Danish renewables giant Ørsted just brought a 200-megawatt (MW) wind farm online in Kansas, and it’s the first in the state to feature light-mitigating technology. The 200-megawatt (MW) Sunflower Wind is in Marion County, Kansas, northeast of Wichita, and it’s going to generate enough renewable energy to power more than 70,000 homes annually. Governor Laura […]
Just a few months ago, investors appeared relatively sanguine about the dreaded prospect of stagnant economic activity and rising inflation. Oil prices surging to the brink of $100 per barrel and the specter of higher-for-longer inflation have renewed concern about stagflation risks, however. “I think that the big bogeyman out there is stagflation, that we […]
boonchai wedmakawand | Moment | Getty Images Supply cuts from heavyweight crude producers have helped drive oil prices near $100 per barrel — fueling some to consider the potential for future demand destruction. Brent crude futures rose 63 cents per barrel from the Thursday settlement to $96.01 per barrel on Friday at 11 a.m. London […]
Ambulances and emergency room doctors are among the most likely to send surprise bills. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA Ambulances and emergency room doctors are among the most likely to send surprise bills. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA Doctors and insurers clash over US law that protects against surprise billing Private equity-backed staffing companies are fighting No Surprises Act, […]
Stoptober is back this October, calling on smokers in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes to join the 2.5million others across England who have made a quit attempt with the campaign since it first launched. Over five million adults in England still smoke, and it remains the biggest behavioural cause of preventable illness and death, with […]
Tend Health launches mobile primary care service Primary healthcare provider Tend Health in New Zealand has gone live nationwide with its online service. Available via the Tend mobile app, the online walk-in primary care service aims to “ensure access to timely and essential medical care,” a media release read. “Our online walk-in primary care service […]
On September 1 we launched the second Health Tech World Awards where where we are set to once again celebrate the best and brightest of our industry. The awards span startups, digital health apps, professional services, leadership and beyond. To be shortlisted for Most Improved Patient Outcomes award, nominees will have to show that their […]
Over £5 million in funding has been secured by University of Oxford spin-out Navenio, with the funding aiming to support the organisation’s expansion into the US along with the development of their new innovations. Navenio’s tech – an indoor location and artificial intelligence tasking engine that uses smartphone sensors to provide actionable insights – is designed […]
Global data and analytics software company Quantexa has announced three new additions to their advisory board, including former CEO of NHSX Michael Gould. Gould previously helped to launch the UK-Israel Technologies Hub with the aim of developing technology partnerships between companies from the two countries, and focused on “harnessing the power of data and technology […]
We’ve been taking a look at international health tech research over the past weeks at HTN; in August, we explored electronic health records across Africa, before moving on to look at digital education and training in China and Austria. In this edition, we’re taking a look at EHR experiences in Sweden. In May, a research […]
