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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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19 May 2009

French ‘home’ monitors elderly

The French Centre for Construction Research (CTSB) is trialing new sensor technology aimed at monitoring people’s movements when at home.
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15 May 2009

Xiring extends French Vitale cards

French mutual insurance company, Thélem assurances, has selected Xiring to provide ‘le Point Xiring V2’ service for its network of
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13 May 2009

Second Life for Imperial College students

Students at Imperial College London are now able to practice diagnosing and treating patients in a virtual world on Second
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13 May 2009

Microsoft licenses HealthVault for Canada

Microsoft has signed a partnership with Canadian telecoms firm Telus, which will become the first firm outside the US to
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8 May 2009

GE to spend $6 billion on health tech

General Electric is to invest €4.5 billion ($6 billion) over the next six years in innovative healthcare technology, the firm
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24 April 2009

UltraGenda revamps booking for Bruges

UltraGenda has revamped the booking application it built for the St Jan hospital in Bruges because referring physicians disliked the
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14 April 2009

King’s College to install 50 self-service kiosks

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is to become the first in Europe to install patient self-service kiosks supplied by
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9 April 2009

HIMSS singing

With former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan on its speaker rota, this year’s HIMSS conference was always going to be
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