Government sites in Europe unusable by disabled people
A report by the UK Cabinet Office found that 97% of official websites were unusable by disabled people, largely because they ignored well-known techniques for making data accessible.
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Only some 1.08% Indians have medical insurance
According to a research report issued by India’s National Insurance Academy, only some 1.08 percent of the one billion Indians have secured medical insurance cover since 1986 when health insurance was first introduced in the country.
Global HIV prence has levelled off: New Report of the UNAIDS and WHO
New data on HIV/ AIDS, as shown by the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in the report 2007 AIDS Epidemic Update, reveal that the disease prence
Nebraska starts work on US $18M network to connect rural hospitals
The Rural Nebraska Healthcare Network (RNHN), a consortium of nine rural hospitals and related clinics in western Nebraska, launched construction of an US $18M fiber optic medical network that aims at improving care throughout the Nebraska panhandle.
Philips launches 24/7 pacemaker monitoring
Royal Philips Electronics has announced a new service that provides Web-based remote monitoring follow-up services for patients with pacemakers.
Medical seats to increase by 30 percent
Medical aspirants will have a better chance of securing a seat in state colleges next academic year as the number of medical seats in the state might increase by an average of 30 percent, thanks to the new Medical Council of India rules.
Handheld ultrasound market poised for rapid growth
The U.S. handheld ultrasound market is expected to exceed US $1.2 billion by 2016 due to technological advances and improvements in three and four-dimensional capabilities by some of the major manufacturers including SonoSite, GE and Siemens, according to a new report by market research firm iData Research.
Tanda medical college to offer treatment soon
In the next two years, Dr Rajendra Prasad Medical College, Tanda, will start offering medical treatment, bringing major relief to the people of lower Himachal.
NextGen, ScImage bring universal image integration to EHRs
ScImage, an enterprise imaging and informatics company, has partnered with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems to release a universal medical image integration module that provides NextGen users simultaneous access to patient-centric and study-centric images.
Healthcare sector to hit a high of USD 75 bn
Major healthcare deals have been struck in the last couple of months, attracting about USD 379 million in 2006
DA Launches External Defibrillator Improvement Programme
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a programme to facilitate the development of safer and more effective external defibrillators through improved design and manufacturing practices.
Indian Health Service, VA Announce Plan To Improve Care Using IT
The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Indian Health Service will team up to improve the health status of American Indian and Alaska Native veterans, in part by developing health IT tools to improve care.
Himachal Pradesh launches BPL medicine scheme
A scheme for providing 38 types of medicines free of cost in OPDs of government hospitals of Himachal Pradesh was launched by Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal at Nahan recently.
