A mobile vasectomy clinic in West Burlington, Iowa, on 18 November 2022. Photograph: Keith Turrill/Alamy View image in fullscreen A mobile vasectomy clinic in West Burlington, Iowa, on 18 November 2022. Photograph: Keith Turrill/Alamy Rate of sterilizations in US jumped after overturning of Roe v Wade, study shows Number of people seeking permanent contraception increased […]
The National Academy of Sciences is asking a court to allow it to repurpose about $30 million in donations from the wealthy Sackler family, who controlled the company at the center of the opioid epidemic, and to remove the family name from the endowment funds. The petition filed by the Academy in Superior Court in […]
European automakers including Volkswagen and Jaguar Land Rover had to pay $552 million in fines for missing CO2 emission targets in 2020, the first year new regulations were put in place, according to a new report. While CO2 emissions pooling among companies and making more BEVs have radically slashed those fines in recent years, the […]
China has been heavily subsidizing its green tech sectors, but homegrown EV company BYD is a favorite child of the bunch, receiving subsidies to the tune of “at least” $3.7 billion, according to a new German study. BYD received this lofty sum in direct government subsidies as part of the Chinese government’s push to lead […]
Premier League football team Newcastle United are to introduce innovative haptic shirts at their match against Tottenham Hotspur this weekend, enabling deaf fans and those with hearing loss to experience the atmosphere of St. James’ Park. The shirts transform the noise of the stadium into real-time touch sensation and will be debuted by both fans […]
File photo of Israeli F-16 fighter jets performing during an air show over the beach in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on May 5, 2022. Jack Guez | Afp | Getty Images Crude oil futures rose Friday on reports that Israel is preparing for a direct attack by Iran this weekend, in what […]
(Source: Stellantis) What’s an Alfa Romeo without a cool Italian-sounding name? The Stellantis-owned company is naming its first BEV after the famous city of Milan, but the Italian government is now playing hardball by saying that’s illegal since the car will be built in Poland. If it’s not made in Italy, it can’t sound Italian. […]
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CHEC, one of the UK’s first community-based providers of gastroenterology and endoscopy services, has announced its Ilford hospital has been acknowledged as an accredited provider of gastroenterology services by North East London ICB. Working in partnership with the NHS, the addition of CHEC as an accredited provider increases patient choice for people living in Ilford […]
The Spring Budget included the proposal of a new NHS staffing app and reignited discussions surrounding the persistent issue of overspending on temporary workers within the healthcare system. Temporary staffing does indeed remain one of the most significant inefficiencies for the NHS and presents an unenviable challenge for those responsible for managing agency staff within […]
