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In Pictures: 10 examples of mobile health around the world

Health care workers in the developing world are using mobile phones to address critical health needs ranging from maternal mortality to HIV testing to clean water. Here are 10 examples of mobile health around the world.

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News about health care

Article | 16/05/2013 Larry Page wants to see your medical records
A day after breaking an almost year-long silence on a medical condition that had affected the way he speaks, Google co-founder Larry Page said Wednesd...
Article | 22/04/2013 Health care robot brings experts to bedside
A health care robot developed by iRobot and InTouch Health allows doctors who may be thousands of miles away to interact with patients at their bedsid...
Article | 11/03/2013 Qualcomm learning how to incubate new technologies
Qualcomm has a big, well-funded research and development operation, but its program for commercializing new innovations is still a learning experience...
Article | 11/12/2012 Researchers build featherweight chips that dissolve in water
Researchers in the U.S. have developed integrated circuits that can stick to the skin like a child's tattoo and in some cases dissolve in water when t...
Article | 28/11/2012 In Pictures: 10 examples of mobile health around the world
Health care workers in the developing world are using mobile phones to address critical health needs ranging from maternal mortality to HIV testing to...

Features about health care

Article | 2/04/2013 Health-IT early adopters well-poised for big-data advances in clinical medicine
Nearly a decade after research firms predicted major cost savings and clinical benefits from the use of health-IT, adoption rates among U.S. medical p...