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NoMachine Software Facilitates Remote Medical Collaboration

Dr. Jelle Barentsz demonstrated this week how modern technology, including NoMachine's remote access software, can improve physician collaboration and lead to better patient care at the TEDxMaastricht "The Future of Health" event.

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Med-e-Tel 2012 - 10th Anniversary Edition of the Global Telemedicine and eHealth Event

18 - 20 April 2012, Luxembourg.
The 10th edition of Med-e-Tel, the International eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT Forum, will take place on 18-20 April 2012 at the Luxexpo Exhibition and Congress Center in Luxembourg.

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Vodafone Romania Provisions 100 Ambulances with Video-Based Telemedicine Solution

The new roll-out marks the continuation of a partnership between Vodafone and SMURD (Mobile Emergency Service for Resuscitation and Extrication) which began seven years ago when Vodafone developed the first European telemedicine solution with national coverage.

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Philips Appoints Deborah DiSanzo as New CEO of the Healthcare Sector

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) announced the appointment of Deborah DiSanzo as Chief Executive Officer of Philips Healthcare and member of its Executive Committee, with effect from May 1, 2012. Mrs. DiSanzo will succeed Steve Rusckowski, who will leave the company per April 30, 2012.

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New Method for Direct Identification of Antigens

The immune system is a vital part of our defenses against pathogens, but it can also attack host tissues, resulting in autoimmune disease. The antigens that induce destructive immune reactions can now be identified directly - without any prior knowledge of their possible structure.

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ePractice.eu Workshop: EU-US Cooperation on eHealth

7 May 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark
The objective of the workshop is to present and discuss current and future perspectives of EU and US cooperation on eHealth matters. The workshop will provide an opportunity to review on-going collaborations, including those developed in the context of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation surrounding health information and communication technologies.

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Global eHealth Strategies Symposium at Med-e-Tel 2012

18 - 20 April 2012, Luxembourg.
The Med-e-Tel 2012 will feature the second edition of the Global eHealth Strategies Symposium, which was initiated at last year's Med-e-Tel. The aim is to provide an intercultural and multidisciplinary framework in order to promote policy dialogue on how eHealth can address health and healthcare issues and challenges in developing countries, but just as well in developed countries.

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CSC Reports Progress with Redefining NHS Contractual Relationship

As previously reported, CSC (NYSE: CSC) and the U.K. National Health Service (NHS) have been in discussions on the way forward to redefining the contractual relationship between CSC and the NHS. As a result of these discussions, CSC and the NHS entered into a non-binding letter of intent on March 2, 2012.

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Leading Dutch Players in Healthcare and Technology Join Forces in Healthcare Innovation

University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), Utrecht University, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and Philips today announced their intention to share their knowledge, expertise and capacity for innovation to research and develop new methods for disease diagnosis and treatment based on medical imaging.

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Spire Healthcare Implements Zero-Footprint Vue Motion Viewer from Carestream Health

Spire Healthcare, a leading provider of private healthcare in the UK, has implemented Carestream's Vue Motion zero-footprint viewer to enable its clinicians to view patient images on mobile devices such as iPads and other android devices.

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