Author: damazah@gmail.com

While patient portals were promised to ease workflows, they have added significantly to clinician workloads.gettyThe advent of patient portals and inbox messaging was promised to help improve patient care and foster convenience for both the doctor and the patient. With just a few quick taps on their mobile apps or through a patient portal online, a patient can quickly get in touch with their physician’s office and leave a message or send a query. However, this concept has evolved over the years into a much larger administrative crisis, where patients feel dissatisfied with the responses they often get and doctors…

Large numbers of autonomous delivery robots could be coming to towns and cities across England after ministers signalled they were likely to support a change in the law allowing their use, prompting concern from safety campaigners.Low-speed robots, which mainly deliver groceries or takeaway food, are already in use in a handful of places but they operate in a regulatory grey area. The 1835 Highways Act bans “carriages” from pavements.This is expected to be resolved under changes to the law on micromobility vehicles such as e-scooters. Ministers are aiming to put delivery robots in the same category after a consultation exercise.Allow…

People granted asylum in the UK will be required to pay back around £10,000 towards the cost of their accommodation and support once they start earning, the government has announced. Adults who have sufficient funds will be asked to pay off the sum over time under new rules included in the upcoming Immigration and Asylum Bill, which will be put before Parliament on Tuesday.It will apply to asylum seekers who have the right to work in the UK, and must be paid off before they can become eligible to settle here permanently. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the changes would…

A senior United States counterterrorism official has claimed that American forces recovered the largest cache of terrorist electronic materials since the 11 September 2001 attacks during a recent counterterrorism operation against Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in North-east, Nigeria. The 2011 attack is considered by many to be the largest terror attack on the US and has largely shaped US counter-terrorism policy. The US Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council, Sebastian Gorka, made the disclosure in a video record of an interview with Marissa Streit, chief executive officer (CEO) of…

Four-time winners Germany are knocked out of the 2026 World Cup, losing to Paraguay 4-3 on penalties, following a 1-1 draw after extra time.

American director Carl Rinsch, known for the 2013 film “47 Ronin,” was sentenced Monday to 30 months in prison for defrauding Netflix of millions of dollars, prosecutors in New York announced. Rinsch was convicted last year of misspending $11 million paid to him by the the streaming platform in 2020 to create a science fiction series called “White Horse.” “Instead of using the money to make the show, Rinsch made risky bets on highly speculative stock options and cryptocurrency, and spent millions of dollars on luxury goods for himself,” US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton…

Former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Dr. Supo Ayokunle, has congratulated former presidential spokesman and host of Inside Sources on Channels Television, Laolu Akande, on his receipt of the 2026 Voice of Truth Award presented by the Save Nigeria Coalition USA. In a congratulatory message, Ayokunle described the honour as a fitting recognition of Akande’s longstanding commitment to truth, integrity and principled public engagement. “Congratulations on your conferment with the ‘Voice of Truth Award.’ This award is not a fluke; it is a well-deserved recognition of who you are,” Ayokunle said in a statement. He encouraged…

A member of the House of Representatives, Kolawole Akinlayo, has asked the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to strictly apply the provisions of the Electoral Act in resolving the dispute arising from the party’s primary election for Ekiti North Federal Constituency II. Mr Akinlayo, who represents Moba/Ilejemeje/Ido Osi Federal Constituency, argued that the aspirant declared winner of the primary election, Kunle Ibrahim, was legally disqualified from contesting the exercise because he allegedly remained a political appointee at the time the primary was conducted. The lawmaker stated this while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Sunday, weeks after filing…

A bus conductor allegedly stabbed an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) during a traffic enforcement operation at Ile-Epo Market along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Monday. The agency’s General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, disclosed the incident in a statement, saying the attack occurred after a LASTMA patrol team stopped a Volkswagen commercial bus for allegedly obstructing traffic along the busy market corridor towards Abule-Egba. According to him, the driver resisted the enforcement exercise before the situation escalated. “The officer was carrying out his statutory responsibility of ensuring unobstructed vehicular movement and maintaining order on Lagos roadways. “The driver…

AeroVironment stock ripped 19% higher on Monday after the bell as the dronemaker reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat on the top and bottom lines.The company smashed expectations, reporting earnings of $1.84 per share while analysts polled by LSEG were expecting $1.46 per share. Revenue also came in ahead, more than doubling to $642 million versus an analyst estimate of $559 million.CEO Wahid Nawabi said in a release that AeroVironment is well positioned to benefit from the rising global demand in drones, counter-drones and space technology. AeroVironment’s funded backlog of $1.2 billion was up 65% over last year, but only slightly…