The eighth Med-e-Tel conference in Luxembourg next week will address global telemedicine and e-health initiatives. The event will bring together e-health stakeholders from more than 50 countries and feature more than 150…
iMDsoft gets first Danish win
Gentofte University Hospital in Hellerup, Denmark, has signed a deal with iMDsoft to deploy its MetaVision software in its newly built, state of the art, intensive care unit. The deal will see…
Agfa shows signs of slow recovery
Action to cut costs and increase efficiency has helped Agfa HealthCare to offset a decline in revenue and to increase profitability. Agfa-Gevaert’s full-year results say the recession has affected its healthcare division, particularly…
Philips suggests dedicated mHealth spectrum
Last summer we reported on GE Healthcare’s proposal to the FCC that the agency dedicate about 40 MHz of spectrum for medical body area networks (MBANs). The FCC recently put out a…
Women who take multivitamin pills may face a higher risk of breast cancer
Women who regularly take multivitamin pills may face a higher risk of breast cancer, a new study has claimed. The Swedish study, which looked at more than 35,000 women aged between 49…
Not polans, Parasites cause seasonal allergies
We have always thought grasses, weeds and trees caused those common seasonal allergy symptoms? a new research now shows parasites are actual cause for those sinus woes. The plants’ harmless pollen enzymes…
Executive Healthcare Roundtable:Connect to Care
Cisco invites you to participate in a “Connect to Care” Executive Roundtable – broadcast via the Internet using TelePresence and WebEx. As the debate over health care reform in Congress continues, the…
HHS awards second round of training center grants
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…
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…
23 experts to participate in Saudi Medicare forum 2010
Courtesy saudigazette.com.sa RIYADH – The first-ever Radiology Technologists Conference to be organized concurrently with the four-day Saudi Medicare 2010 from April 12 at Riyadh International Exhibition Center is set to present new…
Saudi health care drastically changed; balance still elusive
Saudi Arabia’s health care sector has seen a dramatic change in recent years. With the introduction of compulsory health insurance for expatriates working in the private sector, the business landscape has shifted…
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…