Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to detect COVID-19 infection in people’s voices by means of a mobile phone app, according to research to be presented on Monday at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Barcelona, Spain [1].

The AI model used in this research is more accurate than lateral flow/rapid antigen tests and is cheap, quick and easy to use, which means it can be used in low-income countries where PCR tests are expensive and/or difficult to distribute.

The study, carried out by King’s College London, Nomad Projects and J & L Gibbons in partnership with the Canal & River Trust, shows that spending time by canals and rivers is linked to feeling happy and healthy.

Researchers report that the combination of blue and green space with wildlife, has a greater impact on wellbeing than spending time in an environment that is characterised by only green space.

A good response to the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination is based on naive immune cells, whereas pre-existing memory cells are rather disadvantageous, as shown by a research team from the Cluster of Excellence PMI.

Between 1932 and 1945, Japan rolled out a forced prostitution system in all occupied territories in China, South East Asia, and the Pacific. An estimated 500,000 young women were taken from internment camps, kidnapped or lured away under false pretences, and put to work as ‘comfort women’. The money that visitors paid for the young women went to Japanese banks to fund the warfare. Research by Follow the Money shows that both the Dutch state and the royal family profited from this brothel money.

CHICAGO, Ill. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – One in 18 people in the U.S. have a heart arrhythmia. A recent study suggests that one in four adults over the age of 40 could develop an irregular heartbeat. Some people will know they have it, others won’t until it’s too late. Now, doctors have a more precise way to diagnose and treat it all at the same time.

Burnout and other stress-related disorders are risk factors for myocardial infarction, coronary heart diseases, and many other diseases. Acupuncture improves the heart rate variability and has "the potential to be a powerful approach for evidence-based complementary treatment of patients with burnout syndrome," Prof. Dr. Gerhard Litscher et al. report in their textbook "Heart Rate Variability and Acupuncture".

Now, the latest generation of the enhanced AeroPace™ neurostimulation system has been introduced in Greifswald and can be used immediately for suitable ventilation patients in Greifswald.

There is a growing at-risk population struggling for help from the medical and conseling professions: This population strongly desires amputation of certain healthy working body parts. Prevalence rates are increasing due to internet support groups, chat rooms and discussion boards. The challenge however is that most medical professionals refuse to perform a medical procedure, especially an amputation of a healthy viable limb. As a result, many sufferers of this disorder are engaging in attempts and completions of self amputation. Aglaja Stirn and colleagues report the relevant details in their textbook "Body Integrity Identity Disorder: Psychological, Neurobiological, Ethical and Legal Aspects".

COVID-19 vaccines reduced the potential global death toll during the pandemic by more than half in the year following their implementation, a mathematical modelling study published today in The Lancet Infectious Diseases estimates.

On the evening of June 17, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukrainian paramedic Yulia “Taira” Paevska had been released from Russian captivity. Paevska has long been hailed as a hero in Ukraine, known for saving hundreds of lives as a volunteer medic in the Donbas. At the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Paevska spent more than two weeks evacuating the wounded in besieged Mariupol (the harrowing footage from her body camera was later published by the Associated Press). After Russian troops captured Paevska on March 16, pro-Kremlin media began smearing her as a “Nazi” and accusing her of terrible crimes. As a result, news of Paevska’s release sent the rumor churning once again as pro-Kremlin bloggers wondered how it was even possible for Russia to let her go.