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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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2 June 2009

German doctors use iPods for PACS

Clinicians at Jung-Stilling Hospital in Germany are using an iPod Touch to access patient data and diagnostic images at the
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28 May 2009

Social media may ‘nudge’ 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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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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