NEWS REVIEW – WORLD
[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
World News
[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
World News
The University of California San Francisco Medical Center’s project team has implemented a real-time location system to track the location, status and movement of the center’s medical equipment.
Cellworks Group Inc, a California based company, has set up its R&D centre in Bangalore, India. Cellworks Research India Limited (CRIL), the R&D centre of Cellworks, would develop and provide technology based solutions that hasten drug discovery research and development.
[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
With an estimated 15 million visually challenged people, India is home to the largest blind population in the world. The main causes are cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma. Thanks to the new technology used at Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni – thousands of villagers are now able to receive timely eye care.
Residents of remote villages in southern India now have easy access to eye care thanks to a specially designed, low-cost and long-distance wi-fi network.
The University of California at Merced, is planning to set up a telemedicine centre in the Northern San Joaquin Valley, where many disadvantaged patients lack access to medical specialists.
[This article was published in the January 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the USA has initiated its efforts to revolutionize prosthetic devices for amputee soldiers.