Four years ago, five friends in Mumbai decided to do something to save lives. Today, their ambulance service, 1298, is bowling along on the high road to Harvard Business School, where it is likely to be taught as a case study in social entrepreneurship.
Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have created a cell phone that can monitor the condition of HIV and malaria patients and test water quality at disaster sites and undeveloped areas.
SCM Microsystems has announced its latest terminal for the German electronic health card programme: the eHealth500 mobile terminal.
Wireless broadband market is estimated to touch INR 52,000 crore with an estimated subscriber base of 19 million by 2012, WiMax Forum has forecast.
InfoLogix has announced that the first successful implementation in the US of a mobile wireless application for the healthcare industry is now being used to scan and track its inventory of more than 10,000 medical, research and scientific devices, located in 55 buildings throughout the Texas Medical Centre and the city of Houston.
IBM has announced new services to help healthcare organisations implement wireless mobility solutions to meet their 21st century objectives towards efficiency and quality.
Lens-free imaging advance by UCLA researchers could lead to improved wireless diagnostics for HIV, malaria and other global medical problems.
Physicians and surgeons at Rochester General Hospital have used a robot to conduct about 500 remote exams at Newark-Wayne Community Hospital since October 2007.
Pharmacies in London will launch a text messaging service to validate smoking status and invite
In a path-breaking initiative that could revolutionize the health care system, Bartronics America Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bartronics India Limited, has successfully implemented its patent winning RFID based wrist band for automating patient medication process.
AllOne Health Group (AHG) has launched AllOne Mobile
New handheld medical scanners coupled with regular cell phones resemble “Star Trek” tricorders and could see what ails you with a push of a button.
In Motion Technology’s onBoard Mobile Gateway is now Bluetooth compatible with the Philips HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator, allowing paramedics in the field to wirelessly send patient data to hospitals and caregivers without the use of mobile phones, modems or expensive wireless adaptors.
