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UK health system expected to abandon e-health network
Government officials in the United Kingdom are expected to announce next month that they will cancel plans to create a centralized database of electronic health records, the London Independent reports.
Powering Diagnosis
[This article was published in the September 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] CT scanners facilitate visualisation, characterisation, and measurement of biological processes at the molecular and cellular levels in humans and other living systems
“PPP model is important for improving the current healthcare scenario in India” : Gaurav Malhotra, CEO – Medfort Hospital
Medfort Hospitals is providing superior healthcare services by offering compassionate patient care and clinical excellence in
Health industry to invest more in wi-fi across next five years
Increasing use of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers has prompted the health care industry to invest more in its Wi-Fi infrastructure.
California Groups nab $5M for telehealth in rural communities
Fifteen community groups in California have received more than $5 million in funding under the California e-Health Community Awards to help facilitate adoption of telehealth technology in rural areas.
Mayo awarded $3M to integrate genetic studies of heart disease into EMRs
The Mayo Clinic announced that the National Human Genome Research Institute has awarded it more than $3 million to conduct genome-wide association studies that can more accurately determine patients
Kindred will buy Professional Healthcare
Kindred Healthcare Inc. said that it agreed to pay $51 million to buy Professional HealthCare LLC, a home health, hospice, nursing and medical equipment company.
Piramal Health buys stake in Vodafone Essar
Piramal Healthcare, run by billionaire Ajay Piramal, has picked up a 5.5 percent equity stake in Vodafone Essar, the Indian operations of the world’s largest mobile operator Vodafone Plc, according to a late evening, joint announcement on Wednesday by both companies.
NIH launches research into human immune responses
The National Institutes of Health has launched a nationwide IT-supported research initiative using human studies to define changes in the human immune system in response to infection or to vaccination.
Indian researchers on way to creating vital part of human eye
Half a dozen eye hospitals in India are collaborating with a research centre here to create the inner layer of the cornea, the vital window of the human eye. It may allow 14,000 eye transplants a year.
ProTECT trial to study biomarkers in TBI patients
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a five-year, $2.2m grant to researchers to study biomarkers in the blood of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients.
Radiia launches radiology second opinion service
Radiia is a new online service that provides a second opinion on results from medical imaging. Patients can securely upload a variety of radiology exams, including MRIs, CT scans, x-rays, mammograms and ultrasounds, and receive detailed second opinion reports. The reports are prepared by Radiia’s board-certified subspecialised radiologists, each with at least 10 years of experience.
