the Medical Technology community of South Africa

One step closer to the omniscient clinician

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:07:00 +0200

Clinical decision support tools set to fundamentally change the way medicine is practised; clinical Intelligence will be the next trend in Clinical Decision Support technology. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Philips hosts successful Achieva 3.0T System roadshow

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:43:00 +0200

South Africa boasts latest generation ultra-high field MRI Read full story... | Send to a friend

Siemens Next Generation technology could bring new hope to cancer patients

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:34:00 +0200

The Artiste Solution from Siemens has recently undergone clinical trials in three of the most prominent cancer centres around the world. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Machines vs transplants

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:08:00 +0200

Can technology diminish reliance on heart transplants? Read full story... | Send to a friend

Robots sort blood specimens

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:23:00 +0200

A robotic system that sorts 2,700 tubes of blood/hr is helping the American Red Cross improve traceability of donated blood samples and increase productivity at its testing facilities. Read full story... | Send to a friend

X/procure stiffens Atka Pharma against competitors

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:39:00 +0200

Pharmaceutical brand, Atka Pharma has signed with specialist electronic procurement company X/procure® for a 12 month period to launch its latest male sexual performance product. Read full story... | Send to a friend

From imitators to innovators in health-related products

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:31:00 +0200

New Brazilian medicines emerge for local health problems. The same trend is seen in India and China. Read full story... | Send to a friend

New wound dressing made of silica gel fibres

Fri, 30 May 2008 06:57:00 +0200

A new type of wound dressing made of silica gel fibres will soon help to heal difficult wounds caused by burns or diabetes. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Picture-perfect scanner opens up new possibilities for patients

Mon, 26 May 2008 09:14:00 +0200

Dolphins swimming underwater, planes whizzing overhead, and monkeys climbing up palm trees are just some of the images patients are now seeing at Strong Memorial Hospital as it introduces the region's first “open” high-field magnetic resonance (MRI) scanner. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Multi-purpose multispectral filter promises benefits

Thu, 22 May 2008 07:31:00 +0200

New, single-exposure imaging tool puts biomedical imaging in palm of hands. Read full story... | Send to a friend