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Philips Aims to Address Billions of People Globally to Encourage Healthy Oral Habits

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) united with FDI World Dental Federation to celebrate World Oral Health Day (WOHD). In a world where 90% of the population will suffer from a condition in the mouth, teeth or gums during their lifetime, Philips is committed to developing meaningful innovation that addresses global societal needs and improves lives.

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Activity Monitoring Devices Provide Reliable Records of Activity

Fitbit, the popular physical activity monitoring device, is a valid and reliable way of monitoring physical activity, finds a study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Whilst Fitbit-Flex is one of the most popular wearable devices currently available to measure physical activity, very little research has been conducted on its accuracy.

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Admiraal De Ruyter Ziekenhuis is the First Hospital in the Netherlands Using Agfa HealthCare's Enterprise Imaging for Radiology

Agfa HealthCare announced that the Admiraal De Ruyter Ziekenhuis (ADRZ) in Goes has become the first hospital in the Netherlands to install its Enterprise Imaging for Radiology solution. ADRZ is a general care hospital with four sites, 170 medical specialists and 2300 employees providing healthcare services in the Zeeland region of the Netherlands.

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Jeremy Hunt's Legacy Needs to be Future Proofing the Health of the Nation with 'Black Box Thinking'

Opinion Article by Michael Thick, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Clinical Information Officer at IMS MAXIMS.
Jeremy Hunt's announcement last week on ways to improve the learning culture within the NHS and in turn minimise clinical mistakes, prompted me to revisit a presentation I have been using for the last eleven years.

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Panasonic Develops Assist Robots

Panasonic released a video featuring its assist robots, which support the everyday lives of workers and the elderly. The company has applied the advanced control and sensor technologies that it has developed to create a robot equipped with motors that assist human body mechanics.

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Smartphones could Improve Skin Cancer Detection in Developing Countries

Everyone knows smartphones can be used as calendars, calculators, radios and cameras. But, did you know they can also be used as microscopes that have the potential to save lives? They are called smartphone microscopes and dermatologists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) think these devices could improve the detection of skin cancer in developing countries.

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Health 2.0 Announces Keynotes and Preliminary Program

11 - 12 May 2016, Barcelona, Spain.
Health 2.0 announces keynote speakers and preliminary program for the 7th Annual Health 2.0 Europe Conference. After a highly successful conference last May in Barcelona, the International event series will be back for another 3 full days discussing challenges faced by the healthcare system and showcasing the latest technologies and innovations that are making an impact.

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Major Breakthrough in New MRI Scan Technology for Lung Disease

New scanning technology which will give a much clearer picture of lung disease has taken a major step forward thanks to scientists at The University of Nottingham. The experts at the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre have developed a process using specially treated krypton gas as an inhalable contrast agent to make the spaces inside the lungs show up on an Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.

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Security and Resilience in eHealth: Security Challenges and Risks

Studies have shown that cyber security incidents in eHealth systems can have a great societal impact. In a recent ENISA study, twelve out of eighteen Member States (MS) that participated in the survey- consider healthcare as a critical sector, therefore they should take all appropriate measures to protect their ICT systems and assets.

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Alliance Medical Ireland Extends Contract with Agfa HealthCare to implement Enterprise Imaging Across Six Sites

Agfa HealthCare has signed a contract extension with Alliance Medical Ireland, to provide its Enterprise Imaging platform across six sites. The platform will be centralized at a single data center, offering a distributed model that provides high and reliable performance with a potentially reduced total cost of ownership.

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