Health

New AI tool predicts risk of over 1,000 diseases in advance: Report
Modified language model predicts risk of multiple diseases up to 20 years ahead using health records, lifestyle factors
New AI tool predicts risk of over 1,000 diseases in advance: Report
Modified language model predicts risk of multiple diseases up to 20 years ahead using health records, lifestyle factors

Global obesity epidemic: What’s driving it and why economies should care
More than 890 million adults worldwide are obese, double the 1990 figure, a surge placing immense pressure on health systems and economies worldwide

Blind-in-one-eye Irish student invents world's 1st visually-impaired pregnancy test
Leah Shanahan, a University of Limerick graduate, says her own visual impairment inspired the inclusive design project

2 dead in US from flesh-eating bacteria after eating raw oysters
US state of Louisiana sees surge in hospitalizations from flesh-eating bacteria this year

Russia registers 1st case of Chikungunya fever
Russian sanitary watchdog says no vaccine or specific treatment exists today for Chikungunya fever

Chad receives over 1M vaccine doses to combat cholera as death toll climbs
Deaths from cholera outbreak in eastern Chad have reached 75, health officials say