News Clips

Shabir Launches e- Hospital Project At Gandhi Nagar Hospital

Staff Writer | Kashmir Times | July 22, 2013

Minister of State for Health and family Welfare, Shabir Ahmad Khan today launched hi-tech computerised services here at Gandhi Nagar Hospital created under the first phase of centrally sponsored e- Hospital Project. Read More »

Samsung's New Weapon Against Apple: Its Own Developer Conference

Mark Spoonauer | Fox News | July 22, 2013

Samsung hopes to woo developers away from Apple right in its backyard. Read More »

Phase II Trials Of TB Drug Through Open Source Drug Discovery Programme To Begin Soon

Joseph Alexander | Pharmabiz.com | July 22, 2013

The search for a new tuberculosis drug after many decades and first time through a unique model of open drug discovery programme may finally bear fruits in near future, with India all set for the launch of the phase II clinical trial of the drug candidate. Read More »

VA Health Care Facilities Named To 2013 “Most Wired” Hospitals List

Press Release | Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) | July 22, 2013

The Department of Veterans Affairs, representing 152 VA medical centers, was recently named to the 2013 “Most Wired” hospitals list. Read More »

Happy Birthday, OpenStack! Now Change

Brandon Butler | Network World | July 22, 2013

OpenStack turns three this month and some say the project needs to mature Read More »

Google’s ‘White Space’ Experiment In South Africa A Boon For Local Schools

Rebecca Chao | TechPresident | July 22, 2013

Back in March, Google began testing a new broadband Internet service in Cape Town, South Africa, and now hopes it can power products in the United States. Read More »

Experts To Discuss Latest Advances In Veterans' Mental Health Treatment At Congressional Briefing

Press Release | American Psychological Association (APA) | July 22, 2013

Traumatic brain injury, phantom limb pain, depression, ptsd, among topics... Read More »

All You Need To Know About The Firefox OS

Anuradha Shetty | Tech2 | July 22, 2013

An updated version of the Firefox OS – v1.1 – is available for download for Geeksphone Keon and Peak smartphone owners now... Read More »

All VA Medical Centers Named to the 2013 “Most Wired” Hospitals List

Gail Graham | VAtage Point | July 22, 2013

This year, we were honored to have VA, representing all of its 151 VA medical centers, named to the 2013 “Most Wired” Hospitals list. The list is the result of a national survey aimed at ranking hospitals which are leveraging health information technology (HIT) in new and innovative ways. Read More »

3-D Printing Will Explode In 2014, Thanks To The Expiration Of Key Patents

Christopher Mims | Nextgov | July 22, 2013

Here’s what’s holding back 3D printing, the technology that’s supposed to revolutionize manufacturing and countless other industries: patents... Read More »

Mozilla Unveils ‘Aggressive’ Firefox OS Schedule: Quarterly Feature Releases, Security Updates Every Six Weeks

Emil Protalinski | TNW | July 20, 2013

With Firefox OS version 1.0 out the door, Mozilla has decided that it’s time to unveil its strategy for new versions. The company is planning to make feature releases available to partners every quarter and push out security updates for the previous two feature releases every six weeks. Read More »

Improved Open Access Research Platform Launched

Ishmael Tongai | University World News (UWN) | July 20, 2013

A vastly improved scheme that provides free access to African research will be launched by South Africa’s Minister of Science and Technology Derek Hanekom on 22 July. The scholarly platform became a full family member of the SciELO Network Global Portal three months ago. Read More »

​Firefox OS 1.1 Now Available For Geeksphone Devices, Users Report Faster Boot Times, Bug Fixes

Sean Buckley | Engadget | July 20, 2013

Betting on Mozilla's mobile operating system? There's a good chance, then, that you're kicking around a Geeksphone, one of the few devices known for running Firefox OS. [...] Read More »

DOs Urge Exploration Of Alternative State Funding Models For Physician Training

Press Release | American Osteopathic Association (AOA) | July 20, 2013

Recognizing the need to increase graduate medical education (GME) funding to support the creation of more residency training positions that are needed to fill projected physician workforce shortages, the [AOA] House of Delegates voted today to support the creation of alternative GME funding mechanisms at the state level. Read More »

Continua Health Alliance & DMAI To Initiate National Health Survey Soon

Suja Nair Shirodkar | Pharmabiz.com | July 20, 2013

To get in place an updated pan India data on healthcare system of the country, Continua Health Alliance recently entered into strategic alliance with Disease Management Association of India (DMAI) to initiate a national health survey soon. [...] Read More »