Posted by Scott Kirsner December 14, 2009 07:00 AM If you feel that most messages posted on Twitter verge on over-sharing, you can stop reading here. But if you’re fascinated (as I am) by all the private-turned-public observations Twitter encourages, the … Continue reading →
Tensions and Paradoxes in Electronic Patient Record Research: A Systematic Literature Review Using the Meta-narrative Method Trisha Greenhalgh, Henry W.W. Potts, Geoff Wong, Pippa Bark, and Deborah Swinglehurst University College London Context: The extensive research literature on electronic patient records … Continue reading →
London, December 10th 2009. The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery announced today that it is launching a new service to support people with epilepsy. This innovative service, offered in partnership with iPLATO Healthcare, aims to help the hospital’s patients … Continue reading →
25.11.2009: Today the Medical Technology Group, backed by leading politicians, warned that the UK is falling behind other European countries in uptake of medical technologies. Launching a 12 point Action Plan, “Medical Technology – Can We Afford To Miss Out?”, … Continue reading →
The NHS is falling behind other European health services in the uptake of life-saving technologies, according to a report by the Medical Technology Group, a coalition of UK industry groups and patient charities. Barbara Harpham, Medical Technology Group chairman and … Continue reading →
Iain Mackenzie Newsbeat technology reporter A handheld computer console game has been developed to help diabetic children monitor their condition. The Didget system for the Nintendo DS is designed to encourage young people to test their blood sugar levels regularly. … Continue reading →
Connected Health Symposium 2009 Wrap-up I attended the Connected Health Symposium last week in Boston and got a healthy dose of the past, present and future in health care connectivity, connectedness and connections. As always, I enjoyed connecting in person … Continue reading →
Cambridge Wireless Healthcare Special Interest Group will tackle some hard questions facing healthcare systems around the world during its ‘Mobile Health’ seminars at TechnologyWorld09 (23 to 24 November). The UK is at the forefront of the health technology sector, developing … Continue reading →
Science to ‘stop age clock at 50’ By Michelle Roberts Health reporter, BBC News Replacement body parts could last much longer in the future Centenarians with the bodies of 50-year-olds will one day be a realistic possibility, say scientists. Half … Continue reading →
The future’s bright, the future’s talking Zimmers and robo-pets Published Date: 20 October 2009 By Craig Brown WALKING frames that remind their users where they are going and coffee tables that act as home medicine dispensaries are just some of … Continue reading →