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FDA Allows Marketing of First Direct-to-Consumer Tests that Provide Genetic Risk Information for Certain Conditions

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of 23andMe Personal Genome Service Genetic Health Risk (GHR) tests for 10 diseases or conditions. These are the first direct-to-consumer (DTC) tests authorized by the FDA that provide information on an individual's genetic predisposition to certain medical diseases or conditions, which may help to make decisions about lifestyle choices or to inform discussions with a health care professional.

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Emory Healthcare Achieves USD 4.6 Million in Savings over 15 Months Leveraging Philips eICU Platform

As many healthcare organizations continue to face a shortage of highly skilled critical care nurses and intensivists, telemedicine has become a crucial element in caring for critically ill patients regardless of location. New data shows Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a leading global health technology company, has helped Emory Healthcare to exceed their goals for streamlining the system's ICUs via use of population health solutions.

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Medtec Europe Sets Key Themes and Introduces New Formats

4 - 6 April 2017, Stuttgart, Germany.
Besides regular topics such as the digitisation of the industry and ISO 13485, and now Brexit as well as the USA's exit from the Trans-Pacific Partnership TPP - 2017 is going to be a year in which decision makers from the medical technology sector will be exposed to a particularly high number of questions and complex developments, which will set the course for the industry's future. Medtec Europe will thus become one of the most exciting industry events in recent years.

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Health 2.0 Europe 2017

3 - 5 May 2017, Barcelona, Spain.
The 8th edition of Health 2.0 Europe will take place in Barcelona in a new location: Fira Montjuic, Plaza España. Health 2.0 Europe will showcase and explore the latest innovations in Healthcare such as patient-provider communication, consumer health, genomics, data analytics, corporate wellness and so much more.

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Which Self-Help Websites Actually Improve Health? New Research Yields a List

From depression to weight loss, insomnia to cutting back on alcohol or cigarettes, the Internet teems with sites that promise to help people improve their health. Which of these really help - with evidence from gold-standard studies to back up these claims? A new paper compiles only the best of the best: a list of over 40 sites backed by evidence from randomized controlled trials.

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Public Funding Essential for Advances in Biomedical Research

In the budget President Trump recently submitted to Congress, he asked for a reduction in the 2018 funding of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) of almost 20 percent - or $6 billion. That could have consequences for those suffering from a variety of illnesses and conditions and for biomedical innovation, based on results from an article to be published in Science and coauthored by

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Philips and PathAI Team Up to Improve Breast Cancer Diagnosis Using Artificial Intelligence Technology in 'Big Data' Pathology Research

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and PathAI, a company that develops artificial intelligence technology for pathology, are collaborating with the aim to develop solutions that improve the precision and accuracy of routine diagnosis of cancer and other diseases.

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AbedGraham and Highland Marketing Partner to Boost Clinical Engagement and Accelerate Health IT Adoption

Global efforts to enhance clinical engagement and accelerate the impact of digital technology in improving patient care, will be boosted by a new bilateral relationship between two organisations dedicated to supporting effective digital uptake in healthcare.

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Medtec Europe 2017: Discover the Latest Trends & Innovations Advancing the Medical Technology Industry

4 - 6 April 2017, Stuttgart, Germany.
Medtec Europe will once again provide over 7,000 attendees and more than 600 exhibitors from 70 countries the opportunity to share, learn, and discover opportunities and solutions that will advance the medical technology industry. Taking place at the Messe Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, Medtec Europe is the preeminent medical technology platform showcasing the key trends and insights across the entire supply chain of the medical technology industry.

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Philips to Acquire Australian Pharmacy Sleep Services Pioneer

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, has signed an agreement to acquire Australian Pharmacy Sleep Services (APSS), a pioneer in pharmacy sleep testing. Headquartered in Sydney, APSS will complement Philips' sleep and respiratory care offering, and will help to accelerate the business' home sleep testing offering through the pharmacy channel in Australia.

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