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Innovation test beds: doing IT at scale

In its ā€˜Five Year Forward Viewā€™, NHS England announced that it would set up test beds to test out new
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Oracle Buys Phase Forward For ā‚¬509m

Oracle has expanded its reach into the life sciences sector with the acquisition of life sciences applications software firm Phase
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US hospitals pilot iPad video apps

Two US hospitals have begun to pilot applications for Apple's new iPad tablet computer that aim to help patients and
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Texts double smokers’ quit rate

An international study has shown that programmes that use text messaging to help people stop smoking can double the chances
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Cerner and Quintiles partner on trials

Cerner, the US healthcare IT giant, has announced a partnership with Quintiles, the biopharmaceutical services firm specialising in clinical trials
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Agfa sells CardioNow unit

Agfa Healthcare has sold its CardioNow unit, a secure provider of clinical trial services, to BioClinica. CardioNow specialises in electronic
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EGMN launches Swine Flu channel

Elsevier Global Medical News (EGMN), the website that serves more than 30 million scientists, students ad health and information professionals
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ā€˜Virtual tea roomā€™ pilot announced

The TRIL Centre is to operate a social networking pilot to encourage older people who are house bound or socially
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ā€˜EuroGoogle for cancerā€™ launched

An new initiative to boost cancer prevention, treatment and care across Europe by improving communications has been described by one
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Malaga Uni develops surgical robot

Laparoscopic surgery has been performed for the first time using a robotic assistant at the Hospital Universitario Virgen de la
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