UST Global, Blackberry launch a telemedicine app

Singapore: UST global, in collaboration with Blackberry, has launched an advance telemedicine application that offers ru...

October 1, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Ybrain, Menisa join forces to treat Alzheimer's disease

Singapore: France-based Mensia Technologies has announced its collaboration with Korea-based Y brain, which is currently...

October 1, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Aussie mhealth firm to roll out tool for Parkinson's

Singapore: Australian technology company, Global Kinetics Corporation (GKC), is set to roll out a new mobile health tech...

August 25, 2014 | Monday | News
Facebook ventures into healthcare sector

Singapore: Reports suggest that Facebook is planning to take baby steps in the fertile field of healthcare, following th...

October 6, 2014 | Monday | News
Health apps educate kids through games

Singapore: In line with the recent trend of gamification, many digital health companies are mushrooming to develop new a...

September 8, 2014 | Monday | News
Telstra Health acquires India based e-solutions firm

Singapore: Australia-based Telstra Health has acquired India-based health software solutions provider, IdeaObject Softwa...

December 19, 2014 | Friday | News
Toshiba, Johns Hopkins collaborate on big-data research

Singapore: To utilize the potential of Big Data to predict and prevent diseases, Toshiba has established a 'Toshiba Cent...

September 11, 2014 | Thursday | News
Harnessing power of the digital patient

The biopharmaceutical industry is facing a number of macro-environmental factors, which underscore its need to think o...

September 3, 2014 | Wednesday | Opinion
Infosys, Smart Enterprise join hands for mHealth

Singapore: India's Infosys has signed a deal with Smart Communications to develop mobile solutions that would allow orga...

July 18, 2014 | Friday | News
Enhancing healthcare efficiency through IT

Healthcare organizations today are pursuing a wide range of health IT initiatives in the hopes of reducing costs, improv...

November 21, 2014 | Friday | Opinion
Robo Brain: a new computing platform for Robotics

Singapore: Two Indian-origin researchers at Cornell University have developed a computational system known as 'Robo Brai...

September 1, 2014 | Monday | News
APAC medical tourism to touch $20.47 bn by 2019: Report

Singapore: According to a new analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Asia-Pacific medical tourism earned revenues of $9.62 ...

October 29, 2015 | Thursday | Analysis
Smart healthcare 2014: Innovations in healthcare

Singapore: Technological innovations are getting competitive, creating a dynamic change in the healthcare delivery stru...

November 19, 2014 | Wednesday | Analysis
Digital healthcare ushers in a new era of cognitive testing

As per the estimates, currently, there are more than 36 million people living with dementia worldwide. Further, it is ...

August 29, 2013 | Thursday | Opinion
An App to fight dengue using Google Maps

Singapore: As mobile innovation and Dengue attacks across the world grow, researchers at the Nanyang Technological Unive...

September 10, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Italian, Japanese robot firms sign healthcare deal

Singapore: Italy-headquartered Health Robotics has signed two long-term contract extensions of its exclusive partnership...

February 13, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Apple aims to redefine health, launches SmartWatch

Singapore: Venturing into the wearables market, global technology giant, Apple launched the Apple Watch, alongside the l...

September 10, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Philips, Accenture use Google Glass in surgery

Singapore: Royal Philips and Accenture have announced the creation of a proof-of-concept demonstration that uses a Googl...

October 4, 2013 | Friday | News
iSirona signs reseller deal with myHealth Sentinel

Singapore: Panama-based iSirona, a provider of simplified solutions for medical device integration, has formed a strateg...

August 30, 2013 | Friday | News
e-healthcare business to boost healthcare sector'

Singapore: e-healthcare in India will have a major share in the overall healthcare market, believe industry experts. "C...

August 30, 2014 | Saturday | News
Healthcare through satellite communications

Singapore: Millions of people in Southeast Asia today lack access to affordable, quality healthcare. According to Rural...

December 20, 2014 | Saturday | Influencers
Covidien acquires Reverse Medical Corporation

Singapore: Covidien, a medical device manufacturing company announced that it has acquired Reverse Medical Corporation, ...

August 30, 2014 | Saturday | News
Designing wearables for healthcare

Singapore: The healthcare industry is looking for new ways to manage resources as the demand for beds grows in tandem wi...

December 20, 2014 | Saturday | Influencers
Its splitsville for 123-year-old Philips!

Singapore: This dramatic split of Netherland-based Philips into two separate entities - HealthTech-Lifestyle business an...

September 25, 2014 | Thursday | News
BlackBerry, NantHealth unveil patient management system

Singapore: In collaboration with BlackBerry, a global leader in mobile communications, NantHealth recently unveiled the ...

January 9, 2015 | Friday | News
Big data analysis to study parkinson's disease

Singapore: Chip giant Intel has partnered with Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research and is working on a stu...

August 29, 2014 | Friday | News
Is it enough?

There's no doubt that the healthcare industry is witnessing a tectonic shift. Digital health, which is the convergence o...

September 10, 2014 | Wednesday | Opinion
Bosch expands into healthcare in India

Singapore: "We have been making concerted efforts to further strengthen our non-automotive business in the Indian market...

August 29, 2014 | Friday | News
Microsoft lends a helping hand for Ebola research

Singapore: In a recent press gathering, Microsoft announced that they will provide free cloud-computing and research app...

October 22, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Korean doctors skeptical about Telemedicine

Singapore: Korean doctors have expressed concern over the controversial telemedicine bill that is expected to be effecti...

September 24, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Now, headphones that measure heart rate

Singapore: Intel is all set to challenge Samsung and Apple in developing cool wearable health devices. Reportedly, the c...

August 28, 2014 | Thursday | News
A computer program to detect antimicrobial resistance

Singapore: With major health organizations like the CDC, WHO sounding alarm bells over the continued rise in antibiotic ...

January 8, 2015 | Thursday | News
Tele-medicine consultations in India witness remarkable surge during 2014

Singapore: Close to 120,402 tele-consultations to rural communities in UP and Bihar, India, has been delivered by the Wo...

April 24, 2014 | Thursday | News
Is Singapore ready for a paradigm shift in healthcare management?

As the health sector's centre of gravity shifts towards customers, savvy new market players are moving fast to capitaliz...

August 28, 2014 | Thursday | Analysis
Scientists develop an app to detect Parkinson's

Singapore: Scientists have developed a new smartphone app that can detect early signs of Parkinson's disease much before...

September 15, 2014 | Monday | News
Columbia Asia to invest $150 mn in India, SE Asia

Singapore: US-based Columbia Pacific Management, provider of hospital systems, plans to invest USD150 million to expand ...

September 10, 2014 | Wednesday | News
The promise of Digital Health

Singapore: One of the hottest topics on the horizon in the today's healthcare industry is Digital Health, but what does ...

September 22, 2014 | Monday | Opinion
Amidst rapid growth: Catching our breath

Digital Health has gained legitimacy and achieved record growth over the past few years. Most industry pundits forecas...

August 27, 2014 | Wednesday | Opinion
Apps and devices pave way to better healthcare'

Singapore: Throughout the world, governments are grappling with the growing challenge of providing quality, affordable h...

March 17, 2015 | Tuesday | Opinion
Philips, salesforce.com tie up to enhance telehealth

Singapore: In a bid to bring better solutions to healthcare delivery platform, medical technology company, Royal Philips...

June 30, 2014 | Monday | News
Philips launches tablet sized ultrasound in Kenya

Singapore: Royal Philips has launched a mobile ultrasound system VISIQ, a tablet sized device, in Kenya for remote monit...

June 19, 2014 | Thursday | News
Preventive healthcare is the necessity'

Singapore: Globally, pharma and healthcare expenditure is expected to rise sharply across this decade, from 6.12 trillio...

October 8, 2014 | Wednesday | Analysis
GE unveils GE Health Cloud and Apps

The GE Health Cloud was unveiled at the 101st annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting in Chicago. De...

December 3, 2015 | Thursday | News
New app Vida to predict medical future

Singapore: Scientists are now contemplating on a unique intersection of Astrology and medical science to predict a perso...

November 7, 2014 | Friday | News
Barcode solution for hospital care

Driven by rising incomes and the prevalence of chronic diseases, hospital revenues in the Asia-Pacific region will climb...

August 25, 2014 | Monday | Analysis
Apple, Facebook announce fertility perks

Singapore: US tech giants Apple and Facebook has recently announced employee health plans, allowing their women staff to...

October 17, 2014 | Friday | News
Cadi launches infant tagging solution

Singapore: Thomson Medical Center (TMC) in Singapore has installed Cadi SmartSense Infant Safety Solution (Gen II), a ra...

February 6, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Customized logistic solutions'

We do see a strong trend towards movement of sensitive products, particularly the temperature sensitive products. This i...

August 26, 2014 | Tuesday | Opinion
Uniting care inaugurates Australia's first digital hospital

Singapore: Uniting healthcare recently inaugurated Australia's first digital hospital in Queensland. The $96 mn hospital...

December 10, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Malaysia can bet on medical tourism industry: Analyst

Singapore: Compared to other countries in ASEAN, Malaysia has a higher-than-average availability of medical personnel an...

January 29, 2015 | Thursday | Analysis
3D bio-printing market worth $1.82 bn By 2022

The global 3D bio-printing market size was valued at USD 487.0 million in 2014 and is expected to witness significant gr...

November 27, 2015 | Friday | News
Smartphones preferred channel for healthcare'

Singapore: Smart phones are the preferred tool for patient's engagement and communication with their healthcare provider...

July 6, 2014 | Sunday | Analysis
Healthcare information security, privacy will be priorities'

Technology will continue to play a crucial role in improving the quality of healthcare delivery in 2014. Electronic heal...

February 14, 2014 | Friday | News
Mobile health market to reach $58 bn by 2020: Study

Singapore: Global mobile health (mHealth) market was valued at $6.7 billion in 2012 and is estimated to reach $8.3 billi...

November 15, 2013 | Friday | News
How to ensure that mobile health data is accurate, secure?

Mobile devices are an increasingly critical component of modern life, and that trend holds true for laboratories as we...

August 29, 2013 | Thursday | Opinion
Information optimization to lower healthcare cost'

Singapore: Healthcare providers face the challenge of reducing costs, so any method that can help improve revenue cycle ...

July 8, 2014 | Tuesday | Opinion
An app for the assessment of dementia

Singapore: ACEmobile is an iPad-based tool that is designed by the physician for the physicians, to support the assessme...

April 24, 2014 | Thursday | News
iSonea launches health cloud for asthma app

Singapore: Medical technology company iSonea will unveil AsthmaSense Cloud monitoring technology at a national asthma ...

March 19, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Health on your handheld

mHealth Capturing innovations at the intersection of mobile communications and health "mHealth market expected to reach...

May 23, 2014 | Friday | Analysis
Patients leading healthcare revolution

In spite of unimaginable growth achieved in a matter of few years, analysts have predicted that this is indeed only the ...

May 23, 2014 | Friday | Analysis
China steps up to enhance infant healthcare

Singapore: Healthcare technology and service provider, PerkinElmer, has collaborated with China's National Health and Fa...

June 4, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Philips healthcare chief resigns

Singapore: Royal Philips CEO, Ms Deborah DiSanzo, has decided to quit the company after the healthcare group of Philips ...

July 9, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Healthcare challenges in Asia

Illustration by Anil Babu Healthcare challenges in Asia can be viewed as drivers for innovation rather than simply ob...

May 23, 2014 | Friday | Analysis
Singapore to host conference on wearable technology for healthcare

Singapore: Singapore is all set to host 4th Mobile and Wearable Technology: Healthcare 2014 Conference from 3 - 4 April ...

April 1, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Samsung launches finance firm to aid in acquisitions

Singapore: Samsung Electronics, US, has launched Samsung Financial Solutions, focused on facilitating funding and acquis...

February 6, 2014 | Thursday | News
SNUH integrates OmniComm solutions for clinical trial data

Singapore: OmniComm Systems, a provider of clinical data management solutions for clinical trials, has signed a five yea...

April 4, 2014 | Friday | News
mHealth is the next wave'

Singapore: With no doubt, one of the most important industry trends to watch in 2014 is mHealth. The global mobile healt...

March 31, 2014 | Monday | Opinion
XCode decodes DNA, wins BioSpectrum award

Dr Saleem Mohammad, who founded XCode Life Sciences in December 2010, first had the idea of starting this company while ...

March 15, 2013 | Friday | Influencers
Mobile health apps to touch $26 bn by 2017

Singapore: A new study by Global Information titled, 'Global Mobile Health Market Report 2013-17', revealed that the mar...

March 12, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
BioEnable to prevent baby mix-ups in hospitals

Mumbai: BioEnable Technologies, a leading identification and tracking solutions company based in the city of Pune, India...

January 30, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Virtual operation table simulator gets US patent

Singapore: US based-Simbionix, a medical education and simulation training provider, has been granted a US patent for it...

April 8, 2013 | Monday | News
Anytime-Anywhere' is the latest trend in personal health monitoring

Healthcare has historically been provided in clinics and hospitals globally. With rising costs of healthcare, aging po...

August 29, 2013 | Thursday | Opinion
Is the traditional healthcare system collapsing?

Singapore: Globally, the healthcare industry is in a state of accelerated evolution due to changing demographics and var...

February 20, 2014 | Thursday | Analysis
Ziena Jalil: NZ, Singapore have much to learn from each other

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is New Zealand government's national economic development agency and works to st...

May 30, 2013 | Thursday | Influencers
Biocon signs PPP to deliver e-healthcare program in Odisha

Singapore: Biocon Foundation, OTTET (Orissa Trust of Technical Education) and Canara Bank have signed a public private p...

March 7, 2014 | Friday | News
Philips launches healthcare IT services

Singapore: Royal Philips, Philips' healthcare division, has launched Healthcare Informatics Solutions and Services, a ne...

January 28, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Healthcare leverages on doc management systems

Anyone who conducts clinical trials knows that paper clinical documents and electronic processes consume staffing expe...

August 29, 2013 | Thursday | Opinion
Digital healthcare, the next big thing

A radical shift in how healthcare is delivered globally is underway. Game-changing developments in sensor technologies w...

August 7, 2013 | Wednesday | Opinion
Tensys, Zhejiang sign patient monitoring system deal

Singapore: Tensys Medical, a leader in the development and commercialization of continuous, non-invasive hemodynamic pa...

February 11, 2013 | Monday | News
Napier appoints Mr Sahel Mattar as VP-consulting

Singapore: Singapore based healthcare technology and services provide Napier Healthcare has appointed Mr Sahel Mattar as...

June 24, 2014 | Tuesday | Influencers
Tiatros uses technology to build 'CarePod' around patients

Health technology company Tiatros is positioned to ride the digital health wave in the coming years. Its mobile soluti...

August 29, 2013 | Thursday | Opinion
Connected care' is the new mantra of APAC healthcare

Health systems around the Asia-Pacific region and beyond are under pressure from the increasing demands of an aging po...

August 29, 2013 | Thursday | Opinion
Trends in Diagnostics

Singapore: A recent healthcare industry report by Frost & Sullivan states that the molecular diagnostics market i...

April 24, 2014 | Thursday | Analysis
Now get live medical care on Google Helpouts

Singapore: TeleCure, a firm that provides medical care service via telephone and video medical consultations, plans to l...

November 20, 2013 | Wednesday | News
India's Bodhi Health Education wins NUS-DBS Social venture challenge

Singapore: India based healthcare solution provider start-up firm, Bodhi Health Education, is among the winners of DBS-N...

June 12, 2014 | Thursday | News
Dell launches cloud-based solution for healthcare sector

Singapore: Dell Services has launched a cloud-based solution to deliver clinical and financial systems for healthcare pr...

March 25, 2014 | Tuesday | News
ASX biotech stock surge 54 percent in 2013

Singapore: Analysis from leading healthcare fund manager BioScience Managers has highlighted the outstanding year for bi...

January 7, 2014 | Tuesday | News
IT, telecom innovations fuel healthcare accessibility

Conventional solutions to address health related problems worldwide have been rising enormously. In many cases the hea...

August 29, 2013 | Thursday | Opinion
GE launches real-time data sharing solution

Singapore: GE Healthcare has launched Centricity 360, a GE PREDICTIVITY solution, that streamlines clinical collaboratio...

December 6, 2013 | Friday | News
UCLA develops smartphone enabled kidney device

Singapore: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), US, has invented a lightweight, field-portable device that condu...

August 26, 2013 | Monday | News
Future Healthcare

In just the month of April this year, there have been almost a dozen announcements and start-up showcases in India alone...

April 30, 2014 | Wednesday | Opinion
Digital Health and its many Avatars

The digital wave has swept the world. The healthcare industry too, not remaining unaffected has plugged in and is dancin...

May 22, 2014 | Thursday | Analysis
Social media, mobile apps transform healthcare in APAC

Key tenets pervade the way in which healthcare ecosystems are rapidly changing: quality, outcomes, cost (efficiencies ...

August 29, 2013 | Thursday | Opinion
Wireless patient monitoring attracting VC interest

Singapore: Wireless patient monitoring (WPM) technology is attracting the interest of market majors as well as a signif...

February 15, 2013 | Friday | Analysis
Medical coding needs better documentation technology

In most US healthcare information technology (HIT) environments, the speed and accuracy of medical coding relies heavi...

August 29, 2013 | Thursday | Opinion
Adherium plans to raise $35mn to invest in digital devices

Singapore: Australia based Adherium that recently got listed on Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), is seeking to rais...

August 6, 2015 | Thursday | News
Microsoft-GE JV signs medical records deal with NZ firm

Singapore: Caradigm, a Microsoft and GE Healthcare company, and New Zealanad-based Orion Health, a global leader in eHea...

March 28, 2013 | Thursday | News
India to create a healthcare data collection system

Singapore: The Indian health minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan announced that a Management Information System (MIS) using IT to...

June 27, 2014 | Friday | News
Takeda partners with Wipro for IT solutions

Singapore: India based information technology, consulting and outsourcing company, Wipro, has partenerd with Japan's Tak...

May 21, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Teen patients get mobile game app to fight cancer

Singapore: Global health service company Cigna is developing HopeLab's cancer-fighting gaming app 'Re-Mission 2: Nanobot...

August 20, 2013 | Tuesday | News

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