Researchers at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., have demonstrated the feasibility of a wearable sensor that they designed to passively recognize people. If successful, the prototype they hope to build from their study will curtail mistaken-identity errors in, and malicious hacking of, mobile and wearable medical devices.

Siemens Healthcare has signed an agreement to incorporate Radimetrics' radiation dose management and reporting system into syngo Workflow RIS.

This weeks top stories bring two more hospital data breaches, both at large healthcare facilities on the West Coast.

Positron has consolidated the operations of its radiopharmaceutical and radioisotope businesses, some of which were located at its Crown Point, Ind., facility to its Lubbock, Texas site.

Bon Secours Virginia Medical Group has engaged in a transformative journey regarding patient engagement, Robert Fortini, vice president and chief clinical officer for Bon Secours Health System, explained during an Institute for Health Technology Transformation presentation.

Both the telehealth and mobile health (mHealth) markets are expected to increase dramatically over the next few years, according to market researcher GlobalData.

Toshiba America Medical Systems has opened the Toshiba MR Research Center in Irvine, Calif.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded more than $4 million in six health IT grants to healthcare providers to expand access to substance abuse treatment.