Narayana Nethralaya Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Bangalore which has been involved in pediatric community eye outreach programs for over 25 years has helped evolve a unique tele-medicine software which allows screening of rural and semi-urban infants for a potentially blinding condition called Retinopathy of Prematurity along with other common conditions including ocular cancers... Read more

IBM scientists have created a one-step point-of-care-diagnostic test, based on an innovative silicon chip, that requires less sample volume, is significantly faster, portable, easy-to-use, and can test for many diseases, including cardiovascular disease. The results are so quick and accurate that a small sample of a patient's serum or blood, could be tested immediately following a heart attack, to enable the doctor to quickly take a course of action to help the patient survive... Read more

Lifeclinic International, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer and distributor of automated blood pressure monitors and Health Stations has launched nationally here in Hyderabad through its Indian partner Lifeclinic India. Lifeclinic’s products are FDA approved and meet AAMI (Association of Advanced Medical Instrumentation) and WHO (World Health Organization) standards. Lifeclinic’s entry into the national market brings a critical service which will allow individuals to engage in their own health and wellness... Read more

Wipro Technologies has launched a next-generation medical gateway solution that aims to improve coordination between patients and their healthcare providers.The technology, powered by an Intel Atom processor, allows users such as patients, doctors and other healthcare professionals to monitor, track and manage healthcare information from a remote location ... Read more

Siemens Healthcare presents "Healthcare Lighting", a concept for lighting design in medical facilities, aimed at creating a friendly and colourful environment instead of the common bland hospital atmosphere. With its "Healthcare Lighting" service, Siemens Healthcare supports its customers in developing and installing concepts tailored to their institution... Read more

In order to further promote the exchange of clinical expertise beyond imaging solutions, GE Healthcare is delivering global solutions enabled by ehealth technology partner ICW headquartered in Walldorf, Germany. This collaboration drives eHealth solutions such as virtual and personal patient health records, and master patient index, in order to match clinical information to the right patient, as well as care and disease management IT solutions... Read more

Medical device users across the world will now have access to over 1,300 medical device standards and related information in a new database compiled by American National Standards Institute. The new Medical Device Standards Portal will house information from the US Food and Drug Administration, the International Electrotechnical Commission and the International Organization for Standardization, as well as applicable European regulations ...Read more

The Sri Lankan Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry will receive 380,000 Novel Influenza (A) H1N1 vaccines from the World Health Organization (WHO) to cure patients suffering from swine flu in the country...Read more

In order to expedite the construction of eight new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-like institutes in the country, Union health minister Sri Ghulam Nabi Azad announced incentives of up to Rs 10 crore for early completion of these projects. Speaking at the 37th convocation of AIIMS on Monday, Azad admitted that the institute was not able to concentrate on research, the main objective for which it was set-up, because of heavy patient load, especially from outside the capital... Read more

US researchers have developed a new kidney replacement device specifically designed for children in need of dialysis due to disease or congenital defects. Physicians and researchers from Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology have invented a new continuous renal replacement therapy device, especially for children... Read more

Assam’s three medical colleges will get substantial funds so that healthcare benefits can reach all segments of society. Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said funds for modernisation and expansion of the three medical college and hospitals in Guwahati, Silchar and Dibrugarh would be sufficiently increased... Read more

 

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