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  • The cost of getting ill? GE has the answer

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    General Electric has published a new tool, based on the combined Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) with 500,000 records from the company's proprietary database. It's a good example of how data visualisation can be both engaging and informative...
  • Real world surgery simulation: Say hi to Eve

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    Virtual surgery has enormous potential when it comes to training surgeons - witness this simulated heart surgery video . But when it comes to physical simulation, it was hard not to be impressed by Eve (endvascular evaluator), on show for the first time...
  • Heavy lifting at Medica

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    Like any vast industry event, Medica is hard to sum up. From herbal patches in the Chinese stands, to the latest touch surface technologies, the event reminds you constantly of the breadth and complexity ofglobal healthcare. But the following eye catching...
  • iPhone brings CPR to life

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    The number of medical applications for consumer handheld devices just keeps on growing. Latest to the game is a new iPhone app that delivers CPR training to professionals and the general public. What's neat about this app is that it takes advantage...
  • Sharecare: Facebook for health?

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    Ready for the next big attempt by social media to take on healthcare? Welcome to Sharecare, a new site preparing for launch in early 2010. The project is the brainchild of U.S. celebrity doctor Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Jeff Arnold, founder of the publicly traded...
  • Mobile health: patients are ready

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    New research shows that citizens are more enthusiastic than ever about the growing number of health services delivered by a mobile device. A new national study released by CTIA-The Wireless Association in conjunction with Harris Interactive, finds that...
  • Empowered and entitled: UK patients get the choice

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    The UK Guardian reports on new proposals aimed at increasing patient choice and overall 'entitlement'. According to the report : "[UK] Patients could be given the right to shop around for treatment and the legal right to die at home under...
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