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January 1st, 2009 Medgadget Editors News

Drug Companies & Doctors: A Story of Corruption… [Marcia Angell @ The New York Review of Books]

Little Blue Pills Among the Ways CIA Wins Friends in Afghanistan… [WaPo]

Why Insurers Pay Certain Massachusetts Hospitals More … [WSJ]

Sun Sets on Drug-Company Pens in Doctors’ Offices … [WSJ]

The Year in Materials… [MIT Tech Review]

The Year in Biomedicine… [MIT Tech Review]

St. Jude Medical Acquires MediGuide… [St. Jude Medical ]
MediGuide flashbacks: Medical Position System (MPS) from MediGuide: GPS for Cath ; G-Wire: Visually Positioned Guidewire for Faster, Safer Procedures

St. Jude Medical Acquires Radi Medical Systems… [St. Jude Medical]

Same Genes Help Snails and Humans Tell Left from Right… [HHMI]

Scientists Reveal Structure of New Botulism Nerve Toxin Subtype… [Brookhaven National Laboratory]

Researchers engineer pancreatic cell transplants to evade immune response… [Albert Einstein College of Medicine]

Gold particles deliver more than just glitter… [MIT]

New “smart” materials for the brain… [Ecoles Polytechniques Fédérales de Lausanne]

Amateurs are trying genetic engineering at home… [AP]

Interview with Robert Taub, the Hebrew student who sold his firm for $438 million… [Globes]

Human beings are born with numbers on the brain… [The Economist]

Foreign Accents, Alien Hands and Other Medical Oddities… [WSJ]

Ireland too grey for the burqa… [Times Online]

Upcoming conferences

june

26junallday27allday2nd Edition Africa Healthcare Extension SummitNairobi, Kenya

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After the success of the 1^st Edition Africa Healthcare Extension Summit (AHES), Verve Management is delighted to host the 2^nd Edition Africa Healthcare Extension Summit on 26 – 27 June 2019 at the Panari Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.

Under the patronage and supervision of Ministries of Health (MOH) Zambia, Malawi, and Lesotho, the summit will be attended by government officials from Ministries of Health across Africa, regulatory bodies, healthcare associations and other stakeholders to discuss sustainable hospital development, regulatory framework, partnerships, local & international case studies, technology development, HR training & skillset enhancement, e-health & healthcare financing, funding & government incentives along with other relevant key topics.

The summit is also being supported by the Africa Healthcare Federation, East Africa Healthcare Federation, Kenya Healthcare Federation, Federation of African Medical Students’ Association, Africa Mental Health Foundation Kenya and Save the Children.

The Speakers at the Summit will include: Hon. Dr. Chitalu Chilufya (MOH Zambia), Dr. Dan Namarika (MOH Malawi), Nkaku Kabi (MOH Lesotho), Dr. Mwenya Kasonde (MOH Zambia), Dr. Amit Thakker (Africa Healthcare Federation), Dr. Erick Masau (Imara Mediplus Hospital), Granville Wafula (The Bhub), Dr. Kaushik Ramaiya (Shree Hindu Mandal Hospital), Lyndon Marani (HCG Africa), Dr. Maxel Okoth (Ruai Family Hospital), Melissa Menke (Access Afya), Nikhil Pereira-Kamath (Africa Healthcare Network), Salim Hasham (Mediheal Group of Hospitals), Simon Berry (ColaLife) and many more.

Verve Management would like to invite all the organisations involved in the Healthcare industry to be part of this special initiative. To register, email us at info@ahesummit.com or visit www.ahesummit.com

Verve Management is UAE’s business facilitating platform that connects people, partners and ideas. Verve Management delivers remarkable events and provide solutions through Congresses & Summits, Trainings & Workshops, Exhibitions, Association Management, Industry Meetings and Managed Events in Asia, Middle East and Africa. For more information on Verve Management, kindly visit – http://www.verve-management.com/

Time

june 26 (Wednesday) - 27 (Thursday)

Location

Panari Hotel Nairobi

Panari Sky Centre, Mombasa Road, Nairobi, Kenya

Organizer

Verve Management

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26junallday28alldayFlorida International Medical Expo (FIME) 2019Miami Beach, FL, USA

july

03julallday05alldayInternational Women Health and Breast Cancer Conference 2019London, UK

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International Women Health and Breast Cancer Conference welcome you as our guest to the City of London during July 03-05, 2019.

i-Women Health 2019 includes nearly every permutation of knowledge, innovation, technology and networking. We have an objective of creating an international forum for academicians, practitioners, health and business professionals who work across the broad field of women’s health to share latest advancement and research that will enable the best outcomes for women patients.

Under the scientific supervision of Committee, the conference will feature a highly interactive, stimulating and multidisciplinary program and will provide the ideal forum to stimulate ideas, share expertise, initiate intense discussions and extend networking opportunities. The theme of iWomen Health 2019 is “Healthy women, healthier world”.

i-Women Health’s focus includes the dissemination of translational research and evidence-based practices for disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for women across the lifespan. This program provides three days of robust discussions in the field of breast cancer, menopause, pregnancy, prenatal and neonatal care, reproduction, infertility, hormonal replacement therapy and more.

i-Women Health 2019 offers unparalleled business opportunities and access to new markets in Women and Health Care industry. Be on the cutting edge of new and often yet-unreleased information and discover an area that piques your interest. When you leave London, we assure you that you will be able to use newly acquired information straight away at your bench.

Time

july 3 (Wednesday) - 5 (Friday)

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09julallday10alldayWT | Wearable Technologies Conference 2019 USASan Francisco, CA, USA

25julallday26alldayEmergency Medicine 2019Rome, Italy

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International Conference on Emergency Medicine and Critical Care (Emergency Medicine-2019) is going to be held during July 25-26, 2019 at Rome, Italy. Emergency Medicine-2019 bring upon a new platform to share and discuss all the innovations in the Emergency Medicine diagnosis and treatment.

Emergency Medicine-2019 mainly showcases comprehensive approaches in Emergency Medicine study and research, Emergency Medicine diagnosis and treatments of various specific diseases. The Emergency Medicine Conference revolves around the novel Emergency Medicine drug discovery and development. Emergency Medicine-2019 conference includes Plenary lectures, Keynote lectures and short courses by eminent personalities from around the world in addition to contributed papers both oral and poster presentations.

For any further information, please see our website: https://emergencymedicine.madridge.com/
Conference mainly focuses on:

Emergency Medicine and Critical Care
Pediatric Emergencies
Cardiac Emergencies
Emergency Imaging
Emergency Nursing
Evolution in Emergency Medicine Practices
Gynaecologic/Obstetric Emergencies
Trauma Emergency Medicine
Psychiatric/ Social Emergencies
Anaesthesia
Orthopaedic emergencies/ Musculoskeletal
Toxicological Emergencies
Neurological Emergencies
Dermatologic Emergencies
Wound and Burns
Endocrine Emergencies

Please mail us at: emergencymedicine@madridge.com
Submit your abstracts at: https://emergencymedicine.madridge.com/abstract-submission

Register for the conference at: https://emergencymedicine.madridge.com/register

Emergency Medicine-2019 promises wide ranging opportunities for sponsors, exhibitors and media partners through collaborating, interacting and promoting their products and services. Be a part of the Madridge Emergency Medicine-2019 conference and Sponsor/Exhibit at the event. We invite you to the world’s largest and most influential event which brings together more than 500 experts in Emergency Medicine from more than 40 countries, representing the world’s top companies, Universities and Hospitals.

Send us your queries at emergencymedicine@madridge.com

Time

july 25 (Thursday) - 26 (Friday)

Organizer

Madridge International Conferences

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25julallday27allday34th Euro-Global Summit on Cancer Therapy & Radiation Oncology, 2019London, UK

august

19augallday20alldayInternational Conference On Heart & diabetes 2019Osaka, Japan

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