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Archive for 2023
Update: The Microbiome and Breast Cancer
It was almost seven years ago that we published a blog about the role of the gut microbiome in breast cancer (© […]
When the Editors Walked Out
It was 20 years ago when the Public Library of Science (PLOS) – motivated by Nobel Laureate Harold Varmus – launched its […]
A Flurry of Screening Advice
Advocates on all sides of the breast screening debate are agreed that the earlier a malignant tumour is detected, the […]
POCUS Joins Forces with AI
A recent breakthrough development in medical imaging has been the emergence of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) devices, especially those systems that […]
Cancer Surgeon to Lead NIH
When CapeRay was still in its infancy at the University of Cape Town (UCT), Kit Vaughan and Tania Douglas were […]
Covid … and a Silver Lining
Two weeks ago, Linda Geddes, the science correspondent for The Guardian, contributed two articles, the first describing how the Covid pandemic ushered in […]
Breast Ultrasound Volume Sweep Imaging
Clinicians led by Dr Thomas Marini, a radiologist at the University of Rochester in upstate New York, have recently published a freely […]
A New Scholarship is Launched
It was just two years ago that we marked the untimely passing of Tania Douglas, co-founder and board member of CapeRay, following […]
What Happened in AI this Week?
This past week has been particularly busy for the field of artificial intelligence (AI). An open letter from Future of Life Institute […]