Tesla rolls out vision-based park assist, but it could still use some work

  • March 24, 2023
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Tesla has released a new software update activating its vision-based park assist feature, and videos are starting to roll in showing it in action. In October of last year, Tesla abruptly decided to stop including ultrasonic sensors on Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. These ultrasonic sensors were used for short-range objects detection, particularly during […]

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UK researchers develop Alzheimer’s point-of-care test

  • March 24, 2023
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Scientists from Swansea University and Japan have been awarded £1.3 million to develop a new point of care testing kit that can detect biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease. The project follows Dr Sanjiv Sharma’s ground-breaking work in this area and in the development of the world’s first COVID-19 ‘smart patch’. The smart patch consists of a […]

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Life Is Worse for Older People Now

  • March 24, 2023
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This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here.       Last December, during a Christmas Eve celebration with my in-laws in California, I observed what I now realize was the future of […]

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HTN Now: How Barnsley Hospital NHS has leveraged Microsoft national tenant for virtual consultations – htn

  • March 24, 2023
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For our latest webinar, we hosted a discussion with Richard Billam, deputy director of ICT at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, on how the trust has ?leveraged the Microsoft national tenant and technology from OX.DH for virtual consultations.  The discussion focused on the virtual consultations programme at Barnsley, with emphasis on the technology and how […]

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Caregility appoints Paul Oliver as CRO

  • March 24, 2023
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Enterprise telehealth company Caregility has announced the appointment of Paul Oliver as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). In the newly created position, Oliver will oversee global sales efforts on behalf of the virtual care company. The new CRO will focus on strategic growth opportunities as interest in hybrid care models that blend virtual and in-person care […]

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In one of the rarest cases in the world, KFSH&RC conduct a successful delivery of a woman who is living with an artificial heart pump – Digital Health Technology News

  • March 24, 2023
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Despite the challenges of pregnancy for patients with heart pumps, a mother’s determination to overcome these obstacles has created hope for others. The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&RC) medical team successfully performed a rare cesarean surgery without complications for a 32-year-old woman who lives on an artificial pump that assists her heart […]

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Guy’s and St Thomas’ study confirms high capture efficiency of SageTech Medical’s solution – Digital Health Technology News

  • March 24, 2023
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SageTech Medical (“SageTech”), the medical device company focused on the capture and recycling of environmentally polluting anaesthetic gasses from the human and veterinary healthcare sectors, is delighted that positive results from a study by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (“the Trust”), concerning its gas capturing system, has been published by the Association of […]

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Yorkshire Imaging Collaborative opens AI funding competition – htn

  • March 24, 2023
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The Yorkshire Imaging Collaborative has launched an artificial intelligence funding competition, with an aim to improve patient safety, diagnostic accuracy and accelerate care pathways. It has been designed to “support operational clinical trials of existing radiology AI solutions which can be readily purchased off the shelf today”. Applications can bid for up to £40,000 to […]

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“Having true partnership working in place is vital” Niamh McKenna on HTN Let’s Talk – htn

  • March 24, 2023
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Welcome back to our podcast HTN Let’s Talk, sponsored by Spirit Health! For this episode we interview Niamh McKenna, chief information officer at NHS Resolution. We discussed the key digital projects Niamh has been involved in throughout her career, the strategic priorities for NHS Resolution going forward, the key factors are needed for innovation in […]