Researchers develop imaging technique for breast cancer
Cancer Research UK scientists have developed an imaging technique that can show whether breast cancer treatment is working weeks before current methods.
Market of patient monitoring pegged at US $4B by 2017
Fueled by efforts to reduce acute and long-term care costs, the US patient monitoring market is expected to reach almost $4 billion by 2017, according to a new report by iDataResearch, a global research and consulting firm.
Super Religare Laboratories to raise $50m more in PE funding
Avigo Capital and Sabre Capital-backed diagnostics firm Super Religare Laboratories (SRL), which recently withdrew its IPO is raising $50 million(~Rs […]
Technology to bolster healthcare-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS SPECIAL ISSUE: May 2009 Issue
EDITORIAL Home Sick at home! COVER STORY Technology to Bolster Healthcare INDUSTRY SPEAK Local Innovations, Global Opportunities V Raja, President […]
GE Healthcare to invest $1 billion in oncology solutions
GE Healthcare, the health business of General Electric, announced its plans to dedicate $1billion of its total R&D budget over the next five years to expand its advanced cancer diagnostic and molecular imaging capabilities, as well as its world-class technologies for the manufacture of biopharmaceuticals and for cancer research.
GE adds iPad connectivity to EMR
GE Healthcare has unveiled Centricity Advance-Mobile, a native Apple iPad application designed for primary care physicians in small practices that are using the Centricity Advance cloud-based program to access their patients’ EMRs.
Chips provide a leg-up to revolutionise healthcare
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.
New MRI machine eliminates claustrophobia
Loyola University Health System now offers a powerful new MRI machine that can scan a leg or an arm without many of the usual inconveniences.
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GE and Science Prize invites entries from Young Life Scientists in India
The deadline to enter the 2011 GE and Science Prize for Young Life Scientists is 1st August 2011.
eHealth News: June 2009
GE plans to invest $6 billion on healthcare GE Healthcare, the $17-billion healthcare arm of General Electric launched new, low […]
GE, UPMC revolutionise disease detection by digitisation
GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Company, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) recently announced the formation of a new company to improve the speed, efficiency of diagnosis and interpretation of lab results.
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Medtronic to surf Europes ‘wave of telemedicine’ The US-medical device manufacturer Medtronic is planning to extend its presence as a […]
