Healthcare stakeholders are mostly optimistic about HTI-2

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

Providence developing AI tools designed to reduce clinician burnout

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

Industry groups call out environmental groups for continued attacks

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

Facilitating drug development using full-length transmembrane protein platforms

Facilitating drug development using full-length transmembrane protein platforms

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

Battery-free technology devices with ambient RF signals

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

Fraser Coast Council approves development of 18-storey Sheraton resort in Hervey Bay

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

Australia’s Iron Ore Deposits 1 Billion Years Younger

A rusty red rock with darker bands of red visible throughout.

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