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  • When hospitals and insurers fight, patients get caught in the middle

    Amy Frank said it took 17 hours on the phone over nearly three weeks, bouncing between her insurer and her local hospital system, to make sure her plan would cover her husband’s post-surgery care. Many of her calls never got past the hold music. When they did, the hospital told her to call her insurer.…


  • High-performance separation with reduced energy use

    Sulzer Chemtech has launched EvapCare-F, an advanced iteration of its falling film evaporator technology, backed by over 1,000 references. This next-generation solution enhances high-performance separation while reducing energy use and preserving product quality. The technology helps industrial plants decarbonise while cutting production interruptions by up to 50% and delivering superior heat transfer. Used in combination…


  • Study provides evidence for a causal genetic link between prostate cancer and urothelial carcinoma

    Prostate cancer is among the most common cancers in men and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. With improved detection and therapies, survival rates have risen, but this progress comes with a new concern: the risk of secondary primary malignancies. These cancers, unrelated to metastasis or recurrence, occur in approximately 11-22% of prostate cancer survivors…


  • Intelligent 48-channel LED

    Intelligent 48-channel LED

    Diodes Incorporated announces the launch of its new automotive-compliant AL5958Q matrix LED driver. With its 48-channel constant current source, capable of up to 32 scans, the AL5958Q enables the automotive dynamic lighting revolution—bringing improved safety, personalization, and aesthetics to new vehicle platforms. The device is particularly suited for narrow pixel mini- and micro-LED displays, which require multiple…


  • First ESC statement on mental health and heart disease promotes integrated care

    A new ESC Clinical Consensus Statement is calling for greater awareness of the multidirectional relationship between mental health conditions and cardiovascular disease to improve patient health. The first ever ESC Clinical Consensus Statement to be developed on this topic was published today at ESC Congress 2025. The Consensus Statement recommends that mental health symptoms are…


  • Updated guidelines aim to standardize valvular heart disease care across Europe

    Updated ESC/EACTS Guidelines, being published today at ESC Congress 2025, aim to improve the way that patients with valvular heart disease are diagnosed and treated, responding to robust new evidence that suggests some newer and less invasive treatments could be offered more widely and consistently to patients. The updated ESC/EACTS Guidelines have been produced by…


  • Discovery of mitochondrial microprotein opens path to obesity and aging therapies

    Like bees breathing life into gardens, providing pollen and making flowers blossom, little cellular machines called mitochondria breathe life into our bodies, buzzing with energy as they produce the fuel that powers each of our cells. Maintaining mitochondrial metabolism requires input from many molecules and proteins-some of which have yet to be discovered. Salk Institute…


  • What next for HS2?

    What next for HS2?

    Listen to this article “The answer to our transport crisis is lots of boring little things like bus lanes, tram systems, and new stations, and not one grand mega-project (HS2) that is only going to touch a handful of people.” These are the words of Andrew Gilligan, who was a special advisor to Rishi Sunak.…


  • Key rail upgrades announced by DfT

    Listen to this article On 8 July, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced the go-ahead for over 50 road and rail upgrades across the UK, including five strategic road schemes and five key rail upgrades. Backed by over £92 billion from the Spending Review settlement, the review sets out what the government says is the…


  • Resetting HS2

    Resetting HS2

    Listen to this article In a statement to Parliament on 18 June, Transport Minister Heidi Alexander’s statement drew a line in the sand in respect of HS2. She emphasised that its problems of “budgets calculated then blown, promises made then broken” were now in the past. She explained how the project was being reset by…