Women’s healthcare platform Iron Health, which allows obstetrician-gynecologists to connect their patients with primary and other specialty care, launched alongside a $4.5 million seed investment. The March of Dimes’ Innovation Fund, launched in September, contributed to Iron Health’s seed investment, and is a strategic investor and partner. New York-based Iron Health is a tech-enabled women’s […]
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 SONDORS selling 1,000 of its Metacycle electric motorcycles in a week, new utility/cargo e-bike launches from Rad Power Bikes, Specialized and Aventon, Bafang entering the electric motorcycle space and […]
People with symptoms of depression are more likely to suffer an acute stroke and have a worse recovery afterwards, according to new research from the University of Galway, Ireland. The findings come from a new INTERSTROKE study, published in the journal Neurology. INTERSTROKE is a global study of 26,877 adults with an average age of […]
A digital solution to remove a cumbersome, time-consuming manual process for validating elective surgery waiting lists is paying dividends at the hospitals where it has been introduced. By adding an MPage for prioritisation to its Oracle Cerner EPR, clinicians working at two hospitals run by the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) now see […]
A team from Guy’s and St Thomas’ have become the first in the world to operate through a patient’s mouth using the Versius robotic surgery system. This less invasive approach, known as transoral robotic surgery (TORS), can remove cancerous and benign tumours growing in the mouth and throat and speed up the patient’s recovery time. […]
Welcome back to our podcast HTN Let’s Talk, sponsored by Spirit Health! For this episode, we interviewed Chris Mason, chief information officer at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. We discussed what digital projects Chris has worked on throughout his career, the key factors needed for innovation in healthcare, the current challenges in digital […]
The latest question we posed to our health tech audience, as part of our Health Tech Trends Series sponsored by InterSystems, focused on data and the most challenge areas. We asked: Focusing on health and care data, what’s the most challenging area? Participants in the poll came from a wide range of backgrounds including technical, […]
Steve Barclay recently pledged to harness the full potential of AI technology to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing the NHS, to “improve early diagnosis, reduce waiting times and free up clinician time”. One area where this technology can provide real tangible benefits is by reducing the number of people who Did Not Attend […]
Protected bike lanes — or cycling paths that are physically separated from roadways to keep cars away from more vulnerable micromobility vehicles — are becoming increasingly demanded by a growing population of bike commuters in the US. And in one case, they’re finally being enabled by a surprising source: a cute little electric mini-street sweeper. […]
Brave Cumbrian transplant heroes Becky Seaton and Daymon Johnstone, are preparing to represent the GB at the World Transplant games in Australia next month. Their stories highlight the difference that organ donations make and North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust urges people to have the conversation about whether or not you want to donate […]
