Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) announced the third full release of DigitalDiagnost, a customizable radiography system with a wireless portable detector that can be moved between the table and vertical stand and used for free exposures.

Solutions 4 Health has announced the launch of a new smoking cessation application built on Microsoft HealthVault, a privacy and security enhanced citizen health platform. The telehealth application, called smokefreelife, provides smokers with the support needed to quit, through personal interaction provided by trained smoking cessation advisors.

Scottish cloud software and services provider Flexiant is providing a cloud platform for a research project that promises NHS patients complete control over their medical records and the power to decide who has access to their data.

Families across Merseyside who are affected by hearing loss or impairment are benefiting from life-saving telecare solutions that enhance fire safety in the household and promote independent living.

Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) has agreed to acquire the mammography equipment product line of Sectra AB (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: SECT B), a Swedish provider of medical systems and secure communication systems.

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."