Facebook claims its AI can predict four days in advance if a coronavirus patient’s condition will deteriorate – just by looking at a single chest X-ray Facebook and NYU built AI to predict developments among COVID patients IT was trained with thousands of chest X-rays with and without COVID The software is based on a … Read more
A man with the rare skin condition vitiligo has said strangers have avoided sitting next to him on the bus as they fear they might ‘catch’ his skin condition. Model Roger Monte, 37, from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, developed vitiligo when he was 23 and was so depressed by the way his skin had been … Read more
The mother of teenage actor Archie Lyndhurst has said the CBBC star died from a brain haemorrhage while he slept at his family home in west London. An inquest into the 19-year-old’s ‘unexplained’ death on September 22 had been abandoned months after the star passed away following a ‘short illness’. The teenager, who had been acting … Read more
A business owner today revealed how a rare condition that has turned his gut into a personal brewery means that eating a slice of cake can leave him so drunk he passes out. Nick Carson has auto brewery syndrome – where his body ferments carbohydrates and turns them into alcohol in his intestines – leaving … Read more
I’m dreaming of a white Christ-MOOSE: Woodland beast with no pigment in its fur due to a rare genetic condition is spotted in Sweden Roger Brendhagen, 52, caught a glimpse of the moose during a walk through the countryside near Värmland About thirty white moose are believed to live in the area. They have also been … Read more
A teenage girl who ‘lit up the room’ and dreamed of being a teacher has died of sepsis brought on by a rare condition which saw her ovaries become twisted. Paige Jacobsen, 15, of Prescot, Merseyside, became gravely ill when she developed an infection caused by Ovarian Torsion, a painful condition that cuts off blood … Read more
Patient with a life-threatening condition sues over bike lanes near a hospital that could be ‘matter of life and death’ if narrower road causes congestion Amit Shah has said that the move could be a ‘matter of life and death’ for him Removal of parking spaces means he can’t rely on a friend to rush … Read more
Dvora Polak is a 14-year-old piano player who’s been housebound for several years due to a rare health condition. Despite her limitations, as well as restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Miami, Florida native got to perform at the virtual gala for Chai Lifeline, an international children’s health support network. And she also got the surprise … Read more
Boy, 15, is stabbed to death and a 17-year-old left in a life-threatening condition after being knifed and covered with acid in a second incident during night of violence in London The 15-year-old boy was found with fatal stab wounds in Newham, East London He was pronounced dead after being treated by paramedics at the … Read more
A woman who is suffering from an unexplained skin condition on her feet has told how a misunderstanding over its cause sparked a slew of anti-vaccine propaganda to spread online. Patricia Chandler, from Texas, began experiencing pain in her foot in October, less than a week after she took part in a Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine trial. When … Read more