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Virtual reality can ease phantom limb pain

November 14, 2006 A system that gives patients the feeling of having their missing limbs has been shown to alleviate amputation-related pain. TAGS: virtual reality, patient, pain, scientist, movement, researcher, 3D

IBM's answer to medical mashup: A search engine

January 23, 2007 Company unveils prototype network that would create a mashup of a patient's records. TAGS: mashup, IBM Corp., patient, HIPAA, physician, hospital, health, search engine, agency, database

UNC Healthcare to license IBM technology

June 1, 2006 IBM's technology will be used to create a Web-based system of unified medical records for patient information. TAGS: IBM Corp., medical record, patient

Patients, doctors staying away from implantable RFID chips

February 12, 2007 RFID chip company gets ho-hum response to its initial public offering, partly because only 222 people have gotten chipped. TAGS: VeriChip, RFID chip, RFID, IPO, microchip, patient, human, agreement

U.K. hospital to use 'clean' keyboard to help ward off germs

November 2, 2006 New keyboard is equipped with a timer that lets users know when it needs to be cleaned. TAGS: keyboard, hospital, patient, infection, Dr., bug, London, U.K.

Robot displaces candy stripers

February 10, 2006 St. Mary's Hospital in London is testing a 5-foot-3-inch, 215-pound robot that lets doctors examine patients remotely. TAGS: robot, Steve Ranger, hospital, patient, doctor, London, webcam

U.K. health service plans 'telehealth' rollout

January 25, 2007 National Health Service aims to install devices in patients' homes that can collect and transmit their health data. TAGS: health, information technology, patient, U.K., London, security

Accenture to invest $450 million in SOA

July 19, 2006 IT outsourcing company plans new lab focusing on development of service-oriented architecture applications. TAGS: Accenture Ltd., SOA, patient, health care, health

Dragging health records into the Digital Age

May 18, 2009 Federal funding and new tech are speeding efforts to digitize America's medical practices. But are they ready to forge into a paperless existence? TAGS: Kaiser Permanente, e-health, hospital, insurance company, health care, health, insurance, patient, tablet, rest

Microsoft coughs up for health care software

July 26, 2006 It acquires Azyxxi, database software for patient records, and lays plans to spread the technology nationwide. TAGS: hospital, health care, health, patient, database software, Washington D.C., Microsoft Corp., database

Why are doctors such Luddites?

May 20, 2009 They're quick to embrace new medical technology, but don't ask them to use a computer. CBSNews.com's Charles Cooper explores a generation gap. TAGS: e-health, doctor, electronic health record, Charles Cooper, patient, Twitter, Orange PCS, physician, survey, California

MIT honors humanitarian tech invention

May 3, 2007 Ideas Competition award winners applied tech creativity to controlling disease in impoverished communities.Photos: Humanitarian tech at MIT TAGS: patient, winner, worker, health, cell phone, solution, monitor

Your computer may be a pain in the neck

May 17, 2006 Hunched shoulders and a craned neck can lead to major discomfort for office workers. TAGS: therapist, syndrome, posture, Albany, patient, New York, pain, San Francisco, keyboard

UCSF nurses test tablet PCs

February 21, 2007 Intel and Motion Computing show off the C5 tablet PC, a digital assistant for overworked health care professionals.Photos: Intel checks into the hospital TAGS: Motion Computing Inc., tablet PC, Paul Otellini, tablet, nurse, health care, medical device, patient, hospital, Intel, health, notebook computer, CEO, PC, information technology

HP's inkjet tech seeks to replace hypodermic needles

September 11, 2007 Technology adapted from inkjet printers could deliver medicine or vaccines much like a nicotine patch. TAGS: royalty, patch, drug, vaccine, Ireland, HP, patient, IBM Corp.

Oracle-PeopleSoft merger hits one-year mark

January 11, 2006 While the newly combined company has largely moved ahead as planned, the overall success of the merger is still a mixed bag. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Bruce Richardson, Oracle Corp., merger, Larry Ellison, AMR Research, success, operation, patient, president

RFID safe for medical monitoring?

June 26, 2008 Dutch scientists find that the tracking-and-tracing chips can interfere with hospital equipment, thus putting patients in danger. TAGS: RFID, EMI Group Plc., medical device, medical equipment, incident, scientist, patient, monitoring

Police Blotter: Imprisoned sex offenders demand PCs

May 16, 2007 Sex offenders committed to Minnesota facility say confiscation of their PCs in security crackdown violates their constitutional rights. TAGS: Police Blotter, Minnesota, patient, facility, state, security, PC

This is your brain on TED

March 12, 2007 A neurologist explains synesthesia--a cross-wiring of the senses of hearing, vision and touch. Is this how poetry is born? TAGS: brain, emotion, mother, patient, condition, scientist, vision, California, response, conference

London hospital rolls out Wi-Fi tracking

February 20, 2007 System combines Wi-Fi and wireless chip technology to help hospital staff quickly locate equipment. TAGS: wireless chip, hospital, asset, London, staff, Wi-Fi, patient, worker
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