Canon Europe, world-leader in imaging solutions, further illustrated its commitment to medical imaging with the announcement of a range of new innovations at Canon EXPO Paris 2010, aimed at improving the workflow and efficiency of medical diagnosis whilst maximising patient comfort.

Watford-based Telehealth Solutions' award-winning HomePod is a key tool in the fight against COPD and the UK firm continues to actively use spirometry as an effective way for patients to check their health.

Independent healthcare provider Care UK has gone live with the Medway PAS/EPR at six recently-acquired treatment centres. The deployments were successfully completed in a tight time frame, with the final go-live being implemented in less than a month.

Carestream Health announced availability of an affordable new tabletop CR, the CARESTREAM DIRECTVIEW Vita CR System that provides rapid image access to help increase both the speed and accuracy of patient diagnosis. This compact imaging system is ideal for use in independent imaging centres, clinics, multi-physician offices, as well as chiropractic and veterinary facilities.

iSOFT Group Limited (ASX:ISF) announced key Lorenzo developments, including the release of Lorenzo 3.6 and a drive to make Lorenzo components available to meet specific market needs, under its new Smart Solutions strategy.

This week's episode features the new U.S. website. Watch President Obama give a demo of the site and listen as Todd Park, U.S. Health and Human Services CTO, shows how the site offers side-by-side comparisons of health insurance plans and helps consumers make better healthcare decisions.

CSC (NYSE: CSC) has launched the Patient in your Pocket solution in the UK to enable mobile healthcare professionals to access and update patient information at the point of care using a BlackBerry® smartphone.