RIYADH: The first research and treatment center for autism in the Middle East was opened at King Khaled University Hospital of King Saud University (KSU) here on Tuesday. Abdullah Al-Othman, president of…
Health-care workers to be trained before coming to work in Saudi
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and the Philippines have initially agreed to conduct training programs for Filipino technical health-care workers prior to their arrival in the Kingdom. “These workers will go through three to…
Saudi Arabia Health Care System Receives Coveted Excellence in Electronic Health Records Award
RESTON, Va. QuadraMed® Corporation, a leading provider of healthcare technologies and services today announced that Saudi Arabia National Guard Health Affairs (SANG-HA), a leading healthcare provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,…
Premier signs 3 yr supply contract with Siemens Healthcare
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. has signed a three-year supply contract with Premier Purchasing Partners USA. Under the agreement, Siemens Healthcare’s diagnostic systems, instruments and tests will be available to members of the…
Qatar Diabetes Association targets schoolchildren for awareness
DOHA: The volunteer’s centre of Qatar Diabetes Association (QDA) launched an awareness programme aimed at reaching the school students at the preparatory and high school level. The programme will launch a group…
Sound sleep a 3 bln market for the medical industry in India
New Delhi: The promise of a sound sleep is creating a huge market for the medical industry in India. Medical technology and top pharma companies are waking up to a potentially $3-billion…
Scientists have grown real, living human bones in the lab New York Times
Scientists have grown real, living human bones in the lab for the first time, completely from scratch, and ready to be inserted inside human flesh. Or given to my dog, as a…
University Of Liege transmits live neurosurgical operation in 3D to audience
The University of Liege has claimed a European first by transmitting a live neurosurgical operation to an audience in 3D. The operation was performed at the University Hopsital of Liege and watched by members…
Advocate Physician Partners(APP) partners with eClinicalWorks for biggest EMR implementations in U.S
Advocate Physician Partners (APP), the largest network of independent physicians in the Midwest, has partnered with Westborough, Mass.-based eClinicalWorks for one of the biggest electronic medical record (EMR) implementations in the country….
President Obama expected to nominate Donald Berwick to head CMS
President Barack Obama will soon nominate Donald Berwick, MD, to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to a statement released Saturday by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of…
Medical Alert System for falls for Geriatric Patients from Philips
Dutch company, Philips, has launched a medical alert service that automatically detects if a person has fallen and then calls the emergency services for help. AutoAlert builds on Philips’ Lifeline, which allows…
59% of Physicians Think the Quality of Medicine in America will Decline in the Next Five Years According to athenahealth and Sermo “Physician Sentiment Index”
62% Are Pessimistic about the American Physician’s Ability to Practice Independently or in Small Groups in the Future 64% Strongly Agree/Agree Their Clinical Decisions are Being Based More on What Payors are…
Electronic Prescription- Levels, Features and Benefits
Electronic Prescription or e-Pharmacy is a new term being used these days Biomed Middle East’s Editorial Looks at the very basics of Electronic Prescription, its usage and practices. What is Electronic Prescription?…
Fashioning devices from organic matter
DOHA: The Texas A&M University — Qatar welcomed biomedical engineering expert, Dr John D W Madden, as its fourth Distinguished Lecture Series Speaker on Tuesday at the University’s Engineering Building at Education…
Asia’s largest hospital management conference to take place in Korea
The Korean Hospital Association is spearheading in making HMA happen in Korea. HMA in Seoul will assemble over 50 world-class speakers – all practitioners and experts in hospital management to share their…