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CEO Kristin Peck, CEO of Zoetis, is a $8.5 billion-a-year global leader in developing vaccines, medicines, diagnostics and other technologies for pets and livestock. In fact, some of the most creative use cases for AI and health tech are likely to emerge first in the animal realm, where patients are unencumbered by privacy laws and other well-intentioned regulations.
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2 years ago Read more at Fortune

Nate McKinnon Graeme was diagnosed with stomach cancer in December and was waiting for his surgery at Christchurch Hospital - scheduled for last Friday. He told Checkpoint the cancer he had was 'quite aggressive" and the sooner he was operated on, the better'. Health New Zealand said no planned surgeries were cancelled at Christchurch hospital on Friday due to staff shortages.
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2 years ago Read more at RNZ

Health New Zealand has written to health unions outlining guidance it has given to hospitals, including banning double shifts, closing some vacant roles and forcing staff to use leave. Te Whatu Ora said it was clamping down because it could not go into the new financial year operating in deficit as it currently was. Its guidance for a review of unfilled roles asked managers to 'consider permanent removal of these as part of the budget processes", but chief executive Margie Apa said that was not a hiring freeze
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2 years ago Read more at 1News

Voyager-1 is the only spacecraft to fly in interstellar space, the region outside the Solar System. The team at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is now planning to enable the Spacecraft to begin returning science data again. On November 14, 2023, the team at JPL was stunned as the spacecraft stopped sending readable science and engineering data back to Earth.
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2 years ago Read more at India Today

Nominations are being accepted until April 30 for the Society’s 2025 annual awards recognizing members for their contributions to their fields, education and diversity. We often embrace failure, knowing it’s part of the scientific and learning process. Awards shine a light on scientific breakthroughs and help inspire the next generation of science trainees. Individuals with minoritized identities were, for many years, left out of the running for awards and recognition.
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2 years ago Read more at ASBMB Today

Celine Dion appeared on the cover of Vogue France’s May issue. In the accompanying interview, she opens up about her experience with stiff person syndrome. She is expected to share more details about her health in a forthcoming documentary.
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2 years ago Read more at HuffPost UK

The Weeknd emailed concert ticket holders on Tuesday stating full refunds would be made while the company tries to “work through the rescheduling process with the artist” The Australian leg of the star’s tour was set to include a concert at Sydney’s Accor Stadium and Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium. Now all dates have been cancelled, with Ticketek recommending fans to sign up to a waitlist in case the dates do get rescheduled down the track.
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2 years ago Read more at 7NEWS

International Women in Engineering (INWED) is an international awareness campaign celebrating the work and achievements of women engineers. The contributions of female engineers are invaluable. Their expertise and dedication from Aerodynamics to Powertrain Design, from Data Analysis to Sim Racing play a crucial role in achieving phenomenal success for the Team. Together with our Team Partner Rokt, we’re on a mission to foster greater diversity in Formula One, Sim Racing and STEM.
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2 years ago Read more at Oracle Red Bull Racing

Renault said on Tuesday its first-quarter revenue grew 1.8%. The group sold 549,099 units over the period, with revenue reaching 11.7 billion euros ($12.47 billion) The revenue beat a company-provided consensus anticipating a slight drop versus a year earlier to 11.49 billion euros.
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2 years ago Read more at CNBC

The Memorial Ceremony to Ancestor Huang Di in His Native Place was held in Huang Di's Hometown on April 11. The celebration takes place every year on the third day of the third month in the Chinese lunar calendar in Xinzheng City of Zhengzhou. This year is specially called the Jiachen Year (2024)
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2 years ago Read more at ANTARA English