Health Technologies

Virtual reality used to support sepsis identification at Great Western Hospitals – htn

  • February 2, 2024
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Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has shared how virtual reality (VR) technology is being utilised to help staff and students identify signs of sepsis, with the VR exposing users to a series of immersive simulations relating to sepsis, asthma and anaphylaxis which the trust says is ‘helping to upskill” staff and medical students. The […]

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How Kakao Healthcare’s latest AI-powered mobile diabetes app works and more AI briefs

  • February 2, 2024
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Kakao Healthcare has unveiled its latest AI-driven mobile diabetes management app.  Called PASTA (Personalised, Accessible, Supportive, Tech-enabled, and Affordable), the app currently links to two CGM devices: CareSens Air by local manufacturer i-SENS and Dexcom’s G7. The app will also pair with the Mallya smart cap for insulin pens by the second quarter.  Once the […]

IT Asset Disposition Services Create Sustainability in Healthcare

  • February 2, 2024
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What Is IT Asset Disposition? Consider the tens of millions of medical devices and the exhaustive number of computers, tablets and servers that hospitals rely on. Eventually, these tools either break down or become irrelevant as technology advances.  This is where IT asset disposition comes in. ITAD involves removing sensitive data such as patient information […]

Quick Charge Podcast: February 1, 2024

  • February 1, 2024
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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee […]

This off-grid island will switch from diesel to tidal energy [video]

  • February 1, 2024
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Photo: Hydrowing The UK’s Inyanga Marine Energy Group is going to build Southeast Asia’s first tidal energy plant, which will power an off-grid island. Energy company Energies PH in the Philippines, through its affiliate San Bernardino Ocean Power Corporation, has contracted with Inyanga, which will deploy its patented HydroWing tidal stream technology. Hydrowing is a modular, […]

Majority of dealers complain US is bringing them too fast into the EV future

  • February 1, 2024
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Ford F-150 Lightning (Source: Ford) A strong majority of car dealers complain the US government’s strategy is bringing them too fast into the electric vehicle future. It’s awkward to be dragged kicking and screaming into a future that’s already here. Especially because if you don’t do it, you will be irrelevant. Car dealers have long […]

BYD EV sales grew nearly 50% in January as exports reached a new high

  • February 1, 2024
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After topping Tesla in the final three months of 2023, BYD is starting the year off strong with EV sales rising another 50% in January. BYD EV sales momentum continues in January BYD sold 105,304 fully electric cars last month, up 48% from the 71,338 handed over last year. Production was also up significantly, with […]

Tesla Cybertruck wheel covers cause unusual wear, will be redesigned

  • February 1, 2024
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Tesla Cybertrucks are now being delivered without aerodynamic wheel covers installed, due to the covers causing excessive wear and tear to tires. Tesla is currently redesigning the covers, with a fix coming soon™. In the last couple days we’ve been hearing some scuttle that Cybertrucks were being delivered without aero wheel covers installed, due to […]