Prototype trials are now under way at Newcastle Hospitals. Its Northern Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering team is leading on the device regulation, and the National Institute for Health and Care Research HealthTech Research Centre in Diagnostic and Technology Evaluation is also involved. Prof Kris Thielemans, professor in medical imagine physics at UCL, said the … Read more
A prototype scanner designed to detect cancerous tumours in women with dense breast tissue could “ultimately save more lives”, researchers say. Dense tissue shows up as white on mammograms, but tumours are also white – so they can be hard to detect. Developed by technology group Kromek in partnership with Newcastle Hospitals, Newcastle University and … Read more
Mr Wright, from online safety and security organisation SWGfl, said the experiment echoed the concerns his charity had raised, that “children can be exposed to harmful content, even when no risky search terms are used”. “It is worrying. The content you describe… presents serious risks to children’s mental health and wellbeing, and we have all … Read more
This profile was shown the least disturbing content, but on the first day, a search for “leopard print” on Instagram, one of Aisha’s interests, immediately led to scantily-clad women in suggestive poses. The For You page was then suggesting more of these types of images several days later despite never searching for it again. While … Read more
A BBC investigation has found young teenagers are being exposed to content about weapons, bullying, murder and suicide soon after joining social media platforms. The project, which saw six fictional profiles set up as 13-15-year-olds, found they were shown the “worrying” posts within just minutes of scrolling on TikTok and YouTube. They were also guided … Read more
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