University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with electronic system and app Badger Notes with the aim of providing users with “more access to and control” of maternity records during pregnancy. The trust highlights how use of Badger Notes will allow patients to view their maternity records on their phone, […]
U.S. crude oil rose more than 1% on Tuesday to top $81 per barrel, booking a second day of strong gains as this week’s rally continued. West Texas Intermediate futures gained more than 2% on Monday, continuing last week’s advance despite mixed economic data out of China, the world’s largest importer of crude oil. Here […]
Researchers in Brazil have developed functional bread with the potential to prevent asthma. The formulation contains Saccharomyces cerevisiae UFMG A-905, a strain of brewer’s yeast with probiotic properties that has been shown to attenuate the symptoms of asthma in mice. In this study, researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) included S. cerevisiae UFMG A-905 in naturally fermented […]
Budrul Chukrut | Lightrocket | Getty Images NextEra Energy stock fell more than 2% Tuesday after announcing a plan to sell $2 billion in equity units to finance power projects as electricity demand rises and to pay back debt. The Florida-based power company, which operates the largest portfolio of renewable energy in the U.S., will […]
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is the latest large healthcare provider to go live with communication app, CardMedic. The trust-wide rollout to 7,500 staff follows a successful year-long pilot in the maternity department at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Woolwich. Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust delivers acute and community services to over one million people […]
Nothing compares to the perfect summer run. All winter, even through spring, I sustain myself with the dream of jogging in shorts down a dry, grass-lined path, unencumbered by puddles or black ice. But that dream is becoming more elusive. Now, in mid-June, I already dread the prospect of being outside past about 7:30 in […]
Tesla Model Y has again topped the list of most American-made cars, but the electric automaker has lost its clean sweep of the top 4. Thanks to Tesla’s vertical integration approach, which results in the automaker making a lot of its parts itself and in the US for the vehicles it manufactures in North America, […]
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has published its annual plan for 2024/25, with a key priority to become “a more digitally-enabled and information-driven organisation”. Looking firstly at the delivery of safe, high quality care, the trust highlights an overarching aim around “equitable clinical prioritisation, influenced by active use of data”; as part of this, […]
More than 500 staff members from Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) have been recognised at special tea party events hosted to celebrate those nominated as part of this year’s HHFT People Awards. Colleagues and teams from across Hampshire Hospitals came together to enjoy a scrumptious afternoon tea, hear more about the achievements of nominees […]
Researchers in the US are developing a new range of wound care technologies, including smart bandages that would automatically sense and respond to changing conditions inside a wound. The high-tech dressings would provide continuous data on healing and potential complications, including infections or abnormal inflammation, and could deliver medications or other treatments in real time. […]
