I recently got the chance to test ride Honda’s new Motocompacto, a battery-powered suitcase with wheels that comes complete with an underwhelming 15 mph top speed and an adorable bell, which I must say has to be my favorite feature by far. Overall, the Motocompacto’s strongest aspect is its looks, followed by its portability. For […]
While the 2024 Porsche Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid isn’t exactly the most environmentally-friendly plug-in hybrid you could choose, there’s an updated version of the Stuttgart super-sedan on the way next year, and it packs a 25.9kWh battery. For those of you keeping score at home, that’s 1.8kWh more capacity than an entire first-generation Nissan Leaf gave […]
Nissan is announcing a major series of investments and plans for electrification today, many of which have been long rumored but are now being concretely defined. In summary, plan on two new CUVs and a brand-new version of the Leaf, all three of which will be produced in the UK at Nissan’s Sunderland plant. In […]
More people than ever are dying from opioid overdoses in the United States, as the country is grappling with a new wave of the opioid epidemic. We meet the founder on a mission to change that. Kjartan Thorsson was working as a medical doctor on the orthopaedic department of the University Hospital in Reykjavik when […]
Nexcella has announced FDA approval of IND application for a novel cell therapy, paving the way for its first US patient dosing. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for a new cell therapy drug. that aims (formerly HBI0101). The drug, called BCMA CAR-T NXC-201, is developed […]
Open Medical has announced the introduction of Pathpoint eTrauma at the Medway NHS Foundation Trust. The award-winning system is set to transform and enhance orthopaedic trauma procedures throughout the entire department with its unmatched capabilities. Through Open Medical’s partnership with DePuy Synthes, the orthopaedic company of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, the Trust was able to […]
The Alberta Virtual Care Coordinating Body has published its ‘Interoperability Saves Lives’ report, identifying several factors hampering provincial progress in health data interoperability and making recommendations on legislation, design, assurance, and oversight. The report was conducted by a working group who performed a cost/benefit analysis of health data interoperability using a number of domains of […]
Exploring the challenges of representativeness in AI interpretation of medical imaging, a journal published in The Lancet this week introduces the ‘Medical AI Data for All (MAIDA)’ initiative, described as a “framework for global medical data sharing to address the shortage of public health data and enable rigorous evaluation of AI models across all populations”. The […]
Northamptonshire ICB has published its Five-Year Joint Forward Plan, guided by the wider 10-year strategy, which sets out 10 ambitions for everyone in the county to ‘Live Your Best Life’. The plan identifies digital as one of five areas of work which will “deliver the biggest impact” on national and local priorities, with high quality […]
Coal plays a huge role in global electricity generation, but has a significant impact on the environment. Boy_anupong | Moment | Getty Images From Pennsylvania to the north of England, coal mines helped to power the Industrial Revolution, turbocharging the economic growth of countries around the world. Today, however, the production and use of coal […]
