Need Stronger Regulations in e-cigarettes

A group of paediatricians from United States have strongly recommended that the minimum age to purchase tobacco products — including […]

Thailand: Microsoft’s new healthcare research hub

Following Microsoft Corp’s purchase of software and assets to streamline administrative and medical record-keeping at Bangkok’s Bumrungrad Hospital, Thailand has become Microsoft’s worldwide healthcare research centre.

Child-friendly MRI designed to divert

SICK youngsters in South Australia will be the first to experience a hi-tech radiology unit, custom-built to distract and delight patients while they undergo scans using the latest magnetic resonance imaging technology.

Study supports use of robotic telemedicine in neonatal intensive care

The use of remote robotic telemedicine technology in neonatal intensive care units is a safe and feasible way to provide care in hospitals with a limited work force, according to a study published in the Journal of Perinatology, InformationWeek reports.

iSOFT wins two new projects in Latin America

iSOFT, an IBA Health Group Company, announced an important step in its strategy for growth in Latin America with a fourth contract in Mexico and first in Honduras. The initial value of these two contracts is US$ 349,651.

Temerloh hospital implements new Microsoft Amalga HIS

Hospital Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (HoSHAS), a 498-bed hospital located in Temerloh, Malaysia, will implement Microsoft’s new Amalga Hospital Information System (HIS) and the Microsoft Amalga RIS/PACS to help realize its goal to become a model “e-hospital” in Malaysia.

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[This article was published in the January 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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