A new smartphone face-screening tool could help paramedics to identify stroke in seconds – much sooner and more accurately than is possible with current technologies. Strokes, which affect millions of people globally, occur when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or reduced, which prevent brain tissue from getting oxygen and nutrients. […]
In a big win for Volvo at Le Mans, Danish engineering company Danfoss put its Volvo FM electric Class 8 truck on an 800 mile haul to this year’s 24 hour sports car race to help debunk myths about heavy duty electric vehicles. In a bid to educate the public about the range and capabilities […]
Despite the competition pulling back, Hyundai is racing full speed ahead as it looks to close the gap with Tesla in the US electric vehicle market. Hyundai Motor Group CEO Chang Jae-hoon confirmed EVs are “the top priority” in the US as construction on its massive $7.59 billion Metaplant wraps up in Georgia. After kicking […]
Three of Tesla’s top former Tesla charging members in the Northeast have joined Revel to continue deploying EV charging stations. In April, Elon Musk fired Tesla’s entire 500-people charging team to make an example out of them and their head, Rebecca Tinnuci, who pushed back against further layoffs. The automaker has since rehired some of […]
U.S. crude oil rose more than 2% on Monday to top $80 per barrel, adding to last week’s gains. West Texas Intermediate surged nearly 4% last week, snapping a three-week decline and its best weekly performance since early April. Oil prices are rising on expectations summer fuel demand will draw down inventories and tighten the […]
In a study presented at ASM Microbe, a team from Day Zero Diagnostics unveiled a novel approach to antimicrobial susceptibility testing using artificial intelligence (AI). Sepsis is a life-threatening infection complication and accounts for 1.7 million hospitalisations and 350,000 deaths annually in the U.S. Fast and accurate diagnosis is critical, as mortality risk increases up […]
Over half a million (549,000) more people in England have been identified by the NHS as being at risk of developing type 2 diabetes in a year, new figures show. The latest National Diabetes Audit shows that 3,615,330 people registered with a GP were found to have non-diabetic hyperglycaemia – also known as pre-diabetes -in […]
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) has published its organisational strategy for 2024-2030, highlighting the need for “a digital and data revolution” which will enable innovation and new ways of delivering services to empower patients and health professionals, in turn improving outcomes “by providing safe, responsive and prudent health and care services”. The national organisation […]
Dr Michael Watts, co-founder of Blüm Health, tells Health Tech World how he overcame a systemic resistance to change to bring new digital solutions to the NHS. Successfully rolling out new technologies within the NHS is no mean feat. But by navigating the complex regulatory landscape and fostering collaborations between NHS Trusts and the health […]
Over the past few months, a bird flu outbreak has spread swiftly through dairy cows in the United States, infecting more than 90 herds in 12 states. Along the way, the virus has caused collateral damage in several other species, spreading from dairies to poultry farms and from cows into at least three farm workers, […]
