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27 December 2007

The European Commission is considering tabling legislation next year that would change the rules on the information that drug companies

21 December 2007

The US has led the adoption of Web 2.0 applications in healthcare, but German doctors are catching up, Philipp Grätzel

20 December 2007

The European Commission says EU citizens will be allowed to opt to receive healthcare in any member state, under new

19 December 2007

America’s National Alliance for Health Information Technology has called for a national voluntary system of unique patient identification numbers to

18 December 2007

A large evaluation of assistive technologies across health and social care begins next year, Fiona Barr reports.

13 December 2007

Jo Cornu, CEO of Agfa-Gevaert NV The board of directors of Agfa-Gevaert has appointed Jo Cornu as chief executive officer of

11 December 2007

The European Cervical Cancer Association (ECCA) has launched its first ever e-campaign to call for effective cervical cancer prevention programmes

10 December 2007

The British Medical Association (BMA) is to work with the UK government and the World Health Organisation to control internet

30 November 2007

Mobile computing technology could help adolescents coping with cancer keep in touch with their social world and reduce isolation, according

27 November 2007

Smartcard security specialists Xiring and mobile phone operator SFR are working together to deploy the largest ‘Machine to Machine’ network

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