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> A new device developed by researchers at U.K.-based Loughborough University can transform the breath of paralysis victims into words, the school has announced. The tool analyzes changes in breathing patterns and converts "breath signals" into words via pattern recognition software and a digital converter, which a speech synthesizer can read out loud. Announcement
> An automated speech-analysis program correctly was able to predict schizophrenia in young people 100 percent of the time, according to research published recently in the journal Schizophrenia, the Atlantic reports. The model outperformed other screening technologies, including biomarkers from neuroimaging and EEG recordings of brain activity, the article notes. Article
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> Adults 65 years and older are at an increased risk of contracting influenza, pneumococcus and hepatitis B. However, health insurers, providers and pharmacies can help consumers access the care they need through a variety of methods, according to a new report from America's Health Insurance Plans. Article
> More than half of 554 Hispanic individuals included in a recent survey said they lacked health insurance in both 2014 and 2015, and the reasons they gave for the lack of coverage offer insights about why this population tends to feature lower enrollment rates, according to McKinsey & Company's Center for U.S. Health System Reform. Article
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> Working late hours doesn't affect surgeons' skills, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Article
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