JCB announces new, electric drive scissor lift for indoor operations

  • March 4, 2024
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JCB has redesigned its S1932 electric drive scissor lifts with an eye towards making it easier to put to work, and easier to get to work, too. The updated JCB S1932ED scissor lift does everything the outgoing model did, but does it in a package that’s some 250 lbs. lighter than before. That reduced weight […]

Surgical Holdings introduces new division

  • March 4, 2024
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Surgical Holdings, the British manufacturer and repairer of surgical instruments, has announced the launch of a new dedicated consumables division focused on strengthening supply chain resilience for single-use surgical solutions. In collaboration with Telic, a manufacturer and distributor based in Barcelona, Surgical Holdings has expanded its portfolio by introducing a comprehensive range of single-patient-use products. […]

Firstgreen battery swap electric skid steer promises 24 hour job sites

  • March 4, 2024
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Heavy equipment upstart Firstgreen was the first construction OEM to show off battery swap technology when it debuted its electric skid steer two years ago. Now, they’re in production – and the company says they can a job site running 24/7. Formerly called Kovaco Electric, we first covered Firstgreen earlier this year when the company introduced […]

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Data linkage, app development and a rare disease prevalence tool: exploring the England Rare Diseases Action Plan 2024 report – htn

  • March 4, 2024
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The Department of Health and Social Care has published the main report for the England Rare Diseases Action Plan 2024, with digital, data and technology noted as an underpinning theme to four key priorities: helping patients to get a final diagnosis faster, increasing awareness of rare diseases among professionals, better coordination of care, and improving […]

NHS fast-tracks new therapy for rare ‘graft vs host’ disease

  • March 4, 2024
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Cancer patients living with a rare disease that attacks the body’s own organs following a life-saving It can be taken at home, reducing the number of hospital appointments for some patients. In clinical trials using belumosudil to treat chronic graft versus host disease, up to three quarters of patients responded to therapy and this was […]

Renault 5 already has 50K orders on its waitlist

  • March 4, 2024
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French automaker Renault is hoping it has a winner on its hands with the upcoming Renault 5 BEV, which the company says already has 50,000 orders on the waitlist just a few days after its debut at the Geneva Motor Show. The new compact electric vehicle, which officially goes on sale in May in Europe, […]