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Infectious Disease
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Point-of-care diagnostic testing on the rise globally
The global market for point-of-care (POC) diagnostics, which encompasses all tests performed outside of hospital labs, was worth $13.8 billion in 2011, according to a new report from BCC Research.
Epocrates, CDC develop injection safety mobile program
With more than a million healthcare professionals--including 40 percent of U.S. physicians--using Epocrates reference software, many of them on mobile devices, the San Mateo, Calif.-based company
Swine flu outbreak is a great test for mobile alert systems
The editors at Wireless Week should be thanking their lucky stars. A web exclusive posted Monday carried the headline, "Mobile Alerts Play Key Healthcare Role." The story was about the April 8 recall
Massachusetts General questioned on infectious disease reporting delay
Officials at Massachusetts General Hospital have come under fire for a four-day delay in letting area health authorities know that a gastrointestinal illness was hitting a broad swath of patients and
