IT in Health and hospitals

A patent for a database that uses DNA testing to tell prospective parents which traits their future offspring may inherit is criticised by experts.

Department of Health sets lofty targets for IT usage in GPs and hospitals

The biggest thing in operating rooms these days is a million-dollar, multi-armed robot named da Vinci, used in nearly 400,000 surgeries nationwide last year — triple the number just four years earlier.

With only one doctor for every 10,000 people in Kenya, the country is looking to technology to help make healthcare more widely available.

Departments forced to take action as millions of machines face threats

Technology comes at a price, however, says firm's technology manager

Public Accounts Committee also raises concerns over plans for a paperless NHS

First round of funding will be spent on its paperless strategy

The da Vinci, a surgical robot costing up to $2.6 million, gives surgeons powerful new abilities in the operating room.