare sight-threatening eye infection increases almost four times for reusable contact lens users compared with those wearing daily disposables, according to new research. Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a type of corneal infection, and is a condition that results in inflammation of the cornea – the eye’s clear protective outer layer.…