The virtual physiological human project is organising an event to present results from the project and address ways of building a European industry based on them. The VPH is a €350m European…
Biotronik MRI Products Receive European Approval
ProMRI Pacing Systems that are compatible with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans -Evia pacemaker series and Safio Spacing leads – have received European approval. Biotronik has developed ProMRI portfolio, which includes four…
Saudi citizens sick and tired of bad health care – UAE Press
JEDDAH // Delegates at a national dialogue conference on health care demanded the Saudi government issue a new law to make medical malpractice a criminal offence and called for the establishment of…
Philips demonstrates their people-focused approach during Saudi Medicare 2010
Dubai, UAE – At Saudi Medicare 2010, Royal Philips ElectronicsPhilips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) presented a wide range of healthcare solutions designed to address the needs of patients and healthcare providers…
GE Healthcare showcases healthymagination and advanced diagnostic technologies at Saudi Medicare 2010
GE Healthcare, the healthcare business of General Electric Company (GE), is showcasing its advanced range of diagnostic technologies and the company’s healthymagination initiative at the 13th International Healthcare, Hospital Supplies and Medical…
Taiwani scientists identify keys to bipolar disorder in Chinese
Taipei April 14 A group of Taiwan scientists have successfully identified four genes that are associated with bipolar I disorder in people who are ethnically Chinese. “This study marks important progress in…
Biomedical scientists make kidney disease discovery
A team of biomedical scientists have made a discovery concerning the causes of kidney disease. Published in Nature Genetics, the study suggested that around 20 genes could help to explain the causes…
Online patient-physician consultations sponsored by American Well
American Well, a Boston-based vendor of software to support online patient-physician consultations generally sponsored by health insurers, has expanded the ways its services can be used. The new Team Edition product of…
Cisco network and telephony system helps reduce patient waiting time at Nottingham University Hospitals
A report has shown that patient waiting times at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have been cut by a third following the implementation of a Cisco network and telephony system. Since the…
Automating the Operating Suite Processes
The OT module maintains record of the Operations undergone by the patient. It maintains the name of the surgeon / consultant performing the operation, details of anesthesia, actual consumables, equipment used and…
A Perilous Journey Implementing EMR in Middle East
Discussion Points Subjective): Electronic Medical Records Objective : EMR Data Sets Assessment Organizational Readiness Presentation by John Hawkins CEO of intellehealth. The presentation by John at seminar called : Middle East Healthcare…
Diamond nano particals may lead to more accurate bioimaging techniques used to diagnose and track complex biological processes
A team of researchers, led by Macquarie University Associate Professor James Rabeau, have discovered that the properties of light emitted from tiny isolated nano-diamonds are completely different from their larger relatives. The…
Study unveils lifeline for ‘antibiotic of last resort’
Gerry Wright, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences at McMaster University in collaboration with colleagues at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, and the University of Cambridge in…
Sectra and Philips sign agreement in Japan
Swedish medical and communications system supplier, Sectra, has entered into an agreement with Dutch company, Royal Philips Electronics to distribute its picture archiving and communications system across Japan. Under the agreement, of…
Medibank private acquires McKesson Asia-pacific
THE government-owned and biggest private health insurer Medibank Private has acquired phone and web-based healthcare services provider McKesson Asia-Pacific from US health giant McKesson Corp for an undisclosed sum. The deal is…