After overtaking Tesla as the global EV sales leader in the last three months of 2023, BYD continues to expand. On Wednesday, the automaker’s luxury Yangwang brand unveiled its first sedan, the U7. BYD’s new flagship sedan will be a powerhouse with over 1,000 hp. But it won’t be cheap. BYD sold nearly 1.6 million […]
Shortly after dropping two Harvard scientists with financial conflicts of interest, the national organization assembling a committee to assess the evidence about drinking and health has chosen four new panelists, among them another Harvard professor who also has financial ties to the alcohol industry. The committee’s work, under the auspices of the National Academies of […]
Entering 2024, digital health technology stands on the brink of a major transformation. This shift is fuelled by breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, enhanced operational efficiency, seamless data integration, improved patient engagement, and innovative educational technologies. We spoke with a few leading health tech stakeholders, including an NHS clinician working at the coal face, to gather […]
From chief information officers to innovation directors, our fantastic team of judges have been busy deciding our winners! We are now delighted to share with you the finalists in the HTN Now Awards, and share the incredible entries we received for each category. Following hours of judging and our team’s writing-up, you can now delve […]
Fiat’s new 2024 500e (source: Stellantis) To be frank, Americans don’t buy Fiats. The brand sold only a few hundred cars in the US last year. But Fiat hopes to – finally – charm the US with the “immersive Italian experience” of its upcoming Fiat 500e – Stellantis’s first all-electric car in the US. Unlike […]
In an effort to make the internet more accessible for people with disabilities, researchers at The Ohio State University have begun developing an artificial intelligence (AI) agent that could complete complex tasks on any website using simple language commands. In the three decades since it was first released into the public domain, the internet has […]
Dr Jane Brightman has joined the Highland Marketing advisory board, to bring a strong social care perspective to its debates on health and care technology and the guidance it provides to the agency and its clients. Dr Brightman, who recently became director of workforce strategy at Skills for Care after two-years as assistant director of […]
The University of Rochester in the US will house a new national centre focused on using tissue-on-chip technology to develop drugs more rapidly and reduce the need for animal Hani Awad, the Donald and Mary Clark Distinguished Professor in Orthopaedics and a professor of biomedical engineering, said that Congress passing the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 in 2022 made […]
Dr Chris Hobson, Chief Medical Officer at Orion Health, discusses how the planned delivery of a shared care record opens the door to improved health services across Ireland by alleviating pressure on overburdened clinicians. Medicine is one of the most rewarding career paths, but current workloads are relentless. The imperative to prioritise the needs of patients […]
Segway has taken to the Consumer Electronics Expo (CES) in Las Vegas to unveil a pair of new electric two-wheelers. The first is an electric bicycle called the Xafari, while the latter is a borderline electric motorcycle known as the Xyber. Both bikes are ostensibly categorized as electric bicycles in the US, fitting within the […]
