Research is on to implant semicon chips in the retinas of people suffering from total blindness. A fair degree of success has been attained, as 7-8 implants have already been done in patients and partial vision restored.
An expert group set up by India’s Department of Telecom has suggested stricter radiation norms for mobile handsets and towers.
Ford eyes to expand its Sync technology beyond entertainment and hands-free cell phone use to enable people with diabetes and other chronic illnesses to monitor themselves and take preventive action if needed.
Australian based small company, Alive is working on Bluetooth technology, which transmits medical observation data to a central network through a mobile phone.
[This article was published in the May 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] There is a need for technical or programming expertise to assist in developing or modifying tools to integrate technology in the treatment of autism
Dr BS Bedi, Advisor-Health Informatics, C-DAC, Government of India, has streamlined telemedicine centers and standardised mHealth services with effective framework of IT into the industry.
Prof K Ganapathy, President, Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation and Telemedicine Society of India, and President Elect, Indian Society for Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery, is a pioneer in introducing telemedicine in India. A renowned neurosurgeon, Dr Ganapathy has initiated pilot projects in using wireless telemedicine in several rural areas in India.
The electronics have actually made Americans so dependent that they now have to pay cost of spending so much time with the gadgets.
The mobile healthcare has not yet come up and still is in the initial levels in most of the countries.
Scientists have invented a mobile phone application which is capable of spotting cancer accurately.
Sindh makes rapid progress in telemedicinePakistan's Sindh region will set up telemedicine services all its 23 districts very soon. According […]
[This article was published in the February 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] After taking the telecom sector by storm, mobile phones are set to change the way healthcare is delivered
Electronic health tools could help improve drug adherence and reduce medication errors among elderly populations, according to a report from the Center for Technology and Ageing, as per reports.
