Health Technologies

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton holds ‘Paper2Pixels’ events to streamline digitisation of paper records – htn

  • April 22, 2024
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University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust has highlighted ‘Paper2Pixels’ events which saw staff across the trust helping to identify and streamline more than 1,000 paper-based patient records and forms for the process of digitising, ahead of the trust’s transition to a new EPR. Led by the clinical digital team, the events were […]

Health

Bird Flu Is Infecting More Mammals. What Does That Mean for Us?

  • April 22, 2024
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In her three decades of working with elephant seals, Dr. Marcela Uhart had never seen anything like the scene on the beaches of Argentina’s Valdés Peninsula last October. It was peak breeding season; the beach should have been teeming with harems of fertile females and enormous males battling one another for dominance. Instead, it was […]

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Community bowel clinic slashes NHS waiting times by up to 70 weeks – Digital Health Technology News

  • April 22, 2024
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Central Camden PCN has taken a proactive step by introducing a dedicated community bowel clinic at Bloomsbury Surgery in North London. This initiative is giving patients fast, effective care in the comfort of their local surgery – while alleviating the strain on overwhelmed NHS colorectal departments at London hospitals. It is also saving money – […]

Global energy transition will require $4 trillion annually by next decade, BlackRock says

  • April 22, 2024
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The BlackRock logo is seen outside of its offices in New York City. Brendan McDermid | Reuters BlackRock estimates that the world’s green energy transition will require $4 trillion annually by the mid-2030s, calling for more public-private partnerships, especially in Asia-Pacific. The forecast comes from BlackRock’s latest “Investment Institute Transition Scenario,” which analyzes how the […]

Environment

Daily EV Recap: Tesla’s biggest retail shareholder votes down CEO package

  • April 22, 2024
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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee […]

Firstgreen remote operated electric skid steer hopes to reduce mining deaths

  • April 21, 2024
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Mining fatalities climbed more than 30 percent from 2022 to 2023, with construction fatalities also continuing to rise. In a bid to help keep miners safe, FIRSTGREEN Industries has launched a new line of cabinless, remote operated skid steers designed specifically for use in critical mining operations. We covered the copmany’s first cabinless electric loader, […]

Anti-abortion states are targeting an emergency healthcare law. Will the supreme court side with them?

  • April 21, 2024
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Signed into law by Ronald Reagan, Emtala forced hospitals to treat these emergency patients or risk losing funding from Medicare. Photograph: Bob Dougherty/AP View image in fullscreen Signed into law by Ronald Reagan, Emtala forced hospitals to treat these emergency patients or risk losing funding from Medicare. Photograph: Bob Dougherty/AP Anti-abortion states are targeting an […]

Tesla lowers price of ‘Full Self-Driving’ to $8,000, down from $12,000

  • April 21, 2024
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Tesla has once again lowered the price of its Full Self-Driving software by $4,000, now costing $8,000, down from a previous price of $12,000 in the US. Prices were also lowered in Canada, where the system used to cost $16,000CAD, and now costs $11,000CAD. In addition to the price drop, Tesla has eliminated “Enhanced Autopilot” […]