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Why we must strive to keep tech accessible

  • March 16, 2023
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Ageism in tech could drive isolation in older people, advises Verity Batchelder, founder of Good Life Sorted As technology continues to progress at a rapid pace, it’s important that we keep the users of our tech front of mind. An ageing population means we now have a few generations of people who are not digital […]

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News in Brief: ICB People Digital plan contract, virtual reality therapy in Birmingham, AI pilot in Leeds, and more – htn

  • March 16, 2023
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It’s time for another news in brief. As always there has been lots happening in the health tech community – join us as we take a look at some of the digital stories from across the industry. £85,000 contract awarded to deliver ICB People Digital Plans A contract worth £85,000 has been awarded to supplier […]

Why I keep my mum in mind when designing clinical audit

  • March 16, 2023
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Engaging users in clinical audit means addressing their needs in the design of both the study itself and the underpinning technology, writes Martin Dean, system architect for CaseCapture. Healthcare professionals don’t want to spend their time with clinical audit software. This might appear an unusual statement for someone who builds that very technology. But for […]

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Covid Worsened a Health Crisis Among Pregnant Women

  • March 16, 2023
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KOKOMO, Ind. — Tammy Cunningham doesn’t remember the birth of her son. She was not quite seven months pregnant when she became acutely ill with Covid-19 in May 2021. By the time she was taken by helicopter to an Indianapolis hospital, she was coughing and gasping for breath. The baby was not due for another […]

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Pregnancy and Covid: What Women Need to Know

  • March 16, 2023
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Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to Covid-19, and new government data show that maternal mortality rose sharply in 2021, the second year of the pandemic. Here’s what women need to know to keep themselves safe. If I’m pregnant or trying to get pregnant, how do I protect myself from Covid? The most important step is […]

A new factory in New Mexico will build $750M of wind turbine towers

  • March 16, 2023
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Dallas-based infrastructure manufacturer Arcosa (NYSE: ACA) said today that it’s received $750 million worth of wind turbine tower orders, so it’s building a new factory where it can make them. The majority of the company’s wind turbine tower orders will support wind energy projects currently under way in the US Southwest, so that’s why it […]