Hospitals patients in the lower North Island should find doctors and nurses have better information on their prior care following a project that has been kicked off by the region’s six district health boards to integrate health information technology systems.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently endorsed a new rapid test to detect tuberculosis, saying it could revolutionise treatment. This test, which is also getting uated at the Christian Medical College in Vellore, is a boost for the fight against tuberculosis in India, where 1.98 million new cases are reported every year.
The prestigious INDIRA GANDHI PRIYADARSHINI AWARD 2010 was conferred on Mr Satish Kini, Founder & Chief Mentor of 21st Century Health Management Solutions Pvt Ltd , at a well attended All-India National Unity Conference
NHS maternity services have improved since 2009, but further progress is still needed, according to a survey conducted by the Care Quality Commission.
Aided by government health schemes and correction in rates, insurance for health and personal accidents recorded highest growth in the non-life insurance segment during the first half of the financial year.
Billion Hearts Beating, a 360-degree national communication campaign of the Apollo Hospitals Group and The Times of India, won the Global Award for Brand Excellence as the Campaign of The Year Award at the recently concluded World Brand Congress 2010, at Mumbai.
Researchers at the University of California, US, have developed the world’s first implantable artificial kidney, which is capable of mimicking the kidney’s most important functions such as filtering toxins from the bloodstream, regulating blood pressure and producing vitamin D.
CA Technologies further uted on its service assurance strategy to help organisations optimise business services by announcing significant enhancements to its service operations and infrastructure management portfolios.
Researchers at the University of Alabama (UAB) have developed a bio-coating technology that can improve the long-term performance of implantable medical devices such as heart valves and cardiac stents.
Square Foot – Tarkett utives announced the launch of its pioneering IQ Natural flooring at the HII 2010 trade
conference held in Mumbai between the 7th and 9th of December 2010.
The Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM), a group of nonprofit organisations and individuals dedicated to protecting consumers from counterfeit drugs, announced a major expansion of its international coalition with the launch of its partner PSM India.
3rd December 2010 marked the attendance of over 150 Indian and international health researchers, policy makers, experts from 22 countries and media personnel to support the vital cause of DNDi (drugs for neglected diseases initiative).
IBM Australia has kept its stranglehold on the federal Health Department, with a renegotiation of its service agreement over the next four years.
