A new hospital recently opened in Botswana is being touted as a paperless hospital without borders. Bokamoso Private Hospital, a 200-bed, state-of-the-art specialty hospital that opened in January, is allowing patients to stay in the country for the medical care they need, said officials.
As a step towards strengthening the diagnostic capabilities, the Madras Medical College recently inaugurated its first molecular diagnostic centre for diagnosis of viral diseases, which will be free of cost for its patients, and also signed a MoU with Bharat Scans to provide diagnosis for patients at subsidised rates.
Moving beyond its previous telehealth offerings, American Well’s newest product, Online Care Team Edition, is set to transform the availability of healthcare services inside the primary care physician’s office as per American Well president and CEO Roy Schoenberg.
The US Food and Drug Administration has announced, in accordance with longstanding US obligations under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, seven metered-dose inhalers (MDI) used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be gradually removed from the US marketplace.
ProMRI Pacing Systems that are compatible with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans -Evia pacemaker series and Safio Spacing leads – have received European approval.
Medica Instrument Manufacturing Company launched its own media preparator under the EQUICLAVE brand
A clinical tool has been developed to allow physicians a practical, efficient and cost-effective aid to diagnose functional gastrointestinal disorders.
Technetium, a form of insulin used to track changes in insulin metabolism and find and monitor tumours, has been developed by researchers at McMaster University.
An online tool has been launched by the Department of Health to enable doctors to access hundreds of pieces of research on how to engage patients in healthcare.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is turning to social media tools to improve communication with veterans and help them access health care and other benefits.
As the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) completes five years, a mid-term review of the programme claims that it has unleashed a lot of positive synergies and the government should make all efforts to further deepen such processes of community health in a manner that every household is able to seek its entitlement to care.
Vice-President Hamid Ansari will honour the best performing States at a function here.
Launch and the Curtain Raiser of eINDIA 2010, India’s Largest ICT event, took place in New Delhi at The Claridges, witnessing presence of many distinguished guests.
Trivitron Healthcare, the largest medical technology player of Indian origin has supplied its first life support mobile customized emergency ambulance systems to Coast Guard, Chennai.
