Health Technologies

Drug breakthrough for brain tumour that strikes young people

  • October 2, 2023
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A new drug could transform how doctors treat a brain tumour that typically strikes younger people, a leading US cancer experts has said. David Schiff, MD, co-director of the University of Virginia Cancer Center’s Neuro-Oncology Center, has authored an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine describing the potential significance of the drug vorasidenib […]

BETA Technologies cuts ribbon on new Vermont facility; electric aircraft production is underway

  • October 2, 2023
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All-electric aircraft developer BETA Technologies is putting the finishing touches on a new assembly facility in its native Vermont we learned about earlier this year. With two impressive electric aircraft in its arsenal working to get certified for commercial flights, BETA is already assembling eVTOLs at its new home. Here’s the latest. BETA Technologies is […]

Tesla (TSLA) releases Q3 numbers, misses expectations

  • October 2, 2023
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Tesla (TSLA) released its Q3 numbers today, and the automaker missed expectations by a decent margin despite warning Wall Street. As we previously reported, delivery expectations were all over the place this quarter due to a warning from CEO Elon Musk. The CEO said that factory upgrades throughout the quarter would result in shutdowns that […]

Climate target walk-backs highlight ‘overzealous’ policy pledges, OPEC chief says

  • October 2, 2023
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Haitham al-Ghais, secretary-general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), speaking at the Energy Asia Summit on June 26, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — The recent spate of countries postponing or adjusting their climate targets shows that some of the initial pledges were “overzealous,” the head of the OPEC group […]

Health Technologies

BridgeHead Software awarded certification in recognition of high cybersecurity standards

  • October 2, 2023
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Healthcare data management company BridgeHead Software has been awarded the Cyber Essentials Plus certification in recognition of its high cyber security standards.  Companies that are certified for Cyber Essentials Plus undergo a technical audit of their systems to verify the requisite Cyber Essentials controls are in place. BridgeHead has successfully met all certification criteria as […]

‘We are not in the business of ice cream’: Big Oil CEOs defend themselves against climate criticism

  • October 2, 2023
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Executives representing energy majors in the U.S., Europe and Asia speak during a CNBC-moderated panel session at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chief executives of some of the world’s largest energy companies on Monday sought to defend themselves from […]

Health Technologies

Markets authority clears £1.2 billion EMIS purchase – htn

  • October 2, 2023
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared UnitedHealth’s £1.2bn purchase of EMIS. In August, the CMA provisionally cleared and found no competition concerns for the proposed deal, leading to a final confirmation announcement on 29 September 2023 that “the transaction does not raise competition concerns” and has “cleared the deal to proceed”. It follows an […]

Ascom UK expands clinical team

  • October 2, 2023
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Health and long-term care technology company, Ascom UK, has expanded its team of consultants with three new clinical hires. Julia Spindler, who joins as a clinical sales consultant and will work across London and the South East, has 24 years of frontline experience as a registered nurse. Spindler also held the position of director of […]