GE Healthcare has invested $1 billion to set up an advanced research lab in Bangalore, India. The lab will be established at the John Welch Technology Centre in Whitefield, which covers an…
Hologic Receives CE Marking for the ThinPrep(R) Integrated Imager
BEDFORD, Sept. 29 2009 Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (NASDAQ: HOLX ), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the…
GCC healthcare sector worth $55bn by 2020
The GCC healthcare sector is predicted to grow by nine percent annually and will be worth up to $55bn by 2020, according to new research published on Monday. GCC countries are likely…
Philips Lumileds Opens Office in Shanghai to Support Development of Energy Saving Lighting Solutions
Philips Lumileds announced today that it has opened a new office in Shanghai that is being staffed with an applications team and market specialists to support the growing number of companies in…
Logistics Must Improve to Reduce Heart Attacks
DUBAI — Heart attack-related medical services in the UAE need a boost, according to senior health specialist Dr Klaus T Kallmayer, chairman of German Heart Centre Bremen in Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)….
ARTISTE Solution debuts at Derby
Royal Derby Hospital (RDH), part of Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, recently treated its first radical patient case on the ARTISTE IGRT Solution linear accelerator from Siemens Healthcare. RDH is the first…
IT vendors say EHRs will meet unknown guidelines
Electronic health-record vendors are denying their latest marketing tactic is an attempt to reawaken a dormant market put to sleep as an unintended consequence of federal economic stimulus efforts. But guarantees that…
GE Healthcare Focuses on Understanding Disease…From the Beginning
GE Healthcare brings innovative technology and inspired dialogue surrounding new advances in molecular imaging to the 2009 World Molecular Imaging Congress MONTREAL, CA, — GE Healthcare joins industry leaders in development of…
ECRI Institute outlines how to maintain quality of care while effectively managing costs
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA—Physician preference items (PPIs), a term used to describe a range of medical supplies, such as pricey orthopedic implants and cardiovascular devices, are estimated at 60% of a hospital’s total…
PSO of Florida Teams with ECRI Institute PSO for Patient Safety Reporting and Analysis
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA–The Florida Hospital Association (FHA) and the South Florida Hospital & Healthcare Association (SFHHA) today announce an agreement with the ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization (PSO) to support the Patient…
Computer-Assisted Imaging and Robotic Technology are in Focus for Hospitals, Health Plans ECRI
ECRI Institute Announces Most-Downloaded Reports for August 2009 PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA—What issues have been on the minds of healthcare decision makers most recently? High-tech issues. Healthcare decision makers consider computer-assisted imaging and…
Saudi Arabias healthcare sector expected to grow 12 percent in 3 years
An increase in of chronic diseases and the ageing of population in Saudi is expected to be a cause of the Saudi Arabia’s healthcare market which could grow by up to 12…
MIDDLE EAST: Medical tourism conferences and roadshows planned
India’s Ministry of Tourism (MoT) will organise medical tourism road shows in the Middle East this October, in a bid to increase medical tourism traffic from countries in the region to India….
Siemens introduces dedicated ultrasound system for obstetrics and gynaecology
Siemens Healthcare has introduced a dedicated ultrasound system for obstetrics and gynaecology, the Acuson X300 ultrasound system, PremiumEdition (PE) — Women’s Imaging. The system features exceptional clinical performance across all modes, including…
Study Offers Hope for Advancement in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Montreal, Canada – Siemens Healthcare has announced today its initial findings of a new imaging biomarker device developed by its molecular imaging biomarker research facility in collaboration with Dr. Jian Q. (Michael)…