A new growth chart is the first practical way to track lean muscle mass and acts as a more accurate alternative to BMI. Researchers have developed a growth chart for tracking muscle mass in growing children by using artificial intelligence and the largest pediatric brain MRI dataset to date. The new study led by investigators […]
The past few years have seen a number of business leaders talk about blending hydrogen into natural gas infrastructure. Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images A host of solutions — including blending hydrogen into natural gas infrastructure — will be needed to meet decarbonization goals, according to the CEO of Italgas. “Recently, there […]
Less than a month after announcing plans to implement commercial air taxi services in the UAE, eVTOL developer Archer Aviation has signed a separate agreement with InterGlobe Enterprises to bring its zero-emissions aircraft mobility to India, pending regulatory approvals. Archer Aviation ($ACHR) is an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer that has had its sights […]
A new report from a UK medtech coalition has called for a full review into the performance of surgical hubs and diagnostic centres to end regional variation in their performance and work through the backlog of 7.5 million patients faster. As of September this year, NHS England had 94 operational elective surgical hubs, which have delivered 10,253 […]
Following in Telsa’s footsteps, Volvo has just signed a contract with Italian giga press maker IDRA to install two of its largest presses at a new site in Slovakia. The giga presses – what will likely be a reconfigured version of the same Giga Press 9000 that is making Telsa’s Cybertruck – are the world’s […]
Sydney-based startup Andromeda Robotics has integrated generative artificial intelligence into robotics to complement the support provided in aged care. WHAT IT DOES Founded by a group of engineers in 2022, Andromeda Robotics aims to transform human-robot interactions by developing empathetic companion robots, targeting the elderly and children in hospitals. WHAT IT’S ABOUT The prototype humanoid robot named Abi […]
Researchers from Hong Kong have come up with a new robotic device for improving the gait and lower limb function of stroke patients. WHAT IT’S ABOUT The mobile ankle-foot exoneuromusculoskeleton developed by a research team from Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is a rehabilitation robot specifically designed for stroke patients with hemiplegia, or paralysis that affects […]
Northern Ireland’s South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust has gone live with their new electronic patient record, encompass, in what the Department of Health calls a “digital milestone” marking the “culmination of over seven years of work to improve how health and social care is delivered across Northern Ireland”. Over the next 18-24 months, The […]
Thermology Health, the thermal imaging diagnostics company, announced today that Christopher Langley, an experienced CEO, Chairman, and NED has been appointed to the Thermology Health board. Thermology Health has developed a solution to help prevent diabetic foot ulcers – one of the top complications of diabetes. Christopher brings a strong track record in both the […]
NHS England has shared a resource focused on how to improve care navigation in general practice, highlighting the importance of collecting structured information from patients along with the role of digital tools such as cloud-based telephony, online forms and consultations, and messaging software. Focused on understanding care navigation, the guidance encourages practices to measure and […]
