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New course trains Russian doctors in telemedicine

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16-Nov-15 In May 2015, the People's Friendship University of Russia (PFUR or RUDN), which has students from 152 countries, established a school of medical information and telemedicine. There are few doctors in Russia who know how to run telemedicine centers, and RUDN is aiming to equip its students with this knowledge. [image: Russian Beyond The Headlines / Press Photo]

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Validic grows internationally, enhances mHealth offering

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05-Nov-15 US-based digital health platform provider Validic has announced a slew of achievements over the last year, including new customers, 68% more integrated devices and applications, and international expansion. The company says it is now "reaching more than 160 million lives in 47 countries" and has built a presence in 11 countries, spanning Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. [image: Validic]

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Communist Party vows to build a "healthy China"

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03-Nov-15 The Communist Party of China has vowed to build a "healthy China" with a better health system and balancing the population through the two-child policy. In a proposal for the 13th five-year plan (2016-2020), the CPC called for an efficient basic healthcare system in both urban and rural areas and modern management of hospitals. [image: Xinhua Finance Agency]

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Philips cardiac care clinics set up in Manipal

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29-Oct-15 In India, Kasturba Medical College (KMC) and Philips Healthcare have together launched Karnataka's first set of 'Chest Pain Clinics' in Manipal. These clinics will enable small hospitals and nursing homes in and around Manipal to provide timely and quality emergency cardiac care and hence save more lives. [image: Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani]

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Telehealth helps spread Singapore medical net

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20-Oct-15 Associate Professor James Yip, the chief medical information officer at National University Health System (NUHS), started the telehealth programme there last February. Since then, some 1,300 patients with hypertension, diabetes and heart failure have benefited from being monitored online. [image: ST / Alicia Chan]

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