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A Mobile App for Managing Mobile Medical Units Has Been Successfully Tested in Romania

ACUMM: Mobile app for mobile medical units and cabinets

Beginning of March 2019, Merci Charity Boutique association based in Bucharest, Romania started testing the "Mobile app for mobile medical units and cabinets", which helps the mobile dental practice to monitor the performance of the actions carried out in the rural communities. In the past six months, data from 772 children from rural communities were collected.

Preventive Health Care Via App

Demand for apps for preventive health care is growing all the time. Particularly popular are diagnostic assistants that record physiological and fitness data. However, there are data protection concerns with these tools. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Application Center SYMILA in Hamm have developed two prevention apps that safeguard users' data protection rights.

China to Take on Leading Role in Medical Technology and Artificial Intelligence

Asia, in particular China, has been advancing significantly on its way to a key role in geopolitics, says correspondent Frank Sieren - and towards spearheading developments in medical technologies. At the same time, the healthcare market there is growing at a remarkable pace. What are the effects on our research and care?

Bittium Exhibits its Innovative High-Tech Products and Solutions for Cardiology and Neurology at Medica 2019

Bittium exhibits its innovative products and solutions for cardiology and neurology at Medica 2019, the leading international trade fair for the medical sector, on November 18 - 21 in Dusseldorf, Germany. Bittium’s next generation’s high-tech solutions for cardiac and brain monitoring enable early detection of abnormalities in electrical activities, and thus speeding up the diagnosis and further treatment of the patient.

Hitachi and Centre Leon Berard Cancer Center in Lyon to Launch a Research Collaboration in the Fight Against Cancer with AI

Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) and Centre Leon Berard (CLB), a leading French Comprehensive Cancer Center in Lyon-France, announced that they have entered into an agreement to jointly promote research and development aimed at improving the efficiency of diagnosis and treatment of cancer and established a new research laboratory called Hitachi Lyon Lab on the CLB site, starting November 5th.

My Medical Record: How Do We Spread #HealthTechToShoutAbout?

At its most recent meeting, Highland Marketing's advisory board heard from Kevin Hamer, My Medical Record programme manager at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, about its ground-breaking personal health record.

The board, which gave MyMR the #HealthTechToShoutAbout award at the Health Tech Awards 2019, was impressed by its technical architecture and its achievements; and keen to debate how the NHS could be encouraged to take up its approach.

Fitbit to Be Acquired by Google

Fitbit, Inc. (NYSE: FIT) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Google LLC for $7.35 per share in cash, valuing the company at a fully diluted equity value of approximately $2.1 billion.