Healthcare leaders have begun to digest the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s recently proposed HTI-2 interoperability rule, and many have offered their reaction to its various components. While most see the proposed rule as a conduit for improving health information exchange between providers, public health agencies and payers through standards-based APIs, others … Read more
By now, everyone in healthcare is well aware of the problem of clinician burnout – and its consequences, which aggravate the staffing shortage crisis. Health IT leaders at hospitals and health systems already have begun experimenting with artificial intelligence – experiencing a great boom in healthcare – to try to reduce the clinician burnout problem. … Read more
CATTLE Australia and the National Farmers’ Federation have come out against a growing list of environmental groups that have campaigned against the beef industry. The latest has been the Australian Conservation Foundation, which today published a report labeling the food system as nature’s failure. It followed a report last week, which is covered in this … Read more
BRIAN KENNY: In April of 1945 while stationed in Italy, a 21-year-old American soldier was struck by enemy fire and left with debilitating wounds to his right arm and hand. That life-changing moment that could have sent him spiraling would instead motivate him in ways he never could have imagined. A life devoted to public … Read more
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 along with newly launched ecosystem devices Samsung’s newly launched Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 foldable devices are set to go on sale in India on July 24 alongside new ecosystem products such as the Galaxy Buds 3 series, Galaxy Watch 7 and … Read more
A crucial step in preclinical drug development is the confirmation of the specific binding of the new therapeutic molecule to the target protein. Transmembrane proteins (TPs) such as ion channels, transporters or receptors provide many targets for cancer and other diseases. They are complex, making the production of those proteins in adequate amounts much more … Read more
Widespread wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 5G rely on radio frequency (RF) signals to send and receive data. A new prototype of an energy harvesting module – developed by a team led by scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) – can now convert ambient or ‘waste’ RF signals into direct current … Read more
Briefly: A luxury hotel development has been approved by the Fraser Coast Regional Council. Supporters and opponents have clashed in a debate over the future of Hervey Bay. What is expected next? Developer Sunny Beach Land is making plans to begin construction. A controversial 18-storey, 5-star resort has been approved in regional Queensland, making it … Read more
Iron ore is the main ingredient in steel production. One of the mainstays of the Australian economy, it contributes $124 billion to national income each year. This is not surprising, given that Western Australia is home to some of the largest deposits of iron ore on Earth, and 96% of Australia’s iron ore comes from … Read more
Could a robot that mimics a climbing and walking lizard provide new insights into the evolution and advantages of different locomotion in humans and other animals? The answer is yes, according to a new international, interdisciplinary study published overnight in Nature Robotics, co-authored by Dr Christofer Clemente of the University of the Sunshine Coast. “These … Read more