Listen: NPR and KFF Health News Explore How Racism and Violence Hurt Health

KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony and Emily Kwong, host of NPR’s podcast “Shortwave,” talk about Black families living in the aftermath of lynchings and police killings in their communities. Anthony shares her southeastern Missouri-based reporting from “Silence in Sikeston,” a documentary film, podcast, and print reporting project. She discusses the latest research on … Read more

Aviva pledges more than £4m to Citizens Advice

Aviva has renewed its multi-year partnership with Citizens Advice, pledging more than £4m to the charity, following its two-year investment in 2022. Over the next three years Aviva’s funding will support the charity to develop a dedicated customer referral service for Aviva’s UK customers in need of additional advice, which will be provided on a … Read more

G+D looks to turn packages into IoT devices with Smart Label

Claiming to be able to redefine convenience and accuracy in location tracking, Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) has launched the G+D Smart Label solution to transform any package into an internet of things (IoT) device with integrated hardware, an iSIM (subscriber identify module), connectivity and core platform. Described as ultra-thin and only slightly larger than a credit card, … Read more

Revised NHS App key to tackling waiting list

A revised NHS app will form a key part of the government’s Elective Reform Plan to address the NHS waiting times crisis. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said that the upgraded NHS App will enable patients to choose providers, book appointments in more settings and receive test results all in one … Read more