The sun sets behind a pumpjack during a gusty night on March 24, 2024 in Fort Stockton, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Oil prices rose Thursday as stockpiles in the U.S. fell for a second week and inflation eased. U.S. crude stockpiles declined by 2.5 million barrels last week, according to the Energy Information Administration, as […]
NHS England has shared plans to increase virtual ward use with NHSE correspondence sent to every local hospital and health system setting out actions hoped to increase urgent and emergency care performance, including plans for a new virtual wards operational framework and funding incentives to support front door services and flow through emergency departments. The […]
New research could pave the way for a prosthetic hand and robot to be able to feel touch like a human hand. The study has been published in the journal Science, led by researchers at Uppsala University and Karolinska Institute, who say the technology could also be used to help restore lost functionality to patients after […]
Bugcrowd, the leader in crowdsourced security, today introduced the availability of its AI Pen Testing on the Bugcrowd Platform to help AI adopters detect common security flaws before threat actors take advantage. AI Pen Testing is now part of Bugcrowd’s AI Safety and Security Solutions portfolio, in addition to the recently announced AI Bias Assessment offering. Commoditized access to AI […]
Digital healthcare consulting and technology services company Cloud21 has announced the acquisition of Microsoft Gold Partner, BDS Solutions. Through the acqusition, Cloud21 will deepen its established managed services offerings to support health and care IT operations to optimise technology infrastructure and improve staff experience. Kath Dean, President of Cloud21 said: “BDS Solutions brings their experience […]
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle University and Roche Products Limited have announced a collaboration aiming to use artificial intelligence to support treatment for diabetic retinopathy, by exploring how AI could help identify biomarkers on 3D retina images. It is hoped that identifying biomarkers will help demonstrate what stage the condition is at, […]
The first-of-its-kind robotic cataract procedure on a porcine eye was presented at the 2024 ASCRS Annual Meeting, by Dr. David F. Chang, a renowned cataract surgeon and past ASCRS President, marking the debut of this technology at a professional conference in April. During his Charles D. Kelman Innovator Lecture, Dr. Chang discussed his experience using ForSight […]
Recently published research commissioned by the MHRA and NICE has explored attitudes and experiences of current and potential users of digital mental health technology (DMHT), aiming to “inform the design of future regulatory and evaluation frameworks for DMHT”. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust, incorporated findings from a range of sources, including focus groups […]
One of our recent panel discussions focused on the topic of how to take a pragmatic approach to digitising NHS records, and we were joined by panellists including Dr Tamara Everington, chief clinical information officer and haematology consultant at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Emily Lucas (innovation facilitator) and Dr Julia Dawson (innovation lead) at […]
Photo by RAZE Solar on Unsplash The US has now officially surpassed 5 million solar installations, a significant landmark in its shift toward clean energy, according to data released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie. The 5 million milestone comes just eight years after the US achieved its first million in […]
