Australian Govt to invest $200M for cancer medicines

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 28 Feb, 2019

The Australian Government is investing more than $200 million to list four new breakthrough cancer treatments on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), saving patients up to a quarter of...Read more

The CoWrks Foundry partners with Yale University

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 28 Feb, 2019

To address growing health and social disparities in India and around the globe, The CoWrks Foundry has partnered with Yale University with support from the RMZ Foundation, to launch the Sus...Read more

SCS, NCCS join hands to lead the fight against cancer

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Feb, 2019

Singapore Cancer Society (SCS) and the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) have inked a partnership that will provide Singaporeans greater access to integrated cancer care. Signed by M...Read more

FDA & Flatiron Health expand Data Cancer Research collaboration

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Feb, 2019

Flatiron Health and the Information Exchange and Data Transformation (INFORMED) Program at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a two-year renewal and expansion of their re...Read more

WHO, Goodwill Ambassador welcome India’s hepatitis initiatives

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 26 Feb, 2019

The World Health Organization and its Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis in South-East Asia Region, Amitabh Bachchan, have welcomed India’s national action plan for viral hepatitis whi...Read more

SUSS signs two MOUs to help the elderly and their caregivers

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 25 Feb, 2019

The Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) to collaborate on various initiatives to better understand and support the nee...Read more

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