When Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida on Oct. 9, St. Petersburg's water main lines were ruptured. Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, which has a large NICU, was one of the affected hospitals in the area. Fortunately, Florida had worked with Genesis Systems to put one of the company's atmospheric water generation machines in a nearby storm shelter before Milton arrived. On Oct. 10 after the storm had passed, Genesis' WaterCube 1000 was brought to the hospital to act as a backup water supply. The WaterCube 1000 creates safe water by “form[ing] a handshake with the water in the air” using materials that absorb water like proprietary liquid and solid sorbents. These materials are then heated to extract the water. The machine can produce nearly 2,000 gallons of water in 24 hours.
In its latest announcement last week, Amazon Pharmacy announced that it plans to open pharmacies in 20 new cities in 2025, aspiring to nearly double the number of communities where customers can leverage same-day medication delivery services. These cities include Boston, Dallas, Philadelphia and many more, meaning that millions of people will be able to enjoy rapid medication access.
In September, Jennie Stuart Health officials announced they signed a letter of intent to possibly merge with Deaconess Health. Since then, a group, 'Save Jennie Stuart' has formed and is urging the Jennie Stuart Board of Trustees to pause and reconsider the merger. Save Jennie Stuart says they do not believe Deaconess, based in Evansville, Indiana, is a good fit for the community. They express that affiliating with Evansville for core medical needs does not match the long-term growth patterns and future direction of the community.
Apple is planning an aggressive new strategy to conquer the smart home market, according to a new report. Despite past struggles in this area, Apple is reportedly developing a new homeOS operating system, a smart display, and a high-end robotic tabletop device.
The neurotechnology category tends to be associated with brain implants. But wearable neurotech refers to therapeutic medical devices that apply brain stimulation from outside the body — through the skin and skull — not via any physically invasive process as a treatment for a range of chronic health issues.