Already stressed state budgets are shouldering an extra burden to cover expensive emergency room (ER) treatment for toothaches and other avoidable dental ailments, according to a new report by the Pew Center on the States. A Costly Dental Destination estimates that preventable dental conditions were the primary reason for 830,590 ER visits by Americans in [ Read More ]
Archive for February, 2012
Siemens Healthcare has announced two new solutions for image management and radiology workflow that will be hosted from the Siemens Healthcare Cloud Computing Center (HCCC), in Malvern, Pa. In a first of its kind strategic alliance with Dell, Round Rock, Texas, Siemens will deliver a cloud-based vendor-agnostic Image Sharing & Archiving (ISA(1)) solution. The ISA [ Read More ]
Research presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine’s 28th Annual Meeting shows that substance use education incorporated into a cognitive behavioral rehabilitation programming is effective to improve pain and function for the chronic pain patient at high-risk for comorbid substance abuse. The results of the study conducted at Mayo Pain Rehabilitation Center, Rochester, MN, [ Read More ]
LowestMed announced the launch of its flagship mobile app, the first in the industry to provide consumers with the ability to view and compare prescription drug prices – including $4 generic drugs – at leading supermarket and pharmacy chains in their local area on an iPhone or Android device. In addition to the mobile app, [ Read More ]
The National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine reports that Ukrainian scientists presented a new way to treat strabismus. It allows for full eyesight restoration in those suffering from such medical condition. The method involves diagnosing and treating patients with strabismus using micro prism technology. Ukraine’s head ophthalmologist Sergiy Rykov informed that the new method [ Read More ]
An aging society has a silver lining: medical technology exports are taking off. Today two-thirds of all revenues are generated by exports, an increase from 40 percent in the 1990s. Germany’s health care sector has the potential to overtake the automotive industry as the country’s flagship industry. Germany Trade & Invest will have representatives at [ Read More ]