The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in America has issued a proposed rule to revise the conditions of participation for hospitals to allow for a new privileging process for telemedicine…
Month: May 2010
The Medical Device Market: Saudi Arabia – new market report published
Our in-depth medical device market reports are ideal for executives wanting to understand the key drivers in medical markets and have access to a wealth of statistical data. Each report opens with…
GE Healthcare Announces New Compatibility for Fractional Flow Reserve Evaluation with the Mac-Lab Hemodynamic Recording Systems
GE Healthcare, the $17 billion medical technology division of General Electric Company, today announced the expansion of Mac-Lab’s validation of compatibility to the Volcano’s SmartMap Pressure Instrument and PrimeWire Pressure Guide Wire…
Stay hydrated in the summer heat of ME
Article By Syeda Amtul courtesy Saudi Gazette As summer has already arrived in Saudi Arabia, the soaring temperatures bring with them the possibility to become dehydrated. Water – as the most essential…
Siemens Healthcare Showcases Powerhouse Duo of Imaging IT Solutions at SIIM 2010 USA
Minneapolis, May 25, 2010 – Siemens Healthcare, a leading provider of innovative imaging IT solutions, will demonstrate the next generation of advanced visualization and agile PACS technologies when it exhibits syngo®.via1 and…
UAE Ministry of Health Announces First Nutrition Strategy in the UAE
Dubai, 25th May 2010 – In cooperation with the World Health Organization “WHO” Mediterranean Regional Office, the Ministry of Health launched the first national nutrition strategy that aims for improving the nutritious…
Saudi Arabia Kidney patients to be treated in small towns, villages
RIYADH: Riyadh Gov. Prince Salman launched a campaign on Monday to create awareness among people on the hazards of renal diseases and to raise funds for the Prince Fahd bin Salman Charitable…
Boston University biomedical engineers develop new nanopore method for DNA sequencing
Sequencing DNA could get a lot faster and cheaper – and thus closer to routine use in clinical diagnostics – thanks to a new method developed by a research team based at…
New Patient Monitoring and Robotics Technology make life more easier
Article by By Carolyn Whelan courtesy https://www.scientificamerican.com/ A new generation of medical devices using wireless communications, sophisticated software and data center-driven “cloud” computing promises to deliver health care in ways previously limited…
Syntatic antibodies hold biomedical promise – new cures for cancer obesity
Antibodies are the immune system’s warriors. Their role is to pinpoint disease pathogens, attaching to them and neutralizing their effects. Though antibodies are of great value for biomedical research, the process of…
ClinTec International launches the first Global Academy of Clinical Research Excellence (ACRE)
ClinTec International, the global clinical research organisation, with offices located in over 40 countries, announces the opening of its Global Academy of Clinical Research Excellence “ACRE”, at the 2010 PABME (Pharmaceutical and…
Leading life science free zone, DuBiotech, at PABME 2010
Dubai, UAE – May 24, 2010: The Dubai Biotechnology and Research Park (DuBiotech), a major life sciences free zone in the Middle East and a member of TECOM Investments, is participating at…
Stay Normal Kuwaiti campaign targets hypertension
KUWAIT: Research shows that hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a very common disease in Kuwait and that a high percentage of the population suffers from it. According to doctors, hyypertension may…
Social care program for cancer survivors in Kuwait
KUWAIT: Being diagnosed with cancer is a life-changing experience not only for the survivors, but also for their families, and many will tell you that their greatest fear was that of the…
Siemens introduces stereoscopic ultrasonic imaging
Siemens Healthcare has developed a new software program that will give obstetricians and gynecologists the possibility to produce 3D stereoscopic views of a patient’s ultrasound scan. The new image management software dubbed…