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AI sees what doctors miss: Fatty liver disease hidden in chest x-rays

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Fatty liver disease, caused by the accumulation of fat in the liver, is estimated to affect one in four people worldwide. If left untreated, it can lead to serious complications, such as cirrhosis and liver cancer, making it crucial to detect early and initiate treatment.

Currently, standard tests for diagnosing fatty liver disease include ultrasounds, CTs, and MRIs, which require costly specialized equipment and facilities. In contrast, chest X-rays are performed more frequently, are relatively inexpensive, and involve low radiation exposure. Although this test is primarily used to examine the condition of the lungs and heart, it also captures part of the liver, making it possible to detect signs of fatty liver disease. However, the relationship between chest X-rays and fatty liver disease has rarely been a subject of in-depth study.

Therefore, a research group led by Associate Professor Sawako Uchida-Kobayashi and Associate Professor Daiju Ueda at Osaka Metropolitan University’s Graduate School of Medicine developed an AI model that can detect the presence of fatty liver disease from chest X-ray images.

In this retrospective study, a total of 6,599 chest X-ray images containing data from 4,414 patients were used to develop an AI model utilizing controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) scores. The AI model was verified to be highly accurate, with the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) ranging from 0.82 to 0.83.

“The development of diagnostic methods using easily obtainable and inexpensive chest X-rays has the potential to improve fatty liver detection. We hope it can be put into practical use in the future,” stated Professor Uchida-Kobayashi.

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Keir Starmer Agrees Deal With Rebel Labour MPs In Huge Climbdown On Welfare Cuts

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Keir Starmer has agreed to climb down on his planned welfare cuts after reaching a deal with Labour MPs in an attempt to avoid a humiliating Commons defeat.

The prime minister was locked in talks with his rebel backbenchers for most of the day after more than 120 of them threatened to vote down the government’s controversial reforms.

Although No.10 will be relieved that they appear to have done enough to avoid losing next week’s vote, the outcome is still a massive blow to the prime minister’s authority which will also make it harder for Rachel Reeves to balance the nation’s books.

Under the initial plans, the government wanted to make it harder to claim personal independence payments (PIP) and cut the health-related element of Universal Credit.

The changes would have cut the overall welfare bill by £5 billion.

Starmer has now agreed that the changes will not affect current claimants, only those who receive the benefits in future.

In addition, the PM has also agreed that the government will spend more on employment support and consult on any future changes to PIP.

Those concessions are expected to cost the Treasury up to £2 billion, piling pressure on Reeves to find the cash.

The deal was struck between Starmer and senior Labour MPs Meg Hillier and Debbie Abrahams, who organised a wrecking amendment which could have killed off the welfare reforms.

It remains to be seen whether they will be enough to convince enough of the rebel MPs to vote with the government next week.

However, some left-wing MPs have already made clear that they will still oppose the government’s plans next Tuesday.

Clive Lewis posted on X: “Every MP will have to weigh up the deal for themselves.

“Alas, this smacks of a face saving exercise more than it does doing right by my sick and disabled constituents. No impact assessment. No co-production with disabled groups. No deal. I’ll still be voting against.”

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Every MP will have to weigh up the deal for themselves.

Alas, this smacks of a face saving exercise more than it does doing right by my sick & disabled constituents.

No impact assessment.

No co-production with disabled groups.

No deal.

I’ll still be voting against. https://t.co/j9RdzSAU94

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Alas, this smacks of a face saving exercise more than it does doing right by my sick & disabled constituents.

No impact assessment.

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I’ll still be voting against. https://t.co/j9RdzSAU94

— Clive Lewis MP (@labourlewis) June 26, 2025

Richard Burgon said: “These changes may make a very bad bill less awful. But the vast majority of cuts remain and it still forces hundreds of thousands into poverty. Nowhere near good enough.

“I’ll vote against the bill. The government shouldn’t be balancing the books on the backs of disabled people.”

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These changes may make a very bad Bill less awful.

But the vast majority of cuts remain and it still forces hundreds of thousands into poverty. Nowhere near good enough.

I’ll vote against the Bill. The Government shouldn’t be balancing the books on the backs of disabled people. https://t.co/G6Auox8jdl

— Richard Burgon MP (@RichardBurgon) June 26, 2025