‘Trending’ doctors’ notes could help hospitals predict COVID-19 surges

A new study, published today in Nature Digital Medicine, found that ‘natural language processing’ (NLP) of information routinely recorded by doctors—as part of patients’ electronic health records—reveal vital trends that could help clinical teams forecast and plan for surges in patients. The researchers from King’s College London, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KCH), and […]

HEALTH NOTES: Could parasitic worms help fight dementia

HEALTH NOTES: Could parasitic worms become the new weapon in the fight against dementia? Parasitic worms could be a new weapon in the fight against inflammatory conditions such as heart disease, dementia and arthritis.  Hookworms were once a common problem in the UK when drinking water was unclean, but were mostly eradicated in the 1900s.  […]