The news that Simon Arnold is now Tunstall’s UK and Ireland Managing Director is confirmed by changes to the management team listing on the website. (No press release yet, apparently). Jon Lowe, who was the MD since 2003, has scaled… Read moreTunstall UK: change of leadership

Skyguard, which launched in 2000, has extended its GPS panic-button and Blackberry app UK service for customers who are travelling in 34 European countries, the Russian Federation and South Africa. The international service is an £18.00 per month add-on to… Read moreSkyguard launches 'roaming' service for UK customers

HealthStartup is an initiative of westartup, a community of early-stage entrepreneurs, their mentors and investors. “By deepening the focus on healthcare startups with a series of events we ‘re aiming to create a more hospitable climate for development of young… Read morePitch at HealthStartup (EU)

In an explanation of the US Government’s encouragement of the adoption of electronic health records, Brad M Pruitt, writing for the Rady Business Journal, focuses on the potential bonanza for companies that will eventually dominate the market. He also sets… Read moreHITECH – Everybody smells the money (US)

The BBC just catching up on a story we first brought you over a year ago…but worth recalling for its ‘pointer to the future’ possibilities, nonetheless. Electronic tattoo ‘could revolutionise patient monitoring’ (BBC) Nano-ink tattoos could monitor diabetes (TA June… Read moreElectronic tattoo 'could revolutionise patient monitoring'

In a study reported by The Lancet, Kenyan health workers’ adherence to malaria treatment guidelines was improved by sending them a series of text messages. The effect of mobile phone text-message reminders on Kenyan health workers’ adherence to malaria treatment… Read moreMalaria treatment improved with text messaging (Kenya)

For your summer reading, Dr. Joseph Kvedar of Boston’s Center for Connected Health discusses how remote monitoring not only provides the physiologic data for proactive care and provides a basis for patient education–but also, in increasing the contact between a… Read moreConnected health and the doctor-patient relationship

Doctors in US insurance giant Aetna’s network in Florida can now access exclusive features on their mobile devices. Through NaviNet Mobile Connect (NaviNet is a patient information management network used by many insurers), in-network physicians can access ‘Care Considerations’, patient information… Read moreAetna goes mobile for Florida doctors (US)