Crude oil futures rose 1% on Monday and are on pace to post a gain for the month, as signs point to strengthening gasoline demand in the US and geopolitical tensions flare again in the Middle East. Oil prices pulled back Friday, snapping a recent winning streak, but closed out the week nearly 3% higher. […]
Liverpool’s Zero Suicide Summit, taking place this week, is to include a panel discussion focusing on AI machine learning and technology in suicide prevention practices, with panellist and Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust CEO Professor Joe Rafferty CBE to call for “further investment from all sectors to help with research”. Professor Rafferty, also co-founder of […]
Scientists have discovered a new piece of the puzzle in understanding why some people are more susceptible to Alzheimer’s disease. The new research has revealed how a risk gene called apolipoprotein E (APOE) interacts with a protein known as amyloid-beta (Aβ), and how this interaction affects the likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The higher-risk APOE4 […]
A cyber criminal group claims to have published data stolen as part of the attack earlier this month on Synnovis, a pathology laboratory which processes blood tests on behalf of a number of NHS organisations, with NHS England stating that it hasn’t “yet been able to verify what has been stolen or the claims made by […]
Amy Conroy sat alone in a veterinary exam room, hands clutching a water bottle, eyes blinking back tears. Her 16-year-old cat, Leisel, had been having trouble breathing. Now, she was waiting for an update. The door opened, and Laurie Maxwell came in. Ms. Maxwell works for MedVet, a 24-hour emergency veterinary hospital in Chicago. But […]
Calibrationhouse, a leading provider of UKAS-accredited calibration services, has announced a new suite of extensive calibration capabilities to enhance and streamline their equipment calibration for the National Health Service (NHS) and wider healthcare industry. Calibrationhouse currently serves 114 NHS Trusts across the UK. These new capabilities represent a strategic expansion of Calibrationhouse’s services, making it […]
New international research led by a team at University of California San Diego School of Medicine has demonstrated the potential of tirzepatide, known to manage type 2 diabetes, as the first effective drug therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). The sleep-related disorder characterised by repeated episodes of irregular breathing due to complete or partial blockage […]
In what appears to be a first of its kind, a new law was just enacted in Arizona that seems to have swept up some electric bicycles in an effort to outlaw kids operating off-road vehicles. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has just signed into law Arizona Senate Bill 1567, which focuses on two key issues […]
We recently met Aaron Miri, senior vice president and chief digital information officer at Baptist Health in Jacksonville, Florida, to learn about the digital projects in his organisation, his experience at a national level, how technology is being used to support Baptist Health in making healthcare accessible, and more. On Baptist Health Aaron explained that […]
Multi- Agency Safeguarding Hubs (MASH) across the Black Country have reported that access to the One Health and Care shared care record has made it significantly faster and easier to make safeguarding decisions about vulnerable adults and children. One Health and Care brings together separate records held by different local providers of health and social […]
