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Nervecentre Launch Mobile Clinical Photography Solution to Improve Patient Care Plans in Hospitals

Nervecentre Software has launched a mobile clinical photography solution for nurses and doctors in hospitals. Fully integrated directly into the patient record, the mobile software is completely secure, compliant with clinical and information governance.

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CSC's Care Coordination Solutions Available As-a-Service Through UK Government's Digital Marketplace

CSC (NYSE:CSC), a global leader in next-generation IT services and solutions, today announced that its innovative Care Coordination and Population Health solutions are now available as-a-service through the U.K. government's G-Cloud Digital Marketplace.

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Agfa HealthCare Awarded its Fourth U.S. Government DIN-PACS Agreement

Agfa HealthCare, a leader and innovator in the medical imaging and healthcare IT space, today announced that the U.S. government has awarded the company its DIN-PACS IV (Digital Imaging Network/Picture Archiving and Communication System) contract. The contract term includes one five-year base period and one five-year option period.

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Gaming Camera could Aid MS Treatment

A commonly used device found in living rooms around the world could be a cheap and effective means of evaluating the walking difficulties of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The Microsoft Kinect is a 3D depth-sensing camera used in interactive video activities such as tennis and dancing. It can be hooked up to an Xbox gaming console or a Windows computer.

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HealthShare at the Heart of Healthcare in Torbay and South Devon

Following a successful pilot programme to deliver more integrated care to heart failure patients, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is rolling out the InterSystems HealthShare® health informatics platform across the area's health and social care community.

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Brain-Machine Interface Triggers Recovery for Paraplegic Patients

During the 2014 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony, a young Brazilian man, paralyzed from the chest down, delivered the opening kickoff. He used a brain-machine interface, allowing him to control the movements of a lower-limb robotic exoskeleton. This unprecedented scientific demonstration was the work of the Walk Again Project (WAP), a nonprofit, international research consortium

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Open Call SC1-PM-02-2017: New Concepts in Patient Stratification

Patient stratification aims at grouping patients into disease sub-groups, where the specific pathological processes involved are better defined (clinical/molecular phenotypes). This will lead to the development of targeted therapies, optimizing the intervention to individual patients, thus achieving greater success in treating or curing the patient.

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Patientrack Hospitals Win Awards Worldwide for Life-saving Innovations

Hospitals across England, Scotland and New Zealand have been recognised for innovative work to save lives by judging panels across the world, after achieving a major impact on patient safety with Patientrack.

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New Company Dedicated to the Development of Bioelectronic Medicines

GSK (LSE/NYSE: GSK) has announced an agreement with Verily Life Sciences LLC (formerly Google Life Sciences), an Alphabet company, to form Galvani Bioelectronics to enable the research, development and commercialisation of bioelectronic medicines. GSK will hold a 55% equity interest in the new jointly owned company and Verily will hold 45%.

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Wolters Kluwer Launches Zika Resource Portal

The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has launched the Zika Resource Portal, a single point of access to trusted clinical knowledge and current information to help healthcare professionals worldwide stay up-to-date on the rapidly spreading virus.

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