Researchers at UC San Diego Health System’s Department of Reproductive Medicine and the National Latino Research Center (NLRC) at Cal State San Marcos University recently presented data at the American Public Health Association Conference in Washington D.C., demonstrating the impact of text4baby, a free mobile service that provides pregnant women and new mothers in San [...]

In an industry driven by improving the quality of patient care, meeting regulations and controlling costs, leading Healthcare IT executives understand the strategic importance of working towards a digital era. As the population continues to age, chronic diseases grow and patients become empowered through new technologies, the Healthcare landscape has to adapt as its workload [...]

Reminding your bones to grow…Smith & Nephew has announced a new, free service that helps patients keep on track with their physician-prescribed EXOGEN Ultrasound Bone Healing System treatment plans. Via EXOGEN CONNECTS, patients can receive reminders and tips for healthy living. Those who enroll in EXOGEN CONNECTS have on hand a personal wellness and support [...]

Males who use laptops on their laps are likely to experience scrotal hyperthermia – elevated temperatures in their testicles – which can significantly affect the quality of their sperm, and consequently their fertility, US scientists report in the medical journal Fertility and Sterility. The authors add that even if they protect their laps with a lap [...]

The Associated Press: “AT&T Inc., the country’s largest telecommunications company, on Thursday said it is setting up a division to target the health care industry,” in hopes of being part of the action when the industry “adopts electronic medical records, doctor’s visits by video-conferencing and wireless gadgets like remote glucose monitors.” The company’s new “ForHealth” [...]

Researchers at the University of Arizona (UA), Tucson, have developed a holographic system that can transmit a series of 3D images in near-real-time, a precursor to holographic videoconferencing. The system incorporates a novel, photorefractive polymer–one that can rapidly refresh holographic images and is scalable for production–coupled to a unique system for recording and transmitting 3D [...]

GE Healthcare has successfully linked its electronic medical records (EMR) solution with several non-GE inpatient systems, providing a single view of the patient record that will go beyond the requirements of meaningful use. The interoperability solution is set to debut at beta sites Capital Region Healthcare (N.H.) and Decatur Memorial Hospital (Ill.) in early 2011 [...]