Category: Technology & Devices
Riddle of Congenital Heart Defects Solved By Supercomputer
Currently living with congenital heart defects are about 25,000 Danes. It has been a mystery until know about how exactly the various risk factors influence the development of the heart during pregnancy though it is known that heredity and environment […]
Vietnam puts locally-made medical waste incinerator into use
VietNamNet Bridge – The Bac Kan-based Hoa Tu Long Industry Company officially put the medical waste incinerator (YT30) into operation. This is the first high-tech incinerator made in Vietnam. The incinerator has the capacity of 30-50 kilos of medical waste […]
How Oscar Pistorius Runs
There may be one obvious difference between Oscar Pistorius of South Africa and his fellow sprinters at the London Olympics this year. Nicknamed the “Blade Runner,” Pistorius is the first double amputee to qualify for the summer Olympics. He’s competing […]
Deaf man with new hearing aid hears music for the first time, asks, ‘What I should listen to next?’
Austin Chapman says he was “born profoundly deaf” and has “never understood” music–or the people moved by it. “My whole life I’ve seen hearing people make a fool of themselves singing their favorite song or gyrating on the dance floor,” […]
Device to mimic brain to test drug therapies
NASHVILLE – A mechanical device as small as a grain of rice is about to replace the mice. “It eventually will save time,” Wikswo said. “It will clearly save money. More importantly, it has significant implications for all of biology […]
Queuing software company lined up for big things
WITH some exceptions, booking an appointment with healthcare providers such as GPs and dentists still requires a phone call within office hours; few practitioners offer the option to book online. But this will change if the founders of swiftQueue have […]
Stethoscope that can Diagnose Pneumonia
MELBOURNE – Four students from the University of Melbourne have developed StethoCloud, a custom built stethoscope and mobile phone app system that analyzes a person’s breathing to determine if they have pneumonia. The StethoCloud is the creation of Hon Weng […]
Breastlight: Cancer early warning
MALAYSIA – A powerful torch with a bright-red beam, shown to be effective in detecting malignant breast tumours – could be the answer to anyone worried about the effectiveness of self-examination. The Breastlight, a hand-held device which emits a safe, […]
CompuGroup Medical strengthens its market position in Malaysia
In response to the growing demand for world-class healthcare services, CompuGroup Medical (CGM) continues to expand its presence in the Asian region, specifically in Malaysia. The global e-Health provider celebrated the formal launch of its new office in Kuala Lumpur […]
Asia’s first electronic ICU facility
INDIA – Fortis Healthcare and GE Healthcare have announced the launch of Asia’s first electronic intensive care unit (eICU) facility – CritiNext. The eICU services are offered by CritiNext which makes speciality critical care accessible and affordable to critically ill […]
