Research & Technology
2010 TEDMED Highlights- Mike Barber
By TEDMED2010 TEDMED Highlights Mike Barber shows how GE is using today's technology to bring doctors into the 21st century and progress modern medicine.
Social network designed just for kids in hospital
By The Health ProfessionalSeptember 27, 2011 - On Thursday September 29, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, TELUS, Kids' Health Links Foundation and Sheridan Nurseries will launch Upopolis, an innovative social networking tool that helps hospital inpatients stay connected to their families, friends and school while hospitalized.
Artificial Joints Toughen Up With Radiation Boost
By The Health ProfessionalSeptember 26, 2011 - A blast of gamma radiation could toughen up plastic prosthetic joints to make them strong enough to last for years, according to researchers in China writing in the current issue of the International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology.
Beware of That Which is Not Discussed
By The Health ProfessionalSeptember 20, 2011 - United Nations meeting follow-up letter from Susan Foster and Olle Johansson
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Receives Health Canada Approval
By The Health ProfessionalSeptember 20, 2011 - Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (EES), a division of Johnson & Johnson Medical Companies (JJMC), announces Health Canada approval and the Canadian launch of its new EES Generator, the first system to combine ultrasonic and advanced bipolar energy into one simple design enabling operating room efficiencies, enhanced device performance and costs savings for the health care system.
A Quebec Technology to the Rescue of Knees
By The Health ProfessionalSeptember 14, 2011 - Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital's Orthopedic Team innovates and acquires unique cutting-edge technology.
The Robotic Nurse That Can Pick You Up
By The Health ProfessionalAugust 2, 2011 Lifting a person is a lot of work. But not if you're a friendly Japanese robot designed to help care for the elderly. What could go wrong?
New Imaging Technique Captures Brain Activity in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain
By Brigham and Women's HospitalJuly 28, 2011 - Mind-body medicine: understanding what areas of the brain are triggered by changes in chronic pain. Research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), uses a new imaging technique, arterial spin labeling, to show the areas of the brain that are activated when patients with low back pain have a worsening of their usual, chronic pain.
Health Canada Approves Laser Therapy Devices
By Multi Radiance MedicalJuly 28, 2011 - The MR4 LaserStim is the only hybrid technology that combines a laser and electrical neuro-stimulation.
GE Healthcare Unveils Breakthrough Low-Dose Imaging Technology in Canada
By GE HealthcareJuly 25, 2011 - GE's latest CT image reconstruction technology, Veo, helps physicians accurately diagnose through high quality images at significantly lower dose.
