Oil prices give up advance as U.S. crude stockpile surges

  • February 14, 2024
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Smoke billows following Israeli bombardment in the village of Shihin in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel on February 13, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border tensions as fighting continues between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Kawnat Haju | Afp | Getty Images Crude oil futures fell Wednesday, giving up gains from […]

Health tech powers recruitment of 10,000+ into Parkinson’s study

  • February 14, 2024
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A research project which aims to identify people at higher risk of Parkinson’s disease or before the symptoms appear has exceeded its milestone of 10,000 participants. uMed, the health and research technology company that has supported PREDICT-PD since March 2020, played a critical role in expanding the study’s participant base through its network of over […]

U.S. ‘very concerned’ about China’s dominance as a critical minerals supplier, energy chief says

  • February 14, 2024
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Construction workers install equipment at a construction site of a lithium battery project on April 6, 2023 in Renshou County, Meishan City, Sichuan Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Wednesday said the country is “very concerned” about China’s grip on the global supply chain […]

Anti-abortion centers raked in $1.4bn in year Roe fell, including federal money

  • February 14, 2024
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A nurse holds an ultrasound abdominal probe at an anti-abortion pregnancy center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in 2022. Centers reported receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in donations from private funders between 2018 and 2022. Photograph: Mark Zaleski/AP View image in fullscreen A nurse holds an ultrasound abdominal probe at an anti-abortion pregnancy center in Murfreesboro, […]

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Thermometer app from Google utilises infrared sensor to allow users to take temperature using their phone – htn

  • February 14, 2024
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Google has shared insight into the development of its new Thermometer app for smartphones, which forms part of the January pixel feature drop for the Pixel 8 Pro and enables users to scan someone’s forehead with their smartphone in order to measure body temperature. The app uses an infrared sensor for body temperature measurement, which […]

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Listen: Sound – a game-changing tool for holistic health monitoring?

  • February 14, 2024
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Decorte Future Industries uses AI to extract health data from sound.  In the new episode of the Health Tech World Podcast, we speak to founder Dr Roeland Decorte about his vision to provide an ongoing, holistic view of a user’s physical and mental condition, including the tracking of potential cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological and mental wellbeing issues. Listen now on Spotify or […]