WHO releases report on Global Health Expenditure

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 22 Feb, 2019

Spending on health is growing faster than the rest of the global economy, accounting for 10% of global gross domestic product (GDP). A new report on global health expenditure from...Read more

AstraZeneca strengthens innovation partnerships with NASSCOM

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 22 Feb, 2019

In order to address the rising burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in India, Leif Johansson, Chairman of the Board, AstraZeneca announced expansion of the company’s strategic c...Read more

MSIWF puts focus on improving elderly welfare

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 22 Feb, 2019

The spotlight was cast on the elderly and their caregivers as the Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Welfare Foundation (“MSIWF” and the “Foundation”) recently announced the ...Read more

Takeda, Microsoft, EURORDIS release action plan to end the diagnostic odyssey

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 21 Feb, 2019

The Global Commission to End the Diagnostic Odyssey for Children , co-chaired by Takeda, Microsoft and EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe, an alliance of more than 800 rare disease patient organ...Read more

KCI launches ABTHERA Therapy in Japan

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 21 Feb, 2019

KCI, an Acelity Company, recently announced the launch of ABTHERA™ Open Abdomen Negative Pressure Therapy in Japan, expanding access to the Company’s surgical portfolio in the c...Read more

Aveanna Healthcare to acquire Maxim Healthcare Services' Home Healthcare Division

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 20 Feb, 2019

Aveanna Healthcare, a leading home healthcare company has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the home healthcare division of Maxim Healthcare Services. Max...Read more

Medix CEO Applauds Government’s ‘Merdeka Package’

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 20 Feb, 2019

Sigal Atzmon, CEO of global medical case management company Medix, applauded the government's ‘Merdeka Generation Package’, which she said will “provide much needed suppor...Read more

Duke-NUS researchers link sleep schedule with cognition, glucose levels

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 20 Feb, 2019

Researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore have demonstrated for the first time that different sleep schedules with the same total sleep opportunity over 24 hours may have dissimilar...Read more

Latest addition in Saudi Arabia CCHD screening programme

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 19 Feb, 2019

Recently at Arab Health 2019, the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health (MOH) and Masimo jointly announced the implementation of an automation solution designed to streamline the process of criti...Read more

New breast cancer drug for women in Singapore

Healthcare |  News | 1 Comment | 19 Feb, 2019

A NEW breast cancer drug shown to significantly reduce the risk of cancer recurrence is being made available to women in Singapore via a Special Access Program. The drug, NERLYNX (neratini...Read more

FDA advisory committee proposes approval of SPRAVATOTM Nasal Spray CIII

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 14 Feb, 2019

The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Psychopharmacologic Drug Advisory Committee and Drug Safety and ...Read more

Fujitsu launches healthcare personal service platform

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 14 Feb, 2019

Fujitsu has announced the development of Fujitsu Healthcare Solution Healthcare Personal service Platform, a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) for the integrated management of consumer-facing of...Read more

Sabin Vaccine Institute, Gates Foundation to improve vaccine access

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 13 Feb, 2019

With the mutual goal of improving access to life-saving vaccines, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recommitted its support to the Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) to re-launch a globa...Read more

Female contraceptive market set to be worth $8.7bn by 2027

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 11 Feb, 2019

Contraceptive market sales were estimated to be $6.3bn across the 8MM (US, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, Japan and China) in 2017, which is expected to grow to $8.2bn in 2027, at ...Read more

Singapore to expand healthcare professional conversion programmes

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 11 Feb, 2019

The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Workforce Singapore (WSG) are expanding the Healthcare Professional Conversion Programmes (PCPs) with the introduction of a new degree-entry accelerated PCP...Read more

Lunar New Year focuses on traditional chinese medicine for cancer treatment

Healthcare |  Opinion | 0 Comment | 09 Feb, 2019

The Lunar New Year welcomes a focus on the wellbeing of the entire body leading to renewed discussions about the benefits of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).   The popularity of TC...Read more

Oliver Healthcare Packaging acquires CleanCut Technologies

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 08 Feb, 2019

Oliver™ Healthcare Packaging, a leading supplier of sterile barrier flexible packaging to the global healthcare market, today announced the acquisition of CleanCut Technologies, a med...Read more

Invitrocue signs technology development agreement with SIBCB

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 08 Feb, 2019

Invitrocue, a leading healthcare bio-analytic solutions provider, has announced the signing of a new technology development agreement with the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Bi...Read more