New AI Tool Detects Heart Disease in Seconds; Urine Test Shows High Accuracy for Bladder Cancer

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Published: 2026-09-04
Category: health
Source: What went right this week

A new 'superhuman' tool developed by Imperial College London can detect heart disease in seconds by scanning electrocardiograms (ECGs) for information beyond human cardiologists' perception, showing up to 93% accuracy in a trial of 67,000 patients. Additionally, a UK trial of the Galeas urine test, led by the University of Birmingham, correctly identified 92.2% of bladder cancer cases among 964 patients, offering a less invasive diagnostic method. The bladder cancer study was peer-reviewed and published in European Urology Oncology.

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