Samsung buys US healthcare equipment maker

Continuing its push to seek acquisitions as part of its growth strategy, Samsung Electronics Co. said it acquired US health-care […]

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Amarantus BioSciences announces close of convertible bridge note

Amarantus Biosciences, a biotechnology company developing MANF, a first-in-class, disease-modifying therapeutic protein that addresses an underlying form of cell death […]

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Research News: May 2011

More kids exposed to ionizing radiation with CT scan CT scans are being used on more and more children in […]

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Mercom Capital Group reports funding activity on healthcare IT for Second Quarter 2010

Mercom Capital Group, a communication and consulting firm specialising in health care technology and clean energy, has released the healthcare IT M&A and funding activity for the second quarter of 2010.

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Microsoft focuses on Xbox applications

Microsoft hopes to vamp up its HealthVault and other health services by making it easier for users to do everything from tracking their caloric intake to counting their steps using their cell phones, according to researchers at a Microsoft forum on health care technology in Beijing.

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A ‘Tipping Point’ Year For Health Care IT, Says HHS

Health-care providers of all stripes face a host of technology challenges in the new year. Indeed, “the tea leaves are not settled at the bottom of the cup yet, but [providers] are already expected to budget for 2009, 2010 and beyond,” said Bob Booz, managing vice president for Gartner Research, at a kick-off town hall at Everything Channel’s Healthcare Summit in San Diego.

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