G-7 nations have so far decided not to revise their cap on Russian oil. Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty Images The Group of Seven advanced economies is not expected to update its price cap on Russian oil in the coming weeks amid contrasting views on whether the policy is truly denting the Kremlin’s revenues. […]
Welcome back to our podcast HTN Let’s Talk, sponsored by Spirit Health! For the latest episode, we interviewed Pritesh Mistry, policy fellow for digital technologies at The King’s Fund. We discussed digital priorities for the NHS, the opportunities for integrated care systems, challenges in interoperability and more. To start off Pritesh spoke about his current role […]
Less than a year after the Supreme Court declared it was ceding the matter of abortion to elected officials, the justices are poised to consider whether the most common method of ending pregnancies can be sharply curtailed in states where abortion remains legal, not just where it is illegal. After a federal appeals court imposed […]
Content by Open Medical for HTN’s latest feature series focusing on sustainability. Everyone is accountable 80 percent of the carbon footprint of the NHS is attributable to clinical decisions. Although adjusting clinical practice presents a significant opportunity to decrease carbon emissions, it’s not that simple. Several factors come into play, such as supply procurement, availability of environmentally […]
The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) pictured on February 03, 2022 in Frankfurt, Germany. Thomas Lohnes | Getty Images News | Getty Images Germany’s energy worries are over and Europe’s largest economy has the “inherent strength” to recover from the dual shocks of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, according to Bundesbank […]
Tiktok is set to introduce a one-hour a day limit feature for young people, in an effort to improve their wellbeing. This means that any user who is under the age of 18 will not be able to access the app for more than 60 minutes a day, unless they enter a passcode and make […]
South Korean health tech company Neurophet has obtained certification from Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority for its AI-enabled degenerative brain disease diagnosis assistant software. Its flagship software, Neurophet Aqua, analyses brain MRI using AI to check for brain atrophy and white matter degeneration as seen in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. The […]
InnoScot Health has published findings from a recent survey highlighting how 90 percent of staff agree that “innovation must be at the heart of improving NHS Scotland services and helping to tackle pandemic backlogs”. The research study asked 602 NHS staff between October and November 2022 a series of questions around innovation and change for […]
Brainomix, the AI-powered medtech solutions company, today announced that its Brainomix 360 e-ASPECTS tool for stroke has received FDA clearance, enabling the Oxford-based company to deploy its cutting-edge stroke AI imaging platform to US stroke centers. With deployments across more than 30 countries, Brainomix’s AI stroke software has been studied and validated in more than […]
NHS Highland – Argyll & Bute Health & Social Care has selected Maintel, the pioneering cloud and managed services company, to deliver a new and improved telephony system. In a new hybrid working environment, 2,500 staff across 8 community hospitals and selected GP practices now benefit from Maintel’s cutting edge, reliable and resilient telephony solution with […]
