The bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle has so far spilled over to just three farmworkers in the United States, as far as public health authorities know. All of them have had mostly mild symptoms. But that does not guarantee that the virus, called H5N1, will remain benign if it begins to spread among people. […]
The U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, announced on Monday that he would push for a warning label on social media platforms advising parents that using the platforms might damage adolescents’ mental health. Warning labels — like those that appear on tobacco and alcohol products — are one of the most powerful tools available to […]
On a busy day at the Kwapong Health Centre in rural Ghana, Beatrice Nyamekye put contraceptive implants into the arms of a half-dozen women, and gave eight or nine more a three-month hormonal injection to prevent pregnancy. A few sought condoms or birth control pills, but most wanted something longer lasting. “They like the implants […]
NEW YORK — For people with a range of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, many virtual solutions deliver clinically meaningful improvements in pain and function, according to a new independent evaluation from the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI). Based on a rigorous, independent review of scientific literature, the evidence indicates that many of these solutions offer clinical benefits […]
If a proposed new bill eventually becomes law, higher-speed electric bicycles may soon have a tougher row to hoe in California. Electric bicycle speeds in the state, which uses a similar three-class system as most of the US, are limited to either 20 mph (32 km/h) for Class 1 and 2 electric bicycles or 28 […]
Northern Ireland’s CoreLIMS programme has achieved another significant milestone by migrating the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (NIBTS) away from its 15-year-old laboratory information system and onto Clinisys WinPath. The CoreLIMS programme, delivered by Business Services Organisation (BSO), has been set up to support the transformation of pathology services in Northern Ireland by combining the seven […]
The latest annual report for Mid and South Essex Community Collaborative has been published, highlighting some of the key digital projects and initiatives to have impacted on health and care in the region over the last 12 months, which have focused on the digitalisation of processes and enhancing the way EPR systems are used and […]
A registered nurse whose baby brother suffered chest burns after he pulled a jug of boiling water over himself has been helping to champion a national child safety campaign running this week. Forty years on Lisa Wood still remembers the ‘terrifying’ moment when as a 10-year-old she found her 18-month-old brother Luke screaming in pain […]
The MHRA has issued new guidance relating to transparency principles for machine learning medical devices (MLMDs), to help ensure that information is clearly communicated to relevant audiences. The guidance sets out the guiding principles of transparency for who, why, what, where, when, and how. The ‘who’ explores relevant audiences, looking at who will be using […]
Based on the all-electric Mullen THREE electric chassis cab, Mullen says the new PowerUP mobile charging platform provides increased job site versatility thanks to on demand, mobile DC fast-charging. The Mullen PowerUP ships with its own 160 kW battery pack, with a modular design that’s capable of bringing up to 1 MWh wherever it’s needed, […]
