Iraq sandstorm sends more than 1,000 to hospital
More than 1,000 Iraqis were rushed to hospital with respiratory ailments on Thursday due to a sandstorm, the seventh to hit the country in the past month, state media said......»»
Two Startups Are Bringing Fiber to the Processor
If a CPU in Seoul sends a byte of data to a processor in Prague, the information covers most of the distance as light, zipping along with no resistance. But put both those processors on the same motherboard, and they’ll need to communicate over e.....»»
A new tool for studying multiple characteristics of a single cell
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) developed new software that integrates a variety of information from a single cell, allowing researchers to see how one change in a cell can lea.....»»
Brooklyn hospital network reverts to paper charts for weeks after cyberattack
A network of three hospitals in Brooklyn, New York, has had to work off paper charts for weeks following a cyberattack on its computer systems in late November, the hospital group's chief executive told CNN Monday......»»
Growing use of pharmaceuticals found to have increased carbon emissions during the COVID-19 pandemic
A group of researchers measuring carbon emissions in a large university hospital with a research center in central Japan found that its overall carbon footprint increased over a decade. However, they also found that carbon emissions from gas and elec.....»»
1 dead in shooting at Forvia plant near Detroit
A 40-year-old man was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead, police said. A 29-year-old suspect was apprehended at the scene......»»
Moonlighting protein makes a hospital germ harmful
The Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium is a widespread and dangerous hospital germ. It infects the respiratory tract and lungs and possesses natural resistance to numerous antibiotics. There is an ongoing search for so-called pathoblockers to be able t.....»»
Gun stockpile in hospital closet leads to $63K in fines from NJ health dept.
It remains unclear what the hospital's marketing director was doing with the guns. Enlarge / A health care worker exits the emergency room at Hudson Regional Hospital in Secaucus, New Jersey, on December 11, 2020. (credit: Getty.....»»
Asustek Computer establishing smart medical care CPS, says chairman
Asustek Computer is setting up a smart medical care CPS (cyber-physical system) featuring three-layer architecture of digital infrastructure, digital platform and digital application specifically for developing next-generation across-hospital smart m.....»»
Eufy’s “No clouds” cameras upload facial thumbnails to AWS
Company says it should have better informed users of how it sends mobile alerts. Enlarge / Anker's cameras store their footage on a local base. Thumbnail images of faces, however, were uploaded to cloud servers. (credit: Eufy).....»»
Apple cutting ad spend on Twitter sends Musk to war
After complaining about Apple spending less money in advertising on Twitter, Elon Musk claims that Apple has threatened the app with expulsion from the App Store — but it's not fully clear what's going on.Elon Musk [Twitter]Since acquiring Twitter,.....»»
Apple CEO Tim Cook visits Apple Derby Street crash victims
Apple CEO Tim Cook has paid a visit to victims of the November 21 car accident at the Apple Store in Hingham, Massachusetts, seeing survivors in hospital.Source: AP Photo/Steven SenneCook and Deirdre O'Brien visited the South Shore Hospital on Friday.....»»
High-resolution microscopy for analysis of protein complexes
Researchers at Forschungszentrum Jülich and the Berlin Institute of Health at Berlin's Charité Hospital have developed a novel method for determining the number of subunits within protein complexes. The method is a further development of "super-res.....»»
Rallying cybersecurity and healthcare IT to support patient safety
The expansion of cyber-physical systems in healthcare, particularly the IP “heartbeats” dispersed across hospital networks, has stretched cybersecurity beyond its IT legacy of monitoring for downed email and site uptimes at a clinic. As we look t.....»»
For many disabled patients, the doctor is often not in
Some doctors avoid patients with disabilities, and barriers to routine care abound. Enlarge Ben Salentine, associate director of health sciences managed care at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences S.....»»
How to watch SpaceX launch two media satellites this morning
This morning, Saturday November 12, there's a chance to catch an early SpaceX launch as the company sends two communications satellites into orbit......»»
Nurse who called 911 on her ER talks chaos, fear amid understaffing crisis
A recent national poll found that half of nurses have considered leaving. Enlarge / Emergency department staff members work at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, California, on November 1. Orange County's health officer ha.....»»
Despite conflict Russia sends France giant magnet for nuclear fusion project
Russia on Tuesday dispatched one of six giant magnets needed for the ITER nuclear fusion program in France, one of the last international scientific projects Moscow participates in despite the Ukraine conflict......»»
Tesla sends China workers to California plant to boost production
Tesla is sending engineers and production staff from its Shanghai factory to its plant in Fremont, California, in a bid to boost production at the U.S. facility......»»
Hubble captures rare "light echo" from star explosion
When a star explodes (a supernova), it sends its intense burst of light out in all directions. On rare occasions, in the months and years that follow, rings of light or "light echoes" spread out from the original supernova position......»»
Strong 6.4-magnitude quake rocks northern Philippines
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked the northern Philippines late Tuesday, the US Geological Service said, sending panicked residents out into the streets and causing substantial damage to a hospital......»»