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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Gregory Health editor

NHS to begin world-first trial of AI tool to identify type 2 diabetes risk

Computer monitors in the operating theatre
Computer monitors in the operating theatre: the Aire-DM tool (not pictured) could be revolutionary in identifying future risk of type 2 diabetes early on. Photograph: Arctic-Images/Getty Images

The NHS in England is launching a world-first trial of a “gamechanging” artificial intelligence tool that can identify patients at risk of type 2 diabetes more than a decade before they develop the condition.

More than 500 million people worldwide have type 2 diabetes, and finding new ways to spot people at risk before they develop the condition is a major global health priority. Estimates suggest 1 billion people will have type 2 diabetes by 2050.

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