Mark Large, GOSH IT director, said: "Our clinicians told us that they want to use Apple technology, so it is something we are embracing, and have created one of the best infrastructures in the world to make it happen." "What is ...
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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (pictured) has suffered a stroke and is being treated in hospital. A statement on his website said he was admitted on Monday night suffering from “fatigue and tiredness”. His medical team is ...
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The latest line of Opedix joint and knee support compression apparel is designed to improve athletic performance by enhancing knee and hip joint function. Opedix tights are scientifically engineered to reduce quadriceps muscle fatigue and ...
UK's first interactive distraction art installation opens at Great Ormond Street Hospital for patients on way to operating theatre Jason Bruges Studio has completed a unique project for Great Ormond Street Hospital,designed to improve the ...
In Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the humanoid crew members of the Enterprise wore little boxes near the waistlines of their pajama-like uniforms. While their purpose wasn't explained in the film's dialogue, these were supposed to be ...
Tags: medical telemetry devices, cell phones, computers, Prognosis, medical apps
Children's of Alabama, a provider of specialized medical care in the US, has deployed Surgical Information Systems' (SIS) anesthesia information management system (AIMS). Children's of Alabama will deploy AIMS into its Allscripts ...
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Ansell, a provider of medical gloves, has signed a three year purchasing agreement with an Australia-based private hospital, Ramsay Health Care. Under the agreement, Ansell will supply its surgical gloves and healthcare safety ...
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The USFDA has approved Novartis' Signifor (pasireotide) injection to treat Cushing's disease, an endocrine disorder. The only approved pituitary-directed therapy in the US, for the patients who are not suitable for pituitary surgery, ...
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Humble Surgical Hospital, a multispecialty center in Humble, Texas, US, has purchased Mazor Robotics' surgical guidance system for spine procedures. By using less radiation, the Renaissance surgical guidance system performs spine ...
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Hospira (HSP), a provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies, has revamped its TheraDoc clinical surveillance system, which is designed to support hospital antimicrobial stewardship efforts. The new TheraDoc system version ...
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US-based HealthTrust Purchasing Group has awarded a contract to ClearCount Medical Solutions to provide SmartSponge system to its HealthTrust members. Under the contract, HealthTrust members including not-for-profit and for-profit ...
Sapheon has reported one year follow-up results from a 38-patient clinical study of its VenaSeal Sapheon closure system, designed to treat saphenous vein disease. VenaSeal system, which comprises a proprietary vein sealant and custom ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Respiratory Motion's ExSpiron respiratory monitoring system, designed for monitoring breathing abnormalities often associated with potentially lethal respiratory depression. ...
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Hansen Medical is showcasing its Magellan Robotic system at the 2012 Vascular Annual Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, US. Hansen Medical president ...
Novation has awarded Medline with a new national medical-surgical products distribution agreement. Under the five-year agreement, Medline through its 34 distribution centers will distribute its national branded products and broad array of ...