iCT Health, the healthcare technology company that provides innovative and powerful life care solutions that transform care delivery, has successfully installed its tightly-integrated web-based Picture Archival and Communications System (PACS) at Oman’s…
Committee formed to combat Alkhurma Virus in Saudi
RIYADH: Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah formed a committee Sunday to combat Alkhurma virus which is transmitted from animals to human beings. The committee which will be headed by Dr. Ziad Al-Memish,…
Abraaj sees first Saudi healthcare deal within 6 months
RIYADH, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Dubai-based private equity firm Abraaj Capital may close its first transaction in Saudi Arabia within the first half of the year with a deal most likely to…
New Saudi hospital turns to county’s healthcare professionals
The Brighton Township drug and alcohol rehabilitation center has signed a letter of intent to manage what will tentatively be called Saudi Care Brighton Hospital outside Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Livingston County…
Prometric Wins Exclusive Multi Year Contract with Qatar Supreme Council of Health
DOHA, Qatar & DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, February 8, 2010: The Supreme Council of Health, Qatar (SCH) today announced that it has signed an exclusive long term agreement with Prometric, the world’s…
Dubai’s Clemenceau Medical Center amongst top ten best hospitals for medical tourism
Beirut-based Clemenceau Medical Center (CMC), an affiliate of Johns Hopkins International, was ranked one of the world’s top ten best hospitals for medical tourism in 2010 by the Medical Travel Quality Alliance…
Hospital in Dubai Healthcare City Receives JCI Accreditation
Dubai-UAE: 7 February, 2010 – Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), a member of TECOM Investments, today announced that The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital (AACSH) located at the integrated healthcare free zone…
Siemens Healthcare Chooses Cordys to Manage Logistics
Cordys said it has been chosen by Siemens Healthcare for managing and continuously improving key logistics processes in 125 countries, including Germany, the USA and China. In a release, the company said…
Siemens Healthcare wins $70m Iraq hospital deal
Siemens Healthcare, an arm of German conglomerate Siemens AG, has won a $70m deal to kit out government hospitals in Iraq, its largest single order to date in the Middle East. Under…
Some viruses use fats to penetrate a cell
SV40 viruses use an amazing means of communication, in order to be able to penetrate into a cell: fats, whose structure must fit like a key in a lock, ScienceDaily reported Jan….
Funds support local vaccine-making
PATH has received an award from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support the enhancement of sustainable influenza vaccine production in…
UAE hospital offers treatment for falcons
ABU DHABI: Under the watchful eyes of a white-coated doctor, two orderlies in scrubs sedate the patient on a paper-covered stainless steel table, then begin the procedure – trimming her vital hunting…
Attend ARRA Webinar on Meaningful Use and Certification Criteria
Workforce Development: An Industry Update Find out how TIGER (Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform) and community colleges have responded to meet the growing education and training needs of the evolving HIT workforce….
HHS Announces Plans to Make $80 Million Available to Support Health IT Workforce
The Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program provides funding to communities to build and strengthen their health information technology (health IT) infrastructure and exchange capabilities to demonstrate the vision of meaningful health IT….
SunCrest Healthcare contracts with Philips for telehealth monitors
Philips Telehealth Solutions has been chosen to provide telehealth monitors to SunCrest Healthcare, a Madison, Tenn.-based provider of home health, companion care, and therapy. SunCrest plans to use telehealth technology to observe…