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Therma Bright Initiates Data Collection with AI Digital Cough Technology App at TB Clinics
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 10, 2023) - Therma Bright Inc. (TSXV: THRM) (OTCQB: TBRIF...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Therma Bright Initiates Data Collection with AI Digital Cough Technology App at TB ClinicsToronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 10, 2023) - Therma Bright Inc. (TSXV: THRM) (OTCQB: TBRIF) (\"Therma\" or the \"Company\"), developer and investor in a wide-range of leading-edge, proprietary diagnostic and medical device technologies, is pleased to announce that the Company has established collaborations with several Tuberculosis (TB) medical care facilities to initiate the data collection and screening of active respiratory challenged patients.The potential for a non-invasive, non-sputum-based and point-of-care mobile app holds significant promise for efficiently triaging and aiding health care professionals to make an informed decision on respiratory issues in developed and underdeveloped parts of the world. Current practices for screening respiratory issues, such as TB, are time consuming and include; chest X rays, skin tests and blood tests. These tests are typically inaccessible to many deserving and developing nations around the world. Therma Bright's licensed Digital Cough Technology (\"DCT\"), from AI4LYF, offers a tremendous opportunity for Therma Bright and these communities to lead the way; bringing innovative AI-driven, real-life validated digital collection, screening and user-friendly technology to the global marketplace. Long before COVID-19, communities around the world have struggled to address the increase in respiratory ailments within their area, including Tuberculosis (\"TB\") - which is a global threat and found in every country around the world. In fact, TB causes over one million deaths annually. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1.8 billion people-close to one quarter of the world's population-are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb), the bacteria that causes TB. Last year, 10.6 million contracted TB and 1.6 million died. Therma Bright has embarked on this digital collection effort with its licensing partner, AI4LYF, with the goal of securing cough data via its innovative AI-driven DCT App. The data collected will be in partnership with several hospitals across Pakistan, a nation where TB has reached a concerning public health threat. \"The goals of the WHO's End Tuberculosis strategy, which aims to achieve a 90% reduction in TB incidence and a 95% reduction in TB mortality by 20...