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Exmovere bringing limited release wireless pyjamas in early 2011
Posted on August 31, 2010 | No CommentsSudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), or ‘cot death’ as it is more commonly known, is responsible for the deaths of around 300 babies aged under one each year in the UK. A very real fear for parents, it is not possible to prevent SIDS from... -
Are we forced to choose between privacy and mhealth?
Posted on August 24, 2010 | No CommentsI recently posted a story on the NHS trialling Proteus smart pills here on mHealth Update which prompted one of our readers, Martin, to make a comment: “Can you say Big Brother? This is a complete intrusion. Ridiculous. I hope the NHS isn’t funding this.... -
Philips joins healthcare venture capital fund
Posted on August 18, 2010 | No CommentsRoyal Philips Electronics announced yesterday that it had joined Gilde Healthcare III, a new venture capital fund focusing on early and growth stage health technology companies in Europe and the US. The fund has a target size of approximately €200 million ($250 million). Philips, already... -
Intel, GE to embark on healthcare JV
Posted on August 9, 2010 | No CommentsIntel and General Electric, two of the world’s largest companies, have announced an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture to create a new healthcare company focused on the delivery of telehealth and independent living. The deal will combine assets of GE Healthcare’s Home Health... -
ReSound Alera achieves ‘complete human/technology integration’. Sort of…
Posted on August 3, 2010 | No CommentsHearing aid developer ReSound has announced ReSound Alera, the industry’s first truly wireless hearing aid. Operating on the 2.4GHz frequency, the device and assciated Unite wireless accessories allow for a hearing aid devices to receive sound from TVs, stereos, mobile phones and computers in a... -
Orange launches smartnumbers for healthcare
Posted on July 28, 2010 | No CommentsOne of the UK’s largest operators, Orange became the country’s first mobile operator to launch a healthcare specific service this month. Orange smartnumbers provides patients and healthcare workers instant access to the person person available to answer their call, improving patient care and increasing internal... -
MobiSecure platform licensed to HealthPartners by Diversinet
Posted on July 19, 2010 | No CommentsHealthPartners, the largest consumer-governed, non-profit healthcare organisation in the US, has licensed Diversinet’s MobiSecure platform in an effort to enhance mobile communications with its 1.3 million subscribers. The two companies have signed on to a multi-year renewable agreement under which HealthPartners will utilise the MobiSecure... -
Telstra signs agreement with RACGP
Posted on July 14, 2010 | No CommentsAustralian telecoms giant Telstra has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) to deliver a suite of national e-health solutions and services. The agreement comes in the wake of the Healthcare Identifiers Bill being passed through the Federal... -
US broadband investments to benefit 900 healthcare facilities
Posted on July 8, 2010 | No CommentsUS President, Barack Obama, announced last Friday plans for a $795 million government programme to develop broadband acces in rural areas. The investment will benefit over 900 healthcare facilities, 2400 schools, 685,000 businesses over all 50 states. The funding, which comes from the 2009 economic... -
mHealth Regulatory Coalition to offer FDA guidance
Posted on June 21, 2010 | No CommentsWith the regulation of mobile health a particularly confusing area a new body, the mHealth Regulatory Coalition, has been formed with the purpose of helping the FDA define what mobile health products should be considered as medical devices subject to regulation as such. The coalition...