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Apple may launch a new 24-inch M3 iMac and new MacBook Pros in October
October starting to slip away, and so far, all we’ve gotten was a very confusing Apple Pencil, despite rumors of iMacs and iPads. Well, it sounds like that new 24-inch iMac is on its way this month after all. Mark Gurman thinks so, having written in his Power On newsletter for Bloomberg today that it’s …
Isar defies space tech downturn to raise $165mn in countdown to launch
Munich-based rocket start-up Isar Aerospace has defied a gloomy funding environment in the space tech sector to raise $165mn from new and existing investors as it accelerates towards its planned launch this year. Daniel Metzler, co-founder and chief executive, said the funds would help ramp up manufacturing of its Spectrum rocket and would be sufficient …
As maternal mortality rates rise in Virginia, health officials launch interviews into deaths
Preliminary data show Virginia’s maternal mortality rate more than doubled between 2018 and 2020, a sharp increase encouraging state officials to start doing ground-level interviews to figure out what’s driving pregnancy-related deaths. According to early numbers from Virginia’s Maternal Mortality Review Team, the state’s maternal mortality rate in 2018 was 37.1 deaths per 100,000 cases. In …
Roundup: Victoria, WA launch initiatives to support local digital health innovation and more briefs
Victoria invests in new centre supporting digital health innovators The Victorian government has invested A$2.4 million ($1.6 million) to establish a centre for supporting digital health innovators. The Victorian Connected Health Innovation and Commercialisation Centre will support up to 500 local companies each year by connecting them with healthcare professionals, investors, and other innovators who …
Nonprofits launch $100M plan to support local health workers
A new philanthropic project hopes to invest $100 million in 10 countries, mostly in Africa, by 2030 to support 200,000 community health workers, who serve as a critical bridge to treatment for people with limited access to medical care. The Skoll Foundation and The Johnson & Johnson Foundation announced Monday that they donated a total …
Launch of the World report on the health of refugees and migrants
The impact of migration and displacement on the health of refugees and migrants depends on the conditions in their country of origin, exposure to factors such as policies, access to health services, integration in the host communities, as well as living, working, environmental and traveling conditions. Ensuring health systems are sensitive to and health care …
Starliner Nears Launch, Crew Works Space Botany and Human Research – Space Station
The Moon, with Earth’s shadow draping across it during a lunar eclipse, is pictured from the International Space Station. The International Space Station is gearing up for the targeted arrival of Boeing’s Starliner crew ship on the company’s Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission. Meanwhile, the Expedition 67 crew is continuing its ongoing life science activities …
Mayor Bowser and DC Health Launch New Healthcare Workforce Task Force
(Washington, DC) Today, Mayor Bowser and DC Health announced the formation of a new Healthcare Workforce Task Force charged with rebuilding, strengthening, and expanding the District’s healthcare workforce. The Task Force includes thought leaders from the healthcare, education, and government sectors and will be co-chaired by Dr. Wayne Fredrick, President of Howard University, and Ms. Anita …
Mounds View Students Launch Mental Health Awareness Month With Benefit Walk – WCCO
NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. (WCCO) – Students from Mounds View High School took to Long Lake Park with the hopes of starting a conversation about mental health Sunday. In a partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, nearly 50 students and adults gathered for a benefit walk at the park. The event featured art, music, …
Rocket Lab delays Electron booster launch and recovery test to Monday
Rocket Lab has postponed the launch of an Electron booster it hopes to snatch out of the sky with a helicopter after liftoff to no earlier than Monday (May 2) due to weather. Unfavorable weather conditions are the primary reason for the launch delay, Rocket Lab officials said in an update, but the company is …