Researchers have developed a laser-based device that can be placed on the head to non-invasively monitor changes in brain blood flow and volume. The new device could one day help save lives by offering a direct and simple way to assess stroke risk based on physiological markers rather than indirect markers like lifestyle factors. Strokes […]
A new digital service designed to provide a central platform for Welsh Health Boards to allocate places for routine NHS dental treatment is being piloted at Powys Teaching Health Board. The Dental Access Portal aims to tackle “significant variation” between Health Board allocation of NHS dentist places, which reportedly brings challenges in measuring the “true […]
SWITCH-ON is a $21.5M funding project supported by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) that will see more than 70 of Volvo’s VNR Electric delivered to customers. The popularity of the Volvo VNR Electric semi continues to grow, and the federal and California state government are fully […]
Death rates are declining among U.S. women with breast cancer. But the disease is turning up more often in women under age 50.
The inspiring force of homegrown unicorns and a health system whose size and accessibility makes it an ideal test bed for new innovations, are among several factors shaping Iceland’s emerging role as an epicentre of health tech enterprise. Following our recent visit to check in on the Icelandic health tech sector, read Health Tech World’s […]
Autonomous sidewalk delivery provider Serve Robotics has partnered with on-demand drone delivery provider Wing Aviation to pilot food transportation options that will “redefine last-mile delivery.” Together, the new partners will start testing autonomous robot-to-drone deliveries to customers several miles away. Serve Robotics ($SERV) is a developer of advanced, AI-powered sidewalk delivery robots spun out as an independent […]
Alex Chriss, CEO of PayPal Inc. Courtesy: PayPal In January, about a hundred days into his job as PayPal CEO, Alex Chriss told CNBC’s David Faber that the payments company hadn’t had much to celebrate in recent years. But Chriss confidently said he was prepared to “shock the world.” “I love being an underdog,” Chriss […]
Improvement guides and analytic tools have been published by NHS England, designed to help support flow through the emergency care pathway; to generate greater value for patients from theatres, elective surgery, perioperative care and outpatient services; and to improve medical consultant job planning. The tools are “improvement analytic compartments in the Model Health System”, which […]
PISCATAWAY, NJ, September 26, 2024 – Life Science Newswire – The Clinical Research Data Sharing Alliance (CRDSA) is pleased to announce the publication of two new standards: the Standard for Sharing Clinical Study Data and the Standard for Secondary Analysis of Clinical Study Data. These standards aim to facilitate the responsible sharing and use of […]
The UIM E1 World Championship, an electric boat racing series approaching the end of its inaugural season, is already looking ahead to season two in 2025. The E1 Series unveiled its first location, Qatar, where it will race its 100% electric boats. The UIM E1 Championship Series is a new electric boat racing league trying to make […]
