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16 June 2009

EU Network set up to share human samples

An ambitious ā‚¬170m network linking European biobanks and related information resources to connect researchers across the continent is to be
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15 June 2009

UK telehealth trials missing minorities

Concerns have been raised that the UK’s biggest ever trial of telehealth technologies is excluding non-English speaking people, despite the
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12 June 2009

European hospitals share real-time videos

Hospitals in Norway, Italy and Spain have been linked together using an advanced video conferencing system enabling them to share
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10 June 2009

US Hospital IT set to hit ā‚¬5 billion

The value of the US hospital IT market is predicted to hit €5 billion annually within the next five years.
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10 June 2009

Bluetooth chosen as Continua standard

Continua Health Alliance has selected Bluetooth wireless technology as a key standard for its next set of design guidelines.
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28 May 2009

Social media may ā€˜nudgeā€™ users to health

A new research project has been launched using mobile phones to assess whether people can be ‘nudged’ into leading healthier
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28 May 2009

Permanente way

Kaiser Permanente is making rapid progress with electronic health records. Jon Hoeksma reports.
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28 May 2009

French primaries ban mobiles

Mobile phones are to be banned from French primary schools, under new government measures to reduce the health risk to
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27 May 2009

ElderGames targets silver surfers

European trials of an interactive game platform, resembling a vintage video game table, specifically designed for the elderly have completed
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19 May 2009

European med tech sector slows

The European medical technology sector is weathering the current economic storm but bracing iteself for tough times, with two-thirds of
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