Planning Commission frames universal health insurance plan
The Planning Commission said it is framing up a blue print for a universal health insurance scheme which would provide a minimum cover to everyone in the country.
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Government to drive e-Health innovations
Hospitals across India could be on the brink of finding a solution to closing the gap between the quality of healthcare between city dwellers and those residing in India’s villages.
FDA re-establishes medical imaging drugs advisory committee
The FDA published a rule in the Federal Register announcing the re-establishment of the Medical Imaging Drugs Advisory Committee in FDA’s Center for Drug uation and Research.
Brazilian researchers using twitter to track dengue outbreaks
A team of science and technology experts in Brazil has developed and tested new software capable of using Twitter to track dengue fever outbreaks in the country, New Scientist reports.
US Researchers Develop Biomarker Blood Test for Prostate Cancer
Researchers at University of Cincinnati in the US have developed a DNA-based biomarker blood test to complement the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test currently used to screen men for prostate cancer.
GE adds iPad connectivity to EMR
GE Healthcare has unveiled Centricity Advance-Mobile, a native Apple iPad application designed for primary care physicians in small practices that are using the Centricity Advance cloud-based program to access their patients’ EMRs.
Mobile Phone software helps improve diabetes management
Software added to basic cell phones can help patients with diabetes significantly reduce a key measure of blood sugar over one year.
Researchers Develop Brain Scan That Can Detect Autism
Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London, UK, have developed a brain scan that can detect autism with 90% accuracy.
ICD May Prevent Heart Attacks
Scottsdale Healthcare in Arizona, US, is testing an implantable device that could prevent cardiac arrests by using electrical impulses to interrupt fatal heart rhythms and restore normal heartbeat.
NIH launches research into human immune responses
The National Institutes of Health has launched a nationwide IT-supported research initiative using human studies to define changes in the human immune system in response to infection or to vaccination.
Wockhardt
Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology major Wockhardt Limited today announced its first quarter results (April
European researchers advance bone implants technology
A team of researchers from the Germany-based Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Applied Materials Research have developed a simulation programme calculating the internal structure and density distribution of bone material.
Indian researchers on way to creating vital part of human eye
Half a dozen eye hospitals in India are collaborating with a research centre here to create the inner layer of the cornea, the vital window of the human eye. It may allow 14,000 eye transplants a year.
