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A Winter of Low COVID Vaccination Will Probably Seem Fine

  • November 2, 2023
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Relatively speaking, 2023 has been the least dramatic year of COVID living to date. It kicked off with the mildest pandemic winter on record, followed by more than seven months of quietude. Before hospitalizations started to climb toward their September mini-spike, the country was in “the longest period we’ve had without a peak during the […]

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NHSE publishes latest stats on GP appointments including percentage of video consultations – htn

  • November 2, 2023
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NHS England has published the latest statistics on general practice appointments from September 2023, sharing that 23.8 percent were carried out via telephone (estimated to include around 7 million appointments) and 2.1 percent through video conferencing software (approximately 651,000 appointments) during the month. These figures demonstrate a slight drop from August 2023, when 26.5 percent […]

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Journal shares recommendations to support data infrastructure transformation – htn

  • November 2, 2023
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A journal article published in The Lancet Digital Health has set out recommendations to support data infrastructure transformation, with the authors also producing a website intended to “promote transparency and showcase NHS data assets” following a mapping exercise involving “all electronic patient data flows across England, from providers to more than 460 subsequent academic, commercial […]

Polestar 4 ranks as brand’s greenest car to date

  • November 2, 2023
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Swedish EV maker Polestar just released its first Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for the brand’s SUV crossover Polestar 4, which the company says emits as little as 19.4 tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Made in China, the model ranks as having the smallest carbon footprint in the company’s four-vehicle lineup. This latest assessment measures all the […]

Elon Musk thinks Tesla (TSLA) can reach $4 trillion valuation

  • November 2, 2023
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Elon Musk believes that Tesla (TSLA) can reach a $4 trillion valuation if they “knock the ball out of the park” a few times. The CEO has often commented on the potential market capitalization of Tesla. Most famously, he said that Tesla could be worth more than Apple and Saudi Aramco combined back in October […]

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Voice-Care Named as Finalist in the ‘Innovation in Health Tech’ Category in the LaingBuisson Awards 2023 – Digital Health Technology News

  • November 2, 2023
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Voice-Care International Ltd is delighted to announce that it has been named as a finalist in the Innovation in Health Tech category in the LaingBuisson Awards 2023. Now in their eighteenth year, the LaingBuisson Awards celebrate businesses that set new standards of excellence within their industries. The Awards are judged independently and objectively, focusing on […]