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NIH Research Grants Lag Behind Last Year’s by $1 Billion

  • February 14, 2025
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Federal research funding to tackle areas like cancer, diabetes and heart disease is lagging by about $1 billion behind the levels of recent years, reflecting the chaotic start of the Trump administration and the dictates that froze an array of grants, meetings and communications. The slowdown in awards from the National Institutes of Health has […]

Tesla offers up to $6,000 Cybertruck discounts as inventory pile up

  • February 14, 2025
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Tesla is ramping up its discounts on Cybertruck as inventory for the electric pickup truck is piling up amid demand issues. The automaker had a tough time selling the Cybertruck in 2024, its first full year of production. We reported that Tesla went as far as buffing out “Foundations Series” badges on some Cybertrucks to sell them […]

Blood test paves the way for better heart attack prevention

  • February 14, 2025
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A simple scoring system could revolutionise how doctors prevent heart attacks and strokes by identifying patients most likely to benefit from preventive medications, according to a new study.   The test, called the TRIPLE Score, measures specific proteins on blood platelets along with the patient’s age to help doctors make more informed decisions about prescribing blood-thinning […]

Wheel-E Podcast: Free NYC e-bikes, OnlyFans handlebars, more

  • February 14, 2025
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This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes an NYC program to give out free e-bikes to delivery riders, a new bicycle handlebar designed with help from Onlyfans, Vammo’s 1 million battery swaps, a new e-moto/e-snowmobile project, […]

Health Technologies

HETT North 2025 – The leading event for the Digital Health and Care community – Digital Health Technology News

  • February 14, 2025
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Join us on 26th February in Manchester at HETT North, where hundreds of digital health leaders and innovators will gather for a dynamic day of free CPD-accredited educational sessions, hands-on activities, and networking with 100+ cutting-edge suppliers and 100+ expert speakers. Designed to empower those driving digital health transformation, HETT North provides an essential platform […]

HTN Primary Care Awards finalists – HTN Health Tech News

  • February 14, 2025
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HTN is delighted to announce the finalists in the HTN Primary Care Awards!  The awards provide a platform to share innovations, solutions, case studies, collaborations and projects to help shape future services and systems across health and care.  Learn more about the innovators, health and care providers and suppliers who have been making an impact […]

All the best EV (and PHEV) rebate deals we could find for February 2025

  • February 14, 2025
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Cynics will point at big rebates and claim they mean the vehicle isn’t selling, but that just exposes them as auto industry noobs. A rebate is a powerful finance tool that helps dealers overcome obstacles like negative equity, poor credit, down payment requirements, and interest rate objections – and, ultimately, get a deal done. If you’re […]

The practicalities of AI technologies; implementation, data, bias, adoption, policies, best practices – HTN Health Tech News

  • February 14, 2025
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Our latest HTN Now webinar, supported by Restore Information Management, focused on the practicalities of AI technologies, exploring topics including implementation, adoption, the role of data, policy, regulation, evaluation and best practices. With the help of our expert panellists, we also took a closer look at examples of AI in health and care. Panellists included […]