This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes new e-bike battery regulations in China, 100% tariffs on EVs (and potentially e-bikes), a tour of Ride1Up’s e-bike factory, Pedego Moto review, Eli Zero electric microcar coming to the […]
Open Medical has announced the launch of its novel digital cancer management system, Pathpoint Oncology. Pathpoint Oncology is a modern, cloud-based cancer management software solution designed to streamline clinical and operational cancer workflows, including comprehensive MDT coordination, and provide a comprehensive database for cancer reporting. It is a future-proof solution that will scale and adapt […]
When a patient with a severe traumatic brain injury is comatose, in intensive care, unresponsive and hooked up to a ventilator, but not brain-dead, when is the time to withdraw life support? A small study on the fates of people in such situations suggests that doctors and patients’ families may make better decisions if they […]
A new service to support recovering stroke patients and their families has been launched. The North Cumbria Community Stroke Discharge and Support Team will support patients with complex care needs who are being discharged from hospital following a stroke, focusing on patients who require a full package of care at home or who are moving into nursing […]
Senior local doctors are encouraging residents quite literally to take steps to improve their wellbeing during Mental Health Awareness Week (13-19 May), to match the theme for this year’s campaign: “Moving more for our mental health’. New research for the Mental Health Foundation reveals that 36% of adults find it a challenge to make time […]
In a recent HTN interview, we spoke with Natalie Hayes, CNIO at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals (MWL) NHS Trust, about digital projects, priorities, and challenges. We first asked Natalie to tell us a bit about her current role. She shared that after having spent time as a diabetes specialist nurse, she moved into […]
The refreshed Model 3 Performance was released on April 23, but less than a month after release it’s having its price hiked again, for a second time. The Model 3 Performance just got a big refresh, after the Model 3’s overall “Highland” refresh. The refresh includes more horsepower (up to 510hp now, and 0-60 of […]
Papyrus, the national charity supporting young people at risk of suicide, has worked with the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA) to develop an app library containing “trusted apps” for young people to use to access a range of information, support, and advice on mental health. According to Papyrus’s website, all […]
MediSecure, a provider of a digital prescription platform, is the latest in Australia to fall victim to a major ransomware attack by unidentified actors. On Thursday, 16 May, the company reported a cyber attack “impacting the personal and health information of individuals” in its system. The company’s website and phone lines have since gone offline. […]
What Tools Are Important for a Transition to Platform Engineering? To be successful at platform engineering, “you need a foundation, for sure,” says Atif Chaughtai, global healthcare industry lead at Red Hat. “There is a plethora of processes that most organizations should have.” Examples include continuous integration and continuous delivery, application programming interface management, containerization […]
