New FDA guidelines for Health IT development: what are the implications?
The FDA has released a draft report called the FDASIA Health IT Report which outlines a proposed strategy and...
Haptics and the robotics revolution
We are on the cusp of a robotics revolution. From the 1950’s aspiration of a humanoid robot in every home, through...
The future of surgical robotics
Since Intuitive Surgical launched the DaVinci surgical robotic system, there has been little real competition coming...
Connected Health – good news for patients and healthcare workers?
Over the past few months, there have been several media articles highlighting the intention of Medicare to fine over...
Is Apple Store close scrutiny of medical apps becoming a reality?
It has hit the news that Apple is applying closer scrutiny to the content and reliability of medical apps sold via the...
LEDs play vital role in medical device innovation
LEDs are being used more and more in the medical industry. Some of their many advantages include longer life, less heat...
Advances in sequencing could lead to new cancer therapies
As reported in 14 August issue of Nature, a large team of researchers led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has...
Mutation capability of bird flu strain
An article published recently in The Lancet highlighted the mutation capability for the bird flu strain (A/H7N9) such...
Personalisation in personal care
Personalisation is undeniably a current and growing trend in personal care. Typically it involves assessing oneself for...
Thermo Fisher acquires Life Technologies
Commentators of the DNA sequencing sector will no doubt be peering into the future this afternoon to understand the...
