Can a sealant inspired by slugs be the future of sutures and staples?
Surgeons have been using sutures and staples for decades to close wounds or surgical incisions. But applying them does not […]
HL7 Standards Soon to be Free of Charge
Health Level Seven International (HL7), one of the leaders in developing interoperability standards for healthcare IT has announced its decision […]
Researchers tap Google, Twitter to help track disease outbreaks
Monitoring Internet search traffic can help researchers predict when hospital emergency departments could see a surge in influenza cases, according […]
Wireless medical devices: Holy Grail of Infinite Access
The trend of using wireless technologies in medical devices is relatively new, but is expected to increase in the future […]
Dr Sameer Sonar
Chief Molecular Imaging Centre Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune Dr. Sameer Sonar, MB, DRM, RSO, MPhil.Fellow, Harvard Medical School, USANuclear Oncology […]
Microsoft, partners to employ IT in ‘ground-breaking’ genetics research
Microsoft, Scripps Health, Affymetrix and Navigenics will launch what the companies say is ground-breaking research to uate the impact of personal genetic testing on the health and psyche of a patient.
World’s largest online medical encyclopedia planned
A plan to create the world’s largest online medical encyclopedia was announced recently. Known as Medpedia, the site will be free and available to the public when it launches at the end of this year.
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A Summit on the Nascent Domain of Behavioural TelehealthThe inaugural summit on Behavioral Telehealth: Technology for Behavior Change & Disease […]
Gregory Sorensen to head Siemens Healthcare
Siemens Healthcare said it has appointed Dr Gregory Sorensen as its chief utive officer.
Wellpoint Sentinel System to monitor drug safety
US health insurer WellPoint Inc is developing a system that will use its 35m member database to monitor and more quickly identify potential safety problems of approved medicines.
BUSINESS NEWS
Cerner moves into Ireland Cerner, a leading international supplier of healthcare information technology (HIT) solutions, recently announced the opening of […]
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.
Specialists assist emergency telemedicine consultations
Specialists On Call, Inc. (SOC), has announced that it recently performed its 5,000th emergency neurology consultation via telemedicine since the Company’s inception in 2005.
