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  "id": 19496603,
  "title": "Bioengineers create portable tool to spot preterm birth risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/bioengineers-create-portable-tool-to-spot-preterm-birth-risk",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-11T12:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-bioengineers-portable-tool-preterm-birth.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Biomedical engineers at Florida International University have built a portable imaging device designed to detect early signs of preterm labor risk in about five seconds. The system, called PPRIM (Portable Preterm Imaging), could flag risk up to three months earlier than current screening methods.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}