Functional MRI may lead to improved diagnosis of autism

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) may provide an early and objective indicator of autism.

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Surgery in the US, watched in PakistanThe Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has recently made successful inroads in the […]

Ericsson, UN to bring telemedicine to Africa

Ericsson is joining forces with the United Nations Office for partnerships to use telecommunications to bring mobile-health applications and services (m-health) and telemedicine to rural Africa.

Mobiles for the poorest of the poor in Africa

As part of a UN programme for tackling poverty in rural Africa, 79 villages across 10 African countries will be hooked up to cellular networks. Around half a million people, described by the UN as “the poorest of the poor”, are expected to make mobile calls soon.

Ericsson and Columbia’s Earth Institute join forces to empower Millennium Villages through communications

Ericsson has partnered with the Earth Institute at Columbia University to provide connectivity to the Millennium Villages project.

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[This article was published in the January 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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