Day: December 24, 2020

News & Updates

Siemens Healthineers expand precision medicine with the launch of new (PET/CT) scanner

Siemens Healthineers introduces the Biograph Vision Quadra, a CE-Marked positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanner that is designed for clinical use as well as translational research – or the application of scientific research to create therapies and procedures that improve health outcomes. In this manner, the Biograph Vision Quadra expands precision medicine. In addition to the 3.2 mm silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) detector technology and Time of Flight (ToF) performance that are cornerstones of the established Biograph Vision PET/CT scanner, the…

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Israel, UAE health-tech firms to launch white-label smart IoT based healthcare solution

SURE Universal of Ramat Gan, Israel, has partnered with the United Arab Emirates’ Hamad Bin Khalifa (HBK) Department of Projects to launch a white-label smart IoT healthcare solution, HBKiCare, for the UAE and Middle East regional markets. This is the first joint product launch in the UAE between an Israeli technology company and an Emirati company after the normalization of relations between the two countries announced in August. HBKiCare is a universal remote healthcare Internet of Things (IoT) platform and…

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French medical device market valued at EUR 15.5b by 2021

French medical device market will grow at an average annual rate of 4.7%, from EUR 13.5 billion (2018) to EUR 15.5 billion in 2021 (BMI Research). The French medical technology association SNITEM (Syndicat National de L’Industrie des Technologies Medicale) even expects sector sales of EUR 28 billion (2016), of which EUR 8 billion will be exported.  A look at health expenditure in 2017 shows a share of 11.5% of GDP (Germany 11.3%) (OECD) France consists of metropolitan France in Western…

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Royal Philips introduces non-invasive ventilator therapy

“ExpiraFlow Technology represents a shift in the paradigm of ventilator COPD management toward more personalized therapy, which automatically optimizes ventilation to the individual needs of the patient,” said Peter Calverley, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, School of Aging and Chronic Disease at the University of Liverpool. “By monitoring the presence of EFL on a breath-by-breath basis, the A40 EFL system can automatically adjust therapy pressures to ensure efficient lung emptying and better gas exchange.  This new focus allows us to consider…

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The next generation Electronic Document Management system for healthcare in the UAE

Specifically designed for patient records to deliver a paperless healthcare environment, MediViewer provides clinicians and relevant hospital staff with a powerful, intuitive and user-friendly solution to view a patient’s digitized paper and electronic records. This simple yet sophisticated platform facilitates rapid access to clinical content providing a 360º view of a patient’s record at the point of care A document management system (DMS) is a system used to receive, track, manage and store documents and reduce paper. Most are capable…