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Surgeon Uses Smartphone to Detect Cancer in his Body

A patient receives chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. (Reuters)
A patient receives chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. (Reuters)
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Surgeon Uses Smartphone to Detect Cancer in his Body

A patient receives chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. (Reuters)
A patient receives chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. (Reuters)

An American doctor used an ultrasound device connected to his smartphone to detect cancerous cells in his body.

According to CNET, US vascular surgeon John Martin found cancerous cells in his own neck while testing a portable ultrasound device called Butterfly iQ.

The Butterfly iQ connects to your iPhone and looks a bit like an electric razor. Then, the device should be placed it on the area of the body you wish to examine and a black-and-white ultrasound image will appear on your phone.

The Butterfly iQ's portability means it could be used in ambulances or at home.

The device's creator, Butterfly Network, hopes it can incorporate artificial intelligence into the software so that even a novice will be able to use it.

According to MIT Technology Review, Martin has undergone surgery and radiation treatment since diagnosing his cancer.

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Scaffolding Goes up in Venice to Save Banksy’s Migrant Mural

People work at the beginning of the restoration process of Banksy's 'Migrant Child', the mural depicting a migrant child wearing a lifejacket and holding a pink flare in Venice, Italy, June 17, 2025. (Reuters)
People work at the beginning of the restoration process of Banksy's 'Migrant Child', the mural depicting a migrant child wearing a lifejacket and holding a pink flare in Venice, Italy, June 17, 2025. (Reuters)
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Scaffolding Goes up in Venice to Save Banksy’s Migrant Mural

People work at the beginning of the restoration process of Banksy's 'Migrant Child', the mural depicting a migrant child wearing a lifejacket and holding a pink flare in Venice, Italy, June 17, 2025. (Reuters)
People work at the beginning of the restoration process of Banksy's 'Migrant Child', the mural depicting a migrant child wearing a lifejacket and holding a pink flare in Venice, Italy, June 17, 2025. (Reuters)

Scaffolding went up in Venice on Tuesday to restore a mural by the elusive street artist Banksy that had appeared on the side of a 17th century building in the lagoon city six years ago.

"Migrant Child" shows a boy wearing a lifejacket and holding a pink flare, representing the artist's support for migrant sea rescue charities.

But being exposed to Venice's notorious humidity and painted on the canal-facing side of a crumbling palazzo, it was in danger of fading into oblivion.

The building, unoccupied when Banksy worked on it, was bought last year by an Italian bank that is now funding its entire restoration, mural included.

Banca Ifis is planning to turn the Palazzo San Pantalon into an exhibition space linked to the Venice Biennale art fair, it said in a statement.

The three-story building is in the Dorsoduro neighborhood, near Venice's main university. The well-known Zaha Hadid Architects studio is working on the renovation project.