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Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Devices Market – Rising Advances in Technology to Boost Growth Through 2019-2023 | Technavio
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Devices: Trends That Will Disrupt the Market According to a recent Technavio report, the intracranial pressure monitoring devices market is expected to grow by USD 442 million during 2019-2023. Growth in the intracranial pressure monitoring devices market can be attributed to many segments, one of which is the product segment comprising …
Twitter to ban all political advertising, raising pressure on Facebook | Technology
Twitter will ban all political advertising, the company’s chief executive officer Jack Dorsey announced on Wednesday, in a move that will increase pressure on Facebook over its controversial stance to allow politicians to advertise false statements. The new policy, announced via Dorsey’s Twitter account, will come into effect on 22 November and will apply globally …
Cystic fibrosis drug to be free on NHS in 30 days after US firm bows to pressure
A US drug company has bowed to pressure and agreed to supply a life-changing medicine on the NHS. Vertex was slammed by Jeremy Corbyn in his conference speech for refusing to drop its price for the cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi. The Labour leader vowed to change the way drugs were patented to stop big pharma …
Hansen says pressure is on England for semi-final after 2015 World Cup flop | Sport
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has attempted to crank up the pressure on England and his counterpart Eddie Jones by citing the team’s pool stage exit at the 2015 World Cup. Jones said this week that New Zealand will have ‘pressure chasing them down the street’ ahead of their semi-final meeting on Saturday but Hansen, …
Private health insurers say cost of medical devices putting pressure on premiums | Australia news
At a presentation to the Actuaries Institute conference in Melbourne on Wednesday afternoon, the Private Healthcare Australia chairman, John Hill, will say insurers find it challenging not to pass on the rising costs of medical devices through premium increases. In December, the health minister, Greg Hunt, boasted that the government’s reforms to make private health …
Duke and Duchess of Sussex to lay bare the ‘world of pressure and pain behind the brave faces’ in ITV documentary
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are to lay bare the “world of pressure and pain behind the brave faces” in a television documentary, their friend Tom Bradby has said. The Duke and Duchess, who have both given interviews to Bradby as part of an ITV programme about their recent tour in Africa, will speak on …
Pressure on NHS is breaking doctors’ morale, says psychiatrist | Society
Julia Patterson recalls clearly the moment she decided she had to quit two things she treasured – practising medicine and working in the NHS – in order to safeguard her own mental health. “I loved my job,” she said. “I love psychiatry, but I could no longer go to work every day without tackling what …
WeWork C.E.O. Adam Neumann Steps Down Under Pressure
WeWork’s co-founder, Adam Neumann, stepped down as chief executive of the embattled shared office space business, the company said on Tuesday, a stunning fall for the entrepreneur who oversaw the meteoric rise of one of the most valuable start-ups to emerge in the last decade. Under pressure to leave from board members and investors in …
Losartan blood pressure medication recall expanded again over cancer concerns, FDA says
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited has again expanded a recall of its blood pressure medication over concerns the tablets contain small amounts of a cancer-causing ingredient. In a Sept. 19 statement, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited voluntarily expanded the recall to include additional lots of its Losartan Potassium Tablets USP and Losartan …
Ardern under pressure as staffer accused of sexual assault quits | World news
Pressure is growing on Jacinda Ardern to explain when she was made aware of serious sexual assault allegations in her party after the staffer at the centre of the furore resigned. The individual remains unnamed but is known to have worked in a senior role in Parliament House and had regular interaction with senior Labour …
