A new digital service launching this autumn will centralise the process for accessing routine care through an NHS dentist for people across Wales. The Dental Access Portal, which is being piloted in Powys Teaching Health Board, will provide a central platform for Health Boards to allocate places for routine dental treatment at NHS dental practices […]
Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria (HI NENC) and North East and North Cumbria ICB have launched a new programme to support early-stage investment into innovations designed to address the gender gap in women’s health. The Northern FemTech and Women’s Health Tech Accelerator Programme seeks women’s health business ideas in a position for growth […]
Following on from the latest addition to our feature series exploring electronic patient records and how to add value – an exploration of the current and future value of EPR solutions, available to read here – we’re taking a look at recent news, views and research in this area. Firstly, we share EPR-related news reported by […]
Using AI to allow young people to talk to their imagined future self may be a useful tool in addressing anxiety and encouraging better mental wellbeing. That is according to the findings of a novel project at MIT, in the US, which enables users to have an online, text-based conversation with an AI-generated simulation of […]
01 October 2024, Israel, Tel Aviv: Missiles launched from Iran are seen in the sky over Tel Aviv. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Markets are in danger of being “whipsawed” by the combination of regional conflict in the Middle East and rising unemployment in the United States, says Stephen Roach, senior fellow […]
The cyberattack on NHS Dumfries and Galloway and London Hospitals are the latest breaches to highlight how very exposed the UK healthcare system is to cyber threats. With attackers claiming to have stolen three terabytes of data, this incident highlights the acute vulnerability of the NHS. Ransomware and data theft pose the most persistent and […]
Dockworkers strike at the Bayport Container Terminal in Seabrook, Texas, on October 1, 2024. Mark Felix | Afp | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you […]
A general view of Isfahan Refinery, one of the largest refineries in Iran and is considered as the first refinery in the country in terms of diversity of petroleum products in Isfahan, Iran on November 08, 2023. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty Images Oil watchers are now seeing a genuine threat to crude supplies […]
On today’s Halloween-y episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got record EV sales from GM, Hyundai, Kia, and more! We’ve also got big trucks and fat oysters and ALL of it is powered by electric! That’s right, kids – despite the doom and gloom you see on your racist uncle’s social media feed, electric vehicle sales keep […]
