Medical Equipment

Govt makes Rs 159-cr in procurement of coronavirus-related medical items through GeM in one month's time

The commerce ministry launched GeM, an online platform for public procurement, in August 2016 with the objective of creating an open and transparent procurement platform for government.

Coronavirus Outbreak: SpiceJet operates cargo freighter to Singapore to bring critical medical equipment to India

SpiceJet will operate a second freighter flight on Friday carrying medical supplies from Singapore to Bengaluru.

Coronavirus outbreak: World Bank announces up to $12 billion in immediate funds for countries grappling with health, economic fallout

The coronavirus outbreak that has spread quickly from China to some 80 countries

Healthcare sector in the US has seen more hacking attacks than financial sector, says security firm

But unless the security loopholes are not plugged in, medical data could be hacked into by enterprising hackers. Hacking can entail anything from getting your vital medical data to actually hacking medical devices to administer fatal doses. Extrapolate this and you have entire hospital networks at risk.

California 'superbug' outbreak in hospital raises questions about medical tool

A "superbug" outbreak suspected in the deaths of two Los Angeles hospital patients is raising disturbing questions about the design of a hard-to-clean medical instrument.

Net-connected devices get security scrutiny from FTC, new offerings

The rapid spread of utility meters, medical equipment and even cars connected to the Internet...

Intel talks up chips for growing wave of connected gadgets

Intel Corp talked up new chips on Tuesday aimed at medical equipment, automobile entertainment systems and other devices far from its shrinking core market...

Sony set for $642 mln investment in Olympus - sources

Sony Corp. will likely approve a plan this week to invest 50 billion yen in cash-strapped Olympus Corp., becoming its biggest shareholder with ...