FDA Approves First Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine You Give Yourself at Home – This And More News In Digital Health This Week

I finally started using the advanced voice mode of ChatGPT and it's indeed a game changer (even if it's slower than Siri). Give it a try and enjoy the benefits of a multimodal LLM that you can interact with with voice.

I also shared what books I've recently purchased. Whether it's good science fiction or a book about the future, I hope you will get some useful ideas from the list.

And I discussed vision writing, an easy-to-use futures method you can start using today. It will empower you to feel empathy for future generations or just yourself in the future.

I hope you will find the newsletter useful!

FDA APPROVES FIRST AT-HOME NASAL SPRAY FLU VACCINE

The FDA just approved FluMist from AstraZeneca for self- or caregiver administration for the prevention of influenza virus subtypes A and B.

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SURGICAL ROBOTS: CURRENT USES AND FUTURE EXPECTATIONS

Robots’ potentials have been a fascination for humans and have even led to a booming field of robot-assisted surgery.

The assistance of robots extend beyond incisions and includes laparoscopies, radiosurgeries and, in the future, a combination of artificial intelligence technologies to assist surgeons in their craft.

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THE FUTURES TOOLKIT: 6 PRACTICAL METHODS FOR ENVISIONING THE FUTURE

This fast-track course will provide you with the practical methods you need to discover and analyze potential futures in your field.

You could easily learn these practical methods, empowering you to anticipate and prepare for future challenges. This course will equip you with tools and techniques to navigate the complexities of potential futures, transforming uncertainty into strategy and fear into emotional resilience today.

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DOTPLOT HELPS WOMEN SELF-CHECK AT HOME TO DETECT BREAST CANCER

Do you remember the device called Dotplot that helps women self-check at home to detect breast cancer? You might wonder where they are now so I checked it out:

- They plan to launch the product soon.

- They were named as New Startup of the Year by Cancer Research UK.

- They recently filed a UK patent application and it has a growing IP portfolio.

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AI DETECTS HYPERTENSION IN VOICE RECORDINGS

As I wrote some time ago, AI will keep on finding unusual associations. Here is another one. Researchers used AI to identify signs of hypertension in audio recordings!

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SEVERAL ARRESTED AFTER WOMAN DIES IN 'SUICIDE POD'

Do you remember the suicide pod in Switzerland that I shared a few months ago? Now, police made multiple arrests after a woman reportedly ended her life using the pod for the first time ever. Just a note that the pod can be solely operated by the person seeking to end their own life, without medical supervision.

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A ROBOT THAT CAN GIVE MASSAGES

We recently interviewed Dennis Ledenkof, roboSculptor founder and CEO. According to the company's website, it is a "???? ???????????????????? ???????????????? ?????? ???????? ???????????????????? ?????????????????? ???? ?????????? ???????????????? ?????????????? ?????? ?????????????? ???? ????."

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