Consumers have a growing appetite for health and wellness gadgets and this represents a burgeoning market opportunity for device manufacturers that has barely been tapped, according to a study from IBM. 
The Official Google Blog has announced that Google is going to retire Google Health product "that didn't catch on the way we would have hoped." 
Tieto has developed an "App" to provide mobile access to HIS (Hospital Information System) functionality. The results have impressed not only the users, but also hospital management. 
EHealth Insider, the online UK NHS IT and information management news service, has launched a major campaign calling for every NHS provider organisation to consider appointing a clinician to act as their clinical information champion. 
Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM and Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) have announced their intention to develop a nuclear medicine industry ecosystem in Russia. Nuclear medicine is an important medical imaging technique used to diagnose and stage cancer. 
Lorenzo Nursing, the iSOFT Lorenzo Enterprise solution for nurses, went live on another surgical ward at the St Jansdal hospital in Harderwijk, the Netherlands. This go-live follows the successful completion of a pilot on the surgical ward 1 West, and signifies the starting point for the roll-out of Lorenzo Nursing on all surgical and medical wards at St Jansdal. Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) has acquired AllParts Medical, a privately owned US-based provider of imaging equipment parts and training. The acquisition supports Philips' commitment to provide the imaging market with the highest quality service parts, training programs and technical support.