Imagine living with chronic pain that permeates your everyday life, affecting your mobility, wellbeing, and overall quality of life. You’ve tried various conventional treatments, sought advice from countless medical professionals, and perhaps even considered surgery a last resort. Then, you come across a ray of hope in the form of stem cell therapy—an innovative, regenerative […]
A study undertaken by the The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has shared the effectiveness of a new AI algorithm for tailoring treatment for some sarcoma patients and to help diagnose subtypes of rare disease. The study focused on retroperitoneal sarcoma – a soft tissue sarcoma which develops in the […]
Our HTN Now event series aims to explore best practice and inspiration from across the NHS and beyond. Tomorrow, Tuesday 21 November, join us for a range of live and written content across topics including population hypertension management, ophthalmology, cancer care and more, along with a very special launch of a new health tech resource. […]
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has announced that it will be welcoming a new chief digital & information officer (CDIO). David Walliker, who is currently chief digital and partnership officer at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, will be joining the team at Manchester at the end of April 2024. David has previously held roles as […]
DayOne – the Basel-based healthcare innovation initiative – and Kenes Group are thrilled to announce the inaugural BOOM Summit, a truly fresh take on the healthcare conferencing experience launching in April 2024. This highly anticipated healthtech event will act as a nexus between the healthcare, tech, government, and research sectors, providing an open forum for everyone – from professionals […]
Black Friday is now here at Electrek, and our team over at 9to5Toys has been working around the clock to bring you all of the best deals. Through Thanksgiving week, we’ll be delivering all of the most notable markdowns on environmentally-friendly gear, electric vehicles, home goods, fashion, and much more. Down below, you’ll find only the best of the best as […]
November has always been a good time to snag a big discount on e-bikes in the US, as electric bike makers long ago gave up on shorter Black Friday sales in favor of simply giving out those huge discounts all month long. But this year is seeing especially massive price cuts due to extra pressure […]
Florence Reiners, 94, adores living at the Waters of Excelsior, an upscale assisted-living facility in the Minneapolis suburb of Excelsior. The 115-unit building has a theater, a library, a hair salon and a spacious dining room. “The windows, the brightness and the people overall are very cheerful and very friendly,” Mrs. Reiners, a retired nursing […]
Are you confused about what an assisted-living facility is, and how it differs from a nursing home? And what you can expect to pay? Here’s a guide to this type of housing for older people. What is assisted living? Assisted-living facilities occupy the middle ground of housing for people who can no longer live independently […]
The News Shortly after a baby is born, doctors clamp the umbilical cord linking the infant to the placenta, which is still inside the mother’s uterus, and then cut it. New research shows that if doctors wait at least two minutes after the birth to clamp the cord, they significantly improve in-hospital survival rates for […]
