The U.S. flag is displayed at Tesoro’s Los Angeles oil refinery. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters U.S. crude oil futures cracked $81 a barrel on Thursday, ending the day at the highest level since early November as the International Energy Agency now forecasts a supply deficit for 2024. The West Texas Intermediate contract for April rose […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) looks set to revolutionise the healthcare industry. By automating tedious and time-consuming tasks, and having the capability to identify trends and connections in vast amounts of patient data, AI has the potential for good, to speed up diagnosis, improve patient outcomes, free up clinician time, and reduce costs. Healthcare providers and HealthTech […]
The NHS is set to roll out artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce the number of missed appointments and free up staff time to help bring down the waiting list for elective care. The expansion to 10 more NHS Trusts follows a successful pilot in Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, which has seen the […]
The Department of Health and Social Care has published the final report on an independent review into equity in medical devices, making 18 recommendations designed to address “unfair biases” identified through the course of the review. The recommendations centre a number of key topics including AI-assisted medical devices, pulse oximeters and optical medical devices. Eight […]
Bionical Solutions, a leading provider of technology enabled engagement and healthcare services to global pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare companies and the NHS, today announced the appointment of Andrew Seward as Chief Technology Officer for the Digital business. Andrew has over 12 years of experience in technology and product management, most recently as Head of Data Product […]
A Shell logo displayed on a sign at a gas station in Nakuru, Kenya. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images British oil giant Shell on Thursday announced plans to moderate its near-term carbon emissions cuts, while maintaining its pledge to become a net-zero company by the middle of the century. In its latest energy […]
In a groundbreaking move, the European Union has launched its bid to set the new comprehensive standard for the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) with the European Parliament passing the EU AI Act on March 13, 2024. This pioneering legislation, set to come into effect in the coming years, ushers in a new era in […]
NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB has announced its inclusion in the second year of the Clinical Entrepreneur Programme Innovation Sites (InSites) programme, designed to bring together NHS provider organisations to test innovative ways of patient care and evaluate them in real-world settings. Through the programme, the ICB seeks to explore the development of a system-wide […]
A collaborative project to bring the promise of cell therapy to patients with a deadly form of brain cancer has shown dramatic results among the first patients to receive the novel treatment. In a paper published in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from the Mass General Cancer Center, a member of the Mass […]
BAPIO, in collaboration with TERN Group, Apollo Health Sciences UK and Charkos is spearheading the discussion to meet the objectives outlined in the 2030 Roadmap for India-UK future relations. This meeting of minds will act as a bridge between Indian professionals and European institutions. The partnership aims to promote healthcare excellence, encourage collaborations, and implement […]
