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7 April 2005

Internet support forums for people with rare diseases can be extremely beneficial, especially if they have just been diagnosed, a

24 March 2005

Newham University Hospital NHS Trust has officially launched a telemedicine service that allows patients to self-monitor their conditions from their

18 January 2005

The DH have implemented changes to the way that adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are reported and publicised, including allowing patients

5 November 2004

Researchers in Georgetown University, Washington DC, have found that stroking a robotic cat is more beneficial to health than petting

29 October 2004

Birmingham Heartlands Hospital is claiming to have the world’s first pilot of wireless active tagging system for patients, with links

28 October 2004

The London Borough of Ealing is piloting a scheme that tracks mild dementia patients using GPS and mobile phones, allowing

20 August 2004

Research published in the BMJ today has found that doctors and patients are both missing out on the benefits that

4 August 2004

A new system that sends GP appointment reminders to patients over SMS which partially integrates into existing electronic appointment record

29 June 2004

Virtual reality training and testing for surgeons that is actually based on scans of real patients may soon become commonplace thanks to an EU

25 September 2003

Email may be the most powerful new communications tool since the telephone. But despite its clear potential in health, the

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