The sun sets behind a pumpjack during a gusty night in Fort Stockton, Texas, March 24, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images U.S. crude oil gained nearly 3% on Tuesday after booking a loss last week as the market focuses on an upcoming key OPEC+ meeting. OPEC+ will hold a virtual meeting on Sunday to […]
A new sweat monitoring device for testing disease biomarkers has been developed that eliminates the need for physical activity to induce sweating. Sweat contains biomarkers that can monitor various health conditions, from diabetes to genetic disorders. This sampling is preferred by many people to blood sampling as it is a painless procedure. However, to obtain […]
The Department of Health and Social Care has published a tender for a partner organisation to help deliver projects supporting digital skills development of the adult social care (ASC) workforce. The overall aim is to ensure that the workforce “has the confidence and skills to embrace technology and adopt digital ways of working”, with the […]
New research has found that nearly one-fifth (17%) of UK industries, from renewables and telecoms to defence and transport, have received enforcement action at some point due to fixed and movable assets not meeting HSE compliance standards, with over 10% receiving an HSE fine Nearly 50% of organisations said that their asset data isn’t sufficiently […]
In a statement published to the Guernsey government website, the president of the Committee for Health & Social Care has announced the delay of the first phase of the island’s EPR implementation to 2025, on the grounds of patient safety. With the first phase initially planned to go live in October 2024, the president stated: […]
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB’s Access Improvement Plan has highlighted the role of digital and technology in improving access to healthcare, with “expected improvements” for patients including “less hurdles” and “clear information” when accessing services, set times for online consultations, a choice of appointment methods, and a better understanding of the apps and technologies in […]
ASX-listed health data analytics firm Beamtree has signed a contract to deliver its AI technology to improve clinical coding at Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Service Group (HMG). The A$3.6 million ($2.4 million) contract includes the deployment of Beamtree’s PICQ, which automates the audit of clinical record classification, and RippleDown, which helps assess opportunities for […]
HoneyNaps, a startup from South Korea that offers AI for the diagnosis of sleep disorders, has raised $11.6 million from a recent Series B funding round. WHAT IT’S FOR According to a press statement, its fresh funds will be used to cement its presence in the United States market. At present, the sleep technology sector […]
Edwards Lifesciences today announced the UK launch of the SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA valve, the only transcatheter aortic heart valve to incorporate the company’s breakthrough RESILIA tissue technology, designed to extend the valve’s durability.* Edwards’ SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA valve recently received CE Mark† for use in patients with heart disease due to native calcific aortic […]
Slowly but steadily, Marlene Nathanson was recovering. She had suffered a stroke in November 2022 at her home in Minneapolis and spent a week in a hospital; afterward, when she arrived at Episcopal Homes in St. Paul for rehabilitation, she couldn’t walk. Weakness in her right arm and hand left her unable to feed herself, […]
