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Digital twin company Twin Health secures $50M

  • December 13, 2023
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Digital metabolic care startup Twin Health announced it raised $50 million in funding, two years after securing $140 million in Series C funding.  Temasek led the funding with participation from existing investors Sofina, ICONIQ Growth, Helena, and Peak XV. WHAT IT DOES Twin’s product is the Whole Body Digital Twin, an AI-backed model that aims […]

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Pharmacies Shared Patient Records Without a Warrant, an Inquiry Finds

  • December 13, 2023
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Law enforcement agencies have obtained the prescription records of thousands of Americans from the country’s largest pharmacy chains without a warrant, a congressional inquiry found, raising concerns about how the companies handle patient privacy. Three of the largest pharmacy groups — CVS Health, Kroger and Rite Aid — do not require their staff members to […]

Digital-first for NHS as Somerset integrates Better Meds ePMA solution

  • December 13, 2023
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with Better, CGI and Black Pear, has successfully integrated the Better Meds electronic prescribing and medication administration (ePMA) solution into the Somerset Integrated Digital e-Record (SIDeR) system. The integrated digital medicines platform, which is currently undergoing live clinical validation across admission areas, will improve care continuity, safety and patient […]

Nissan Ariya electric SUV earns 2023 IIHS top safety award, its highest rating

  • December 13, 2023
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The Nissan Ariya earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) 2023 Top Safety Pick+ designation. Nissan’s electric SUV earned the agency’s highest rating with a strong crash test performance, headlight evaluation, and advanced safety tech. Nissan Ariya EV earns the highest IIHS safety rating Once viewed as an EV pioneer with the launch of […]

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Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Abortion Pill Access

  • December 13, 2023
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The Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it would decide on the availability of a commonly used abortion pill, the first major case involving abortion on its docket since it overturned the constitutional right to the procedure more than a year ago. The Biden administration had asked the justices to intervene after a three-judge panel […]

Contract for NHS Scotland diagnostic imaging technology awarded to Sectra

  • December 13, 2023
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Radiology teams and other healthcare professionals throughout the NHS in Scotland are to benefit from a new agreement that will see a cloud-based enterprise imaging service delivered across 15 NHS boards by international medical imaging IT company Sectra.   The agreement with NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) will provide tools that will support healthcare teams as they […]

Chevy Blazer EV first drive – is it worth its $56k base price?

  • December 13, 2023
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GM invited us to San Diego to drive the new Chevy Blazer EV, Chevrolet’s first Ultium-based EV which is just hitting dealerships now – and to try its new Google-based UI, which it’s controversially replacing Apple CarPlay with. The Blazer EV is Chevy’s new mid-size electric SUV, leveraging the classic Blazer nameplate. After all, GM says […]

GM claims CarPlay and Android Auto cause “unsafe” driver behavior

  • December 13, 2023
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GM can’t really catch a break on its decision to end support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in-vehicle projection modes. And while that choice does have a defensible business purpose (more on that in a moment), recent comments from Tim Babbitt, GM’s Head of Product for Infotainment, to Motor Trend seem like an unforced […]