19 October 2001

Online Demand Soars for Anthrax Antibiotic

As the reverberations of 11 September continue to be felt, many members of the public turned to online pharmacies as
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18 October 2001

Novo Nordisk Names Internet Diabetes Innovators

Three innovative approaches to using the Internet to improve the lives of people with diabetes have been recognised by Danish
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17 October 2001

Merckmedco.com, the Billion Dollar Online Pharmacy

Despite deepening economic gloom on both sides of the Atlantic, US online pharmacy Merckmedco.com has announced that it has reached
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16 October 2001

Motion Media Launches Video Phone for Health Sector

Bristol-based Motion Media has launched the first video phone specifically designed for the healthcare sector and remote delivery of patient
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12 October 2001

NHS Signs Landmark National Software Deal With Microsoft

The NHS has completed a three-year corporate software licensing deal with Microsoft Ltd, which will see all NHS computer users
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12 October 2001

Pfizer Health Solutions Launches InformaCare

Pfizer Health Solutions Inc (PHS), the clinical informatics subsidiary of Pfizer Inc., has launched an advanced secure Internet-based disease management
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11 October 2001

WebMD and Quintiles Plan Further Legal Action on Data Dispute

Settlement talks on a disputed health data rights agreement between Quintiles Transnational Corp., the international healthcare informatics firm, and e-health
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11 October 2001

Pfizer, IBM and Microsoft Launch Physician IT Services Firm

Pfizer, IBM and Microsoft have jointly announced the launch of a newly formed healthcare technology applications company targeting the US
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9 October 2001

Kaiser Hospitals Buys Bankrupt Webvan’s E-commerce Technology

During the dotcom boom, procurement managers in the health sector were told they risked being left behind if they failed
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9 October 2001

Luton and Ducnstable Launches EPR System

Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust has announced that it has ‘gone live’ with a new £4 million Electronic Patient
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