Medical Devices will be affordable, says Medtronic
To help finance high-end medical devices for patients, the Medical technology company Medtronic has come up with affordable projects.
HEALTH
Assessment for Health Data Exchange Performance
Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed a new method to help assess the performance of health information exchange systems.
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Recalls Skin Ointment
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has initiated voluntary recall of a skin ointment from the US after the drug exceeded the permissible impurity level.
LIC officials under Pressure
There is an appeal to revise ULIPs norms to IRDA or a 3-5 years sphere.
Haryana: focuses on providing infant
State health minister Rao Narender Singh states that to check infant mortality rate, Haryana government has planned neonatal care units in all district hospitals.
Healthcare services go cashless for poor
Planning commission expert group has called for making the preventive, primary and secondary healthcare services publicly funded and cashless.
Health insurance focus poor women
A gender study by the labor ministry has showed that the government has generated greater demand of health insurance scheme by government.
Eight out of 10 Internet Users Seek Online Health Information
Looking up health information is the third most common online activity among US.
EHR Sales to Increase
In related news, a new report by research firm KLAS predicts that more than one-third of physician practices and community health clinics are likely to soon replace their EHR systems with technology from well-known vendors.
Bihar plans health cards for Kids
Bihar is set to become the first state in the country to issue health cards to 3.4 crore children in the age group of 0-14 years.
