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New emergency app offers help during Japanese tsunami recovery
Software vendor Theis and Associates hasn't officially debuted its new MyCrisisRecord app, but is offering it to the American Red Cross and the Japanese government to help with disaster recovery
Quell radiation fears with patient education
As news of the nuclear disaster unfolds in Japan, patients in the United States have flocked to their physicians worried about exposure to radiation from Japan or even a potential accident closer to
Mobile health aid to Japan about more than technology
It's often easy to forget amid all the hype of various technologies and collaborations that people--both providers and patients--remain at the heart of mobile healthcare. To that end, I want to take
HHS forms medical support team for disaster-stricken Japan
The Department of Health and Human Services has geared up to provide public health and medical assistance to Japan, Hawaii and states along the West Coast if needed in the wake of the Japanese
Continua-certified mobile phone presents re-branding opportunity for failed PHRs
I generally roll my eyes anytime someone comes to me with a story about how their personal health record will empower consumers, simplify information gathering for physicians and ultimately transform
SPOTLIGHT: Healthcare bankruptcies rare in Japan
While some say healthcare costs are responsible for the majority of American bankruptcies, apparently such bankruptcies are almost unheard of in Japan, according to one researcher who has studied its
SPOTLIGHT: Japan wants medical tourism bucks
You can officially add Japan to the list of Asian countries fighting for their share of the medical tourism pie. Japanese officials are planning to begin marketing its hospitals, which might not be
SPOTLIGHT: Japanese patient rejected by 14 hospitals
As bad as things are within the U.S. healthcare system, a recent case in Japan illustrates that we're far from the only ones struggling to meet demand. In a recent case in Japan, an elderly man with
Japanese tourists may have received illegal transplants in China
While medical tourism may be a booming industry in countries like Thailand and India , China has taken a different stance on the matter. China currently is investigating if 17 Japanese tourists
SPOTLIGHT: Japanese conduct anti-obesity campaign
In Japan, public authorities are conducting one of the toughest anti-fat campaigns in the world. Under a new law that came into effect two months ago, companies and local governments must now measure
