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
A family in Bangladesh appears to have no fingerprints due to a genetic mutation so rare it is thought to affect only a small number of people in the world. Apu Sarker, 22, and the men in his family share the condition which leaves the pads of their fingers smooth and devoid of the unique ridges … 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
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
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
A young woman with relapsing multiple sclerosis which has affected her memory and ability to walk has told how her diagnosis has had a sad impact on her relationships with close family members. Ellie Marsh, 22, from Castle Donnington, East Midlands, was told she has the lifelong condition in September 2018, after experiencing a year of … Read more
A young woman with relapsing multiple sclerosis which has affected her memory and ability to walk has told how her devastating diagnosis has seen her grow apart from her mother. Ellie Marsh, 22, from Castle Donnington, East Midlands, was told she has the lifelong condition in September 2018, after experiencing a year of symptoms ranging from … Read more
Half of the bridges on our roads are in a ‘poor’ condition, official figures suggest Almost half of England’s motorway bridges are in a poor or very poor condition Some 858 bridges have at least one crucial section in a ‘very poor condition’ Highways England insisted a ‘poor’ rating does not mean a bridge is … Read more
A 10-year-old who was born with a rare genetic condition that makes her hair impossible to brush has embraced her fuzzy locks. Shilah Madison Calvert-Yin, from Melbourne, Australia, has had fluffy hair since she was born but was teased by bullies who said she looked as though she had ‘stuck her finger in a power … Read more