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27 July 2009

Entra launches diabetic alert system

MyGlucoHealth Meter US-telehealth specialist Entra Health Systems has launched a patient messaging and alerts system designed to support diabetics who
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24 July 2009

Camera phones can help diagnosis

Taking photographs or video of unusual symptoms on an ordinary camera phone can help doctors diagnose uncommon problems, according to
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15 June 2009

UK telehealth trials missing minorities

Concerns have been raised that the UK’s biggest ever trial of telehealth technologies is excluding non-English speaking people, despite the
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10 June 2009

Bluetooth chosen as Continua standard

Continua Health Alliance has selected Bluetooth wireless technology as a key standard for its next set of design guidelines.
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5 June 2009

Extend phone outreach: expert group

NHS Direct and NHS walk-in centres could provide more telephone-based outreach services to patients with long term conditions, according to
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28 May 2009

Social media may ‘nudge’ users to health

A new research project has been launched using mobile phones to assess whether people can be ‘nudged’ into leading healthier
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28 May 2009

Permanente way

Kaiser Permanente is making rapid progress with electronic health records. Jon Hoeksma reports.
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28 May 2009

French primaries ban mobiles

Mobile phones are to be banned from French primary schools, under new government measures to reduce the health risk to
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5 March 2009

Teenage clicks

At last year’s BT e-Health Insider awards, NHS Choices won the best use of ICT in patient and citizen involvement
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24 February 2009

UN, Vodafone and Rockefeller launch mHealth Alliance

The Rockefeller Foundation, the United Nations Foundation and The Vodafone Foundation – three of the leading foundations involved in global
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