New National Commission unites clinical leaders, patient advocates and leading tech firms to make the NHS the most AI-enabled healthcare system in world

Large language models could help reduce backlog of study proposals, but critics are wary of entrusting ethics to machines

Artificially generated data can help to train AI models when real data are scant, but more focus is needed on validating the results.

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Only qualified professionals would be able to offer high-risk BBL procedures and filler clinics would require licences Ministers have announced a clampdown on “cowboy” cosmetic procedures, including liquid Brazilian butt lifts, with stricter rules on who is allowed to perform the procedures in England. Wes Streeting, the health secretary, plans to introduce legislation next year restricting who can access and perform aesthetic treatments. Labour has warned that the industry is a “wild west” because of a lack of regulation around who can administer treatments such as dermatological filler and Botox injections. Continue reading...

Translational and other modern forms of biomedical research often use stored biospecimens and the health records of individuals whose biospecimens will be used in research. As part of the enrollment ....

Virtual chatbots that simulate conversations with famous actors or sci-fi characters can have real-world consequences.

The first phase of the Human Tissue Act 2024 is due to come into operation from tomorrow, meaning everybody will be considered an organ donor unless they opt-out or are included in a so-called "exclud...

Alain Berset acknowledged growing criticism of the 75-year-old treaty, but said any changes must also respect ‘our core values’

EU member states have adopted a controversial set of new measures governing the regulation of medicines at European level, following two years of deadlock and "unprecedented" lobbying by the pharma se...

Among all its ideas, the most important is to go all-in for digital transformation

Over 240 amendments to the landmark Mental Health Bill 2024 are to be proposed by the government.

The independent clinical audit of dysplasia of the hips surgery in children at a number of hospitals has found that a lower threshold was used to decide for surgery at Temple Street and Cappagh hospit...

Pharmaceutical companies have undertaken massive lobbying campaign to push back against proposed changes

“One of the only things that is getting me through the day is the thought that I might have a little bit of him again,” said a distraught Cork woman who has been refused access to her dead husband’s s...

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OVER 2,200 more families could potentially be caught up in the controversy over children's hip operations, it has now emerged.

Ethics experts raise concerns over consent, study design