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Help for cancer patients

Tech Life

BBC

Tech News, News, Technology

4.4221 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Blood tests are part of the process of receiving cancer treatment. But they can be time-consuming and require visits to hospital. A new blood test machine is changing this. The Liberty is a small device that allows patients to take blood tests and upload the results from home without supervision. Lynn Thompson took part in the trial, and she tells Tech Life it's made a huge difference to her life. Also this week, we answer a listener's question about smart glasses. We learn about a project, involving electrolysers and hydrogen cooking stoves, which could improve the health of villagers in rural Nepal. And cutting down on e-waste - we speak to Tech for Troops.

Presenter: Shiona McCallum Producer: Tom Quinn

(Photo: A still photo of Lynn Thompson with the Liberty blood test device. Credit: BBC)

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0:24.4

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0:34.1

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0:37.9

Hello and welcome to TechLife, the program about technology making an impact on your life.

0:44.3

I'm Shona McCallum and this week we're finding out about a new blood testing device

0:48.8

which is making a real difference to the lives of people receiving cancer treatment

0:53.1

because the machine can be used in their own homes.

0:56.9

Also this week, bringing hydrogen cooking stoves to rural Nepal.

1:00.9

Hydrogen burns without fumes. The only thing that is created when hydrogen is burned is water vapor.

1:08.7

We answer a listener's question about smart glasses

1:12.2

and I speak to the man leading a project

1:14.5

to prevent e-waste by refurbishing tech for military veterans.

1:22.6

Music No matter where you live, we all know waiting time targets at hospitals are quite often missed,

1:42.7

with patients reporting lots of time spent in boring

1:45.9

waiting rooms. And that can be even worse when you have cancer, because you have so many

1:51.2

appointments and blood tests to do before you get treatment. So what if there was technology

1:56.5

you could use at home that would save you the hospital trip altogether? Well, I've been looking at a new device to do just that,

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