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Photos: Tomorrow's tech showcased by inventors
Photo The NHS has developed a system that eventually will let doctors talk to patients from practically anywhere in the world. The Multilingual Interpreting Communication System (MICS) was born out of the needs of... [18 Sep 2008]
Photos: It's virtual everything in Cisco's future
Photo A Cisco TelePresence videoconferencing screen built into the station allows doctors and patients to come face-to-face for virtual consultations. She said the equipment could be installed in shopping centres to make... [16 Jul 2008]
Photos: A peek at the future of telemedicine
Photo Pictured above is a broadband-based telemedicine tech which could help doctors remotely monitor patients recovering from injury by ensuring their rehabilitation is on track. Spanish telco Telefonica has been showcasing... [10 Jul 2008]
Photos: 60 years of NHS tech
Photo In the 1970s and 1980s BT did a lot of work around paging technology allowing doctors and nurses to be contacted easily when they were needed. The NHS celebrated its 60th birthday on 5 July. BT has been providing... [09 Jul 2008]
Photos: Robots, lasers, action
Photo El-E's creators are gathering input from ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) patients and doctors to prepare El-E to assist patients with severe mobility challenges. You know the future has arrived when scientists... [10 Apr 2008]
Photos: Tech unlocks secrets of ancient Mummy
Photo Doctors have been using MRT for 25 years to generate precisely detailed 3D images of the human body, without the need to expose patients to X-rays. A millennium after his death this boy from Peru, pictured here, is... [28 Feb 2008]
Photos: The super 3D body scanner
Photo Because the images are in 3D they can also be rotated and seen from many different directions - giving doctors a range of views and angles to look for abnormalities or diseases. Philips Medical Systems has unveiled a CT... [04 Dec 2007]
Photos: Hamburg's high tech hospital
Photo By using tech linked to the hospital, patients will be able to return home and monitor themselves while keeping doctors updated on their progress. This is the Asklepios Klinik Barmbek in Hamburg.silicon.com went to take... [18 Oct 2007]
Photos: The business boat race
Photo RemRom pitched the business idea of 'natural orifice surgery' where doctors can carry out procedures such as removing a patient's appendix without having to reach for the scalpel. RemRom has developed a machine to help... [21 Feb 2007]
Photos: Robot doctor on the wards
Photo Researchers are testing how well doctors can diagnose ailments remotely, and are gauging how well patients react to dealing with a robot. This robot doctor is doing the rounds as part of a trial at St Mary's Hospital in... [09 Feb 2006]
Photos: Hospitals cut the cords
Photo Sandwell General Hospital in West Bromwich has installed a wireless LAN in 20 wards to help doctors access medical databases on the wards. Rutland Memorial Hospital has trialled a secure wireless network to allow therapy... [06 Oct 2005]
