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Automated de-identification of free-text medical records - privacy assured by electronic censor

Newly developed software will help to allay patients' fears about who has access to their confidential data. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making describes a computer program capable of deleting details from medical records which may identify patients, while leaving important medical information intact.

23 Jul 2008

Newly developed software helps doctors care for premature babies

IBM and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) have announced a 'first-of-a-kind' research project to help doctors detect subtle changes in the condition of critically ill premature babies.

23 Jul 2008

Scientists find structure of critical Ebola virus protein

Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have uncovered the structure of a critical protein from the Ebola Virus that allows viral entry in human cells.

23 Jul 2008

Visualisation software to aid prostate cancer detection

Visualisation specialists See3D, a spin off company of the University of Aberystwyth, is developing unique, sophisticated computer-generated models that will help doctors to improve the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.

22 Jul 2008

Rising fuel prices affecting some health care workers

Rising fuel prices are causing financial strain for some home health care workers and the industry is considering replacing some services in rural areas with remote monitoring systems, the AP/Chicago Tribune reports.

22 Jul 2008

Innovative robotic system for better handling of lab samples

An innovative robotic sample management system developed by the SME-led PMS project carries out complex sample transport operations rapidly and with a high level of reliability. It includes a new transport system based on magnetic hover railway technologies, a new laboratory information system and a special selective analyser. PMS partners are now predicting a substantial market share for their transport system.

17 Jul 2008

Rethinking medical professionalism: the role of information technology and practice innovations

Physicians who do not use the tools of information technology (IT) such as electronic health records and computerized entry of prescriptions could fall short of professional standards, according to a new review.

17 Jul 2008

IMEC improves wireless ECG patch for cardiac monitoring

In the framework of Holst Centre, IMEC has further extended the functionality of its wireless ECG patch for cardiac monitoring. It added wave analysis software locally on the patch node.

14 Jul 2008

URMC, FDA to collaborate on national data repository for heart research

The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) will collaborate with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to develop a national repository of data that will aid academic and industry researchers studying the electrical activity of the heart. In addition to helping researchers understand many cardiac problems, the data may aid the development of new tools to detect drugs that can have dangerous effects on the heart.

13 Jul 2008

FDA finds many possibly life-threatening medical equipment malfunctions result from software problems

The Baltimore Sun on Monday examined how FDA, with help from experts in the information technology and scientific fields, has found that medical equipment "might not malfunction because it was poorly designed or badly made ... but because the computer code running it includes a mistake."

2 Jul 2008

Cancer cells revert to normal at specific signal threshold

Cancer starts when key cellular signals run amok, driving uncontrolled cell growth. But scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine report that lowering levels of one cancer signal under a specific threshold reverses this process in mice, returning tumor cells to their normal, healthy state. The finding could help target cancer chemotherapy to tumors while minimizing side effects for the body's healthy cells.

1 Jul 2008

Tongue-operated assistive technology lets persons with disabilities operate powered wheelchairs

A new assistive technology developed by engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology could help individuals with severe disabilities lead more independent lives.

30 Jun 2008

New more accurate cardiovascular score developed to improve heart attack and stroke detection

A new and more accurate method of assessing people at risk from cardiovascular disease (CVD) is set to improve national diagnosis rates and identify those at risk among black and minority ethnic groups.

24 Jun 2008

Automated magnetic resonance imaging technique assists in earlier Alzheimer's diagnosis

An automated system for measuring brain tissue with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help physicians more accurately diagnose Alzheimer's disease at an earlier stage according to a new study published in the July issue of the journal Radiology.

24 Jun 2008

Wall Street Journal examines efforts to encourage adoption of electronic prescribing technology

The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday examined several factors that are pushing physicians to adopt electronic prescribing technology, reporting that while the "possible benefits to doctors and patients are clear," there are obstacles that "hinder widespread adoption." Fewer than 10%, or about 35,000, of U.S. physicians currently use e-prescribing technology.

17 Jun 2008

Unique brain maps to assist surgery and research

Researchers from the Howard Florey Institute in Melbourne are developing new technology to create individualised brain maps that will revolutionise diagnosis of disease and enhance the accuracy of brain surgery.

16 Jun 2008

UT Southwestern investigators test groundbreaking depression research in real-world setting

UT Southwestern Medical Center psychiatry researchers have taken what they learned from their groundbreaking research on treating depression and are applying it to real-world clinical settings.

15 Jun 2008

European research project to explore Alzheimer's diagnosis

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, GE Healthcare, a division of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) and a Consortium of leading research institutions across Europe announced the PredictAD project, a research collaboration aimed at developing new diagnostic procedures for patients with Alzheimer's disease.

10 Jun 2008

House panel hearing focuses on health IT privacy, cost concerns

Lawmakers, patient-privacy and health care advocates, and information technology experts on Tuesday "debated ... how Congress can strike a balance between accelerating the adoption of a nationwide system of electronic medical records while protecting patient privacy," CongressDaily reports (Noyes, CongressDaily, 6/4).

8 Jun 2008

Measuring the footprint of cells

Even the slightest differences are important in competitive sport: To improve a ski jumper's performance, the trainer can analyze the jump very accurately using force sensors.

8 Jun 2008

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Automated de-identification of free-text medical records - privacy assured by electronic censor

Newly developed software helps doctors care for premature babies

Scientists find structure of critical Ebola virus protein

Visualisation software to aid prostate cancer detection

Rising fuel prices affecting some health care workers

Innovative robotic system for better handling of lab samples

Rethinking medical professionalism: the role of information technology and practice innovations

IMEC improves wireless ECG patch for cardiac monitoring

URMC, FDA to collaborate on national data repository for heart research

FDA finds many possibly life-threatening medical equipment malfunctions result from software problems

Cancer cells revert to normal at specific signal threshold

Tongue-operated assistive technology lets persons with disabilities operate powered wheelchairs

New more accurate cardiovascular score developed to improve heart attack and stroke detection

Automated magnetic resonance imaging technique assists in earlier Alzheimer's diagnosis

Wall Street Journal examines efforts to encourage adoption of electronic prescribing technology

Unique brain maps to assist surgery and research

UT Southwestern investigators test groundbreaking depression research in real-world setting

European research project to explore Alzheimer's diagnosis

House panel hearing focuses on health IT privacy, cost concerns

Measuring the footprint of cells

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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