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28 May 2009

Social media may ā€˜nudgeā€™ 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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26 February 2009

Scottish NHS to invest ā‚¬1.8m in e-health

Online scanning to allow remote diagnosis for island-based patients and Scotland’s biggest telehealth system are among a range of hi-tech
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16 February 2009

EHI interview: Peter Neupert

Microsoftā€™s vice president for health strategy, recently spoke to the US Senateā€™s HELP committee. Last week, he spoke to EHI
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9 February 2009

New QRISK2 for heart disease launched

A new version of the QRISK software which identifies patients most at risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been
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22 January 2009

Information at heart of NHS Constitution

Providing information to support choice is a “major priority” for the health service, according to the new NHS Constitution for
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18 December 2008

Newham and Milton Keynes win European awards

The London Borough of Newham and Milton Keynes Council have both won European e-inclusion awards for their use of telehealth
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12 December 2008

Europe launches CommonWell project

A new telecare project will use technology to improve the quality of life for older people in four European countries,
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28 November 2008

Hungary signs e-health deal with GE Healthcare

The Hungarian government has awarded GE Healthcare a ā‚¬3.3m deal to lead a project on developing telecare services for elderly
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21 November 2008

Intel personal health management system

A home medical device, designed to be part of a remote personal home care management system has been launched by
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19 November 2008

Interoperable PHRs could save US $21bn a year

A US study has projected that personal health records have the potential to save the US healthcare system ā‚¬16.3 billion
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