Carestream Health, Inc., announced that its latest RIS platform is now available worldwide. The new CARESTREAM RIS can help enhance patient care through radiation dose tracking and user alerts, while critical results…
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Intersystems acquires Prosa
InterSystems, the healthcare software specialist, has acquired Italian implementation company, Prosa. The company has been a partner of InterSystems for 15 years providing a wide range of implementation and support services across…
Michelle Obama Launches App Initiative To Teach Kids About Health, Nutrition
Michelle Obama, according to reports has launched the Apps for Healthy Kids competition to challenge software and game designers, students and others to develop electronic tools and games that aid kids and…
IBM R&D Labs in Israel
As one of the world’s leading IT companies, IBM prides itself on providing top-notch technology products and offerings for business. But IBM also offers a growing number of solutions for society at…
10 Wockhardt Hospitals to be renamed
KOLKATA: Fortis Healthcare has decided to re-brand the 10 Wockhardt hospitals it acquired last year under the Fortis brandname from April 1. There-branding exercise will be followed by a heavy duty marketing…
Fortis Healthcare to buy 23.9% stake in Singapore’s Parkway for $685 mn
NEW DELHI: Fortis Healthcare announced on Thursday that it is buying private equity firm TPG Capital’s 23.9% stake in Singapore’s Parkway Holdings for $685.3 million (Rs 3,080 crore), supplanting Apollo Hospitals…
New Drug Helps Cholesterol Levels Dip
A randomized controlled trial reported that thyroid hormone analogue, eprotirome, reduced LDL cholesterol by up to 32% beyond statins alone, an effect greater than doubling the dosage of statins. This study was…
‘Cross’ With A Loved One? Get Over It By Solving A Crossword Puzzle
Ever find it hard to overcome a squabble with a loved one? Here’s the clue according to an interesting research. Scientists claim that solving crosswords or anagrams stimulate the brain’s problem solving…
Deep Breathing, Soft Music And Massage, All At Par For Relieving Stress
Whether one opts for a soothing massage or listens to soft music while practicing deep breathing in a dimly lit room, their effects on relieving stress are one and the same, a…
St. James’s Hospital, Dublin implements ERP system with SAP and IBM Global Business Services
To deliver maximum value for public money, St. James’s Hospital needs to keep tight control over its finances. Without integration between financial and materials management systems, the hospital faced delays and deficits….
Huntington Memorial Hospital moves to e-prescribing
PASADENA, CA – Nearly 1,000 affiliated physicians of Huntington Memorial Hospital, a 636-bed, not-for-profit hospital in Southern California, are moving to electronic prescribing, a step which hospital officials say will help bring…
Programs to test and certify EHR
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology,U.S. has officially published a proposed rule establishing two certification programs–one temporary and the other permanent–to test and certify electronic health records. The…
Saving Teeth for their Future
Article by Safa’ Faza’ for Biomed Middle East Stem cells are cells found in most, if not all, multi-cellular organisms. They are characterized by the ability to renew themselves through mitotic cell…
GSK And Cellzome Ink A Second Multi Million Pound Pact
For the second time in two years, pharmaceutical bigwig Glaxo has strengthened its ties with Anglo-German company Cellzome, by signing a deal worth up to €475 million (US$644.3 million). The collaboration gives…
NHS 24 extends partnership with Clinical Solutions
SCOTLAND – NHS 24, a telephone and online service providing health advice and information in Scotland, has signed an agreement to extend its partnership with Clinical Solutions. Clinical Solutions, a provider…