The Health and Human Services Department today awarded $267.6 million in grants to 28 non-profit organizations, bringing to a total of 60 the number of awards it has made to set up…
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Religare Founders Reshuffle Management
NEW DELHI — The Singh family, founders of Fortis Healthcare Ltd. and Religare Enterprises Ltd., will focus on growing their healthcare business, and have put in place a key management team…
New test could identify smokers at risk of emphysema
WASHINGTON, April 6 — Using CT scans to measure blood flow in the lungs of people who smoke may offer a way to identify which smokers are most at risk of emphysema…
Philips offers free health checks to all Women’s Healthcare 2010 visitors
At the Women’s Healthcare 2010 exhibition, Royal Philips Electronics will be showcasing its latest innovations designed to improve not only women’s health and lifestyle but their families’ too. The company will also…
Agfa HealthCare Deploys CollabNet TeamForge
MORTSEL, BELGIUM and BRISBANE, CA – Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions, and CollabNet®, the leader in Agile application lifecycle management (Agile ALM) in the Cloud,…
UAE Health Minister Dr. Hanif Hassan Attends World Health Day in Sharjah
Sharjah, 6th April 2010 — The UAE celebrates on Wednesday the World Health Day which lines up various activities and events all over the UAE aimed at promoting health and encouraging members…
World Health Day 2010 (7th May) focuses on urbanization
London, England Source CNN – Wednesday the 7th April is being celebrated as World Healthday by World Health orgnization. The world health day, this year has a special focus on urbanization and…
Quest Diagnostics confirms role as product provider at InnovHealth 2010 summit in Abu Dhabi
Quest Diagnostics, a provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, has confirmed its role as product provider at the InnovHealth 2010 summit in Abu Dhabi. Commenting on the company’s attendance, Quest Diagnostic’s…
The International eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT Forum for Education, Networking and Business
April 14, 2010 – April 16, 2010 | Luxembourg eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT are a tool at the service of medical and nurse practitioners, patients, citizens, healthcare institutions and governments. It…
The 7th Annual World Health Care Congress
April 12, 2010 – April 14, 2010 | Washington, DC The World Health Care Congress (WHCC) is the most prestigious meeting that convenes global thought leaders and key decision-makers to share global…
Telecom Firms Looking To Join Crowded Field of Mobile Health Care
More telecommunications companies are looking to enter the wireless health care market, BusinessWeek reports. The mobile health, or m-health, market includes a range of wireless health services, from text messaging to remind…
Yahoo To Partner With Healthline Networks To Boost Health Channel
Yahoo has entered a three-year agreement with Healthline Networks, a provider of health-related content and applications, in an effort boost the popularity of its online health channel, the New York Times‘ “Bits”…
Research grants for Health IT worth $ 60 M awarded by ONC
WASHINGTON – The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has awarded $60 million in research grants through the Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects (SHARP) program to the Mayo…
Bankrupt Hawaii hospitals eye non-profit status in reorganization plan
HONOLULU – The owners of two bankrupt hospitals in Hawaii have announced plans to convert both to non-profits – a reorganization plan that would save as much as $6 million a year…
Healthcare- a U.S. job growth leader in March
Employment in the U.S. healthcare sector increased by approximately 26,800 jobs in March, while the national unemployment rate remained steady at 9.7 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The…