IET is first institution to award new ICT qualification

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has become the first professional institution licensed to award the new ICTTech qualification.

Trivitron JV Chennai facility commences production

Aloka Trivitron Medical Technologies, a medical equipment manufacturing joint venture of Aloka, Japan and Trivitron healthcare recently commenced production of Aloka SSD 500, portable black and white ultrasound scanner from its facility at Poonamallee in Chennai.

Docs join hands to set up hospitals in small towns

Lack of organised funding, like private equity and venture capital, has prompted doctors to increasingly come together to begin hospitals in tier-II and-III cities.

Fortis ties up with International Oncology

Hospital chain Fortis Healthcare has tied up with International Oncology, a US-based company formed by a group of Indian doctors working overseas. As per the tie-up, a team of about 12 doctors from International Oncology has started offering cancer care treatment, including radiation therapy, medical oncology, surgical oncology and bone marrow transplant at Fortis’ Noida hospital.

Molecular Imaging modern-day diagnostic miracle : Dr. Sameer Sonar, Chief Molecular Imaging Centre, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune

[This article was published in the February 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Molecular imaging enables the visualisation of the cellular function and the follow-up of the molecular process in human body without perturbing it. Thus it was quickly adopted by the medical fraternity, given the clarity and non-invasive method.

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[This article was published in the February 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

TCG Lifesciences has been conferred excellence award by Institute of Economic Studies

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[This article was published in the February 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Idhasoft is all set to improve University of Pennsylvania’s tracking software.

Telemedicine Myths & Realities : Lieutenant Colonel Salil Garg, Cardiologist, Command Hospital, Pune and Squadron Leader Mudit Mathur, DD Space Ops, DSCC, Bhopal

[This article was published in the February 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Recent developments in computing and networking have enabled collaborative biomedical engineering research by geographically separated

Global IT spending to fall in 2009

Weakening economies are set to push spending on information technology products and services down 3% after seven years of continuous growth, according to Forrester Research.

Alchemist meets world standards in critical care

Alchemist Hospital in Panchkula, India, is one of the few hospitals in the country having world-class ICU certified by College of Critical Care Medicine in Mumbai, India.

GE Healthcare to acquire Indian medical cos

GE Healthcare is planning to acquire and provide seed capital to Indian medical device and diagnostic companies.

IMA seeks subsidised loans for doctors

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has said that the government must provide support to doctors in the form of subsidised loan rates for purchasing equipment .

Maharashtra’s govt hospitals to be connected

Government-run hospitals in the state of Maharashtra will soon be electronically inter-connected and every patient visiting the hospital will be given a unique health identity number and will have access to his medical history at any hospital across the state.