The House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday that would make permanent harsh criminal penalties and strict controls on fentanyl-related drugs, with scores of Democrats joining nearly all Republicans in a vote that reflected the political challenges of tackling what both parties consider America’s most pressing drug crisis. The bill, approved by a vote of […]
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast issued a voluntary recall for the entire first batch of 999 VF8 electric SUVs sent to the US over a software issue that poses safety risks. VinFast issues VF8 recall in the US The recall comes after the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said: “A software error may cause […]
Autonomous freight aircraft developer Natilus has announced it will offer ZeroAvia’s ZA600 hydrogen-electric engine as a propulsion option on its blended wing body (BWB) cargo plane. The two aviation companies have formed a strategic partnership to jointly-develop an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flown entirely by hydrogen-electric propulsion. As one of the more prominent zero-emission aviation […]
Right now, the global healthcare industry faces a worldwide staffing shortage that is roundly expected to worsen. A combination of factors is to blame, some pandemic-related – including the tragic scale of COVID-related deaths among healthcare workers – and others structural. In Europe, where I live, the impact of the shortage has already grown profound: […]
CircleCI, the leading continuous integration and delivery platform, has played a pivotal role in Alan‘s remarkable growth and success as a pioneering force in the healthcare industry. Alan, the disruptive French unicorn and the country’s first digital health company, has already made waves in the healthcare sector by reaching an impressive €280m ARR with a […]
At HTN: Digital ICS, we hosted a discussion with Adrian Byrne, chief information officer of University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHSFT), on the integration challenges for an integrated care system. The discussion focused on the successes and challenges experienced by the UHSFT in rolling out their digital strategy, covering areas including interoperability, coordination, innovation […]
On Thursday, Stellantis revealed a new investment in Lyten, an advanced materials company and pioneer behind lithium-sulfur EV battery tech. Silicon Valley-based startup Lyten says its LytCell lithium-sulfur EV battery addresses the challenges typically associated with sulfur, enabling twice the energy density, improved payload, and roughly a 60% lower carbon footprint than traditional lithium-ion EV […]
NHS Shared Business Services has opened a new framework opportunity to support the procurement of cloud solutions. Through an estimated £500 million framework, it includes four lots to cover solution design and consultancy, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and software as a service (SaaS). The contract is currently active, however […]
Here’s a brief overview of some of the stories within the health tech community that have caught our eye. £1.5million Da Vinci Xi surgical robotic system to be introduced in Somerset Musgrove Park and Yeovil Hospitals, part of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, have already begun training surgeons on the use of a new £1.5 million […]
Mike Taylor, chief technology officer for Radar Healthcare, explores the impact Open AI and natural language processing, such as that found within ChatGPT, will have on health and social care. ChatGPT has become the fastest growing consumer application in history. According to a recent report by Reuters, just eight weeks after it launched, ChatGPT had […]
