Scottish health board election nominations open
Nominations have opened for Scotland’s first elected health boards, with 16 and 17-year-olds able to cast their vote for the first time.
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FDA Launches Medical Device Transparency Website
As part of the open government initiative, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched a “transparency” website for its medical and radiological devices branch.
Toshiba Aquilion ONE Scans Entire Organ in Single Rotation
A new computed tomography (CT) scanner that provides physicians with precise images of internal organs with a single rotation of the gantry has been developed by Toshiba. The Toshiba Aquilion ONE 320-detector row CT system with pediatric imaging capabilities can image an entire organ in a single rotation or over multiple rotations, showing real-time dynamic movement and resulting in lower doses of radiation.
Schiller India
Schiller India, a leading Swiss Joint Venture Company in the field of Medical Diagnostics, has launched a new Transport Ventilator called
New technology to speed response times
Leading Canadian Hospital Uses Ekahau Badge Tags and Wi-Fi-based Location Tracking Technology to speed response times when staff need assistance.
iSOFT Enters Partnership with Gateway Computing for EDMS Solution
iSOFT Group Limited, one of the world’s largest healthcare information technology companies, has entered into a partnership with Gateway Computing Ltd to deliver an electronic document management solution (EDMS) to the NHS, called WinDIP Enterprise.
Inova and Aegis to Improve Hospital Employee Health
Inova Health System has partnered with Aegis Health Group to better manage the health of its workforce and link hospital-sponsored programmes and services with specific health-related needs across its seven hospitals
AIIMS performs India’s first robot-assisted urological surgery
Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have performed country
Rs 65 cr AIIMS project to be initiated next month by Omaxe
Real estate development and construction company Omaxe has bagged a Rs 64.8 crore contract for building the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), at Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.
AHA targets health IT as priority for 2010
The American Hospital Association is rallying for rapid uptake of healthcare information technology in one of 12 issue papers it released recently in advance of its annual meeting April 25-28 in Washington.
China Opens Center for Medical Device Standards
Chinese officials cut the ribbon on a new center for medical device standards last month, promising to improve device safety and promote the country’s nascent medical device industry.
Biotronik to Introduce External Pacemaker
Biotronik SE & Co KG will launch a new range of external pacemakers in Europe after achieving CE Mark approval.
