Bipartisan senators sent letters to telehealth providers Monument, Workit Health and Cerebral urging the companies to better protect users’ healthcare data. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Susan Collins (R-ME), Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) expressed concerns that the companies are “tracking and sharing sensitive and personally-identifiable health data with third-party social media and online […]
EV conversion specialist Lunaz Design has debuted an all-electric version of a 1961 Bentley S2 Continental – one of the rarest classic luxury cars on the planet. The company explains that only four examples of this particular car were built, and having the Bentley upcycled as an EV truly makes it one of a kind […]
Tesla Powerwall owners in the California virtual power plant report making up to $500 in the first year of the new program despite launching only in the summer. It looks like it could be a real way to lower the cost of owning home energy storage. A virtual power plant (VPP) consists of distributed energy storage […]
General Motors (GM) has advanced to the next round of bidding for a stake in Brazilian mining company Vale’s base metals spinoff. According to a new report from Bloomberg, GM is in serious discussions with the mining giant for a minority stake in its newly established business. Vale is the largest producer of Iron Ore […]
Lectric eBikes is know for two things – making affordable e-bikes and making a lot of them. The company’s main goal has been to look at the e-bike market, figure out what people want, and find a way to make it more affordable. They’v’e done it time and again with their other e-bikes and that’s […]
Volvo Cars has shared its full year report for 2022, showcasing record revenue numbers for the automaker’s entire history as it moves closer to becoming a fully-electric brand. After a strong share of EV sales in Q4, Volvo’s total percentage for the year more than doubled compared to 2021, but the automaker warns that although […]
Significantly longer waiting times for elective surgery among certain patient groups, particularly those in ethnic communities and areas of deprivation, have been dramatically reduced thanks to digital innovation between a health trust and the informatics service it hosts. Analysis carried out by The Health Informatics Service (THIS), which is hosted by the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS […]
DarioHealth is partnering with Dexcom to integrate the company’s continuous glucose monitors into Dario’s chronic condition management platform. The collaboration will allow Dario’s digital health tools for metabolic health to include data from Dexcom CGMs, wearable sensors that automatically monitor blood glucose levels for patients with diabetes. Dario said integrating CGM data would provide more […]
HEALTHTECH: What are the highest-priority issues for senior care organizations in 2023? ROSE: I think it would be workforce and staffing issues, especially in the post-acute area. Unfortunately, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw so many people leave healthcare. Staffing has always been an issue, but it reached critical status during the pandemic. Now, organizations are […]
The Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC), run through SBRI (Small Business Research Initiative) Healthcare, has announced that £6 million has been awarded to 18 innovations designed to improve patient care, save money and support NHS green plans. SBRI Healthcare is an AAC initiative: a partnership between patient groups, government bodies, industry and the NHS. It is […]
