Opinion
OpenAI has invested in co-founder Sam Altman's brain-computer interface startup Merge Labs. The generative AI provider was a major investor in the company's US$252m seed round. A brain-computer interface allows direct communication between the brain and external devices. The potential for an investment was rumoured in the middle of last year. OpenAI said [...]
National care provider Agincare has strengthened its quality team, bringing together a wealth of experience and expertise to support its continued growth and commitment to high-quality personalised care. Suzanne Barnard has joined as group quality director, taking strategic responsibility for quality assurance, governance and continuous improvement across the organisation’s diverse portfolio of services. Her appointment [...]
By Steven Akerman, Brian Barr Solicitors The UK Government’s newly announced road safety strategy, which aims to reduce road fatalities and serious injuries by 65 per cent by 2035, is a significant and welcome development. For those of us who work closely with the consequences of road traffic collisions every day, this announcement represents both [...]
Maintaining good dental health is essential not only for your teeth and gums but also for your overall well-being. Oral hygiene plays a significant role in influencing various aspects of your health, from preventing systemic diseases to enhancing recovery processes. Understanding the connection between dental care and general health can lead to more effective strategies [...]
People experiencing delusions during psychosis may be ‘living out’ deep emotions, research suggests, offering a new way to understand the condition. The study sets out a “radically different perspective” on delusions, challenging older ideas that they are only a ‘glitched brain’. About 2-3 per cent of people in the UK and Australia experience psychosis, often [...]
MotoGP's governing body, the FIM, has published its first concussion guidelines for assessment and management for all levels of motorcycle competition. Concussions occur after a significant blow to the head, a high-risk scenario for riders in crashes. Across world sport, there has been a push to improve concussion response amid findings of the long-lasting impact [...]
Nearly all strokes and heart attacks follow one of four risk factors, new research shows. These include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar and tobacco smoking, whether past or current. Together, they preceded 99 per cent of all cardiovascular events during a long-term study that analysed health data from more than 9 million [...]
Everyone knows the real dilemma: makeup or washing your hair – and makeup wins every time. Volume makes you look put-together and tidy, and no other haircare tips can fake it. Keeping that effect without daily washing stays tricky – and that’s exactly where dry shampoo steps in. It promises control when everything else feels [...]
By Lydia Storr-Meddings Being Chief Operating Officer at Cognivate, a community-based neurorehabilitation team, means I sit behind the scenes of client care. Rather than focusing on delivering therapy, it’s about ensuring the right people, resources, and systems are in place to make rehabilitation possible. My work spans quotes, invoicing, therapist capacity, marketing, financial oversight, and [...]
Thousands of people in the UK are at risk death or severe disability due to a lack of NHS stroke specialists, senior doctors have warned. A chronic shortage of stroke consultants means patients face delays to clot-busting drugs and surgery, with horrendous consequences, they said. Prof David Werring, past president of the British and Irish [...]
