HealthySG Taskforce charts healthier path for all

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 29 Jul, 2019

The HealthySG Taskforce, chaired by Mr Amrin Amin, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Health, Singapore, has made 11 recommendations to transform ...Read more

Aier Eye Hospital Group, Objective Acuity to commercialise vision tests

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 26 Jul, 2019

China's Aier Eye Hospital Group and New Zealand's Objective Acuity (OAL) have signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement. The parties will use their respective core competencie...Read more

NIH publishes largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan African populations

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 23 Jul, 2019

National Institute of Health researchers have reported the largest genomic study of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in sub-Saharan Africans, with data from more than 5,000 individuals from Nigeria, G...Read more

The Spines that Prick Memories

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 23 Jul, 2019

Spines can be thin or stubby, mushroom-shaped or branched – at least if they are microscopic (a thousandth of a millimeter) spines found on brain cells. These tiny spines crown nerve ...Read more

Yellow Wood Partners to acquire Dr. Scholl’s from Bayer

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 23 Jul, 2019

Yellow Wood Partners has entered into a definitive agreement to buy the Dr. Scholl’s™ business from Bayer for a purchase price of 585 million U.S. dollars.  Dr. Scholl&rsq...Read more

WHO recommends dolutegravir as preferred HIV treatment option

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 23 Jul, 2019

Based on new evidence assessing benefits and risks, the WHO recommends the use of the HIV drug dolutegravir (DTG) as the preferred first-line and second-line treatment for all populations, ...Read more

Dermatix launches new product as acne scarring solution

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 23 Jul, 2019

Dermatix®, a brand of A.Menarini Singapore Pte.Ltd has just launched its new acne scar care, Dermatix® Acne Scar. Formulating with Niacinamide (Vitamin B3), Alpha Hy...Read more

Shinsung TK paves way for IoT Healthcare in Asia

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 23 Jul, 2019

Shinsung TK, a Korean company specializing in security system based on IoT (Internet of Things) technology, has become very active in the global market in the recent years. Recently, the c...Read more

ESC provides Asian doctors with latest Cardiovascular Science approach

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 19 Jul, 2019

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the world’s largest organisation of healthcare professionals dedicated to fighting heart disease, is joining forces with the Asian Pacific So...Read more

Kazia Therapeutics calls for greater awareness of brain cancer in the US

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 18 Jul, 2019

This Glioblastoma Awareness Day, on 17th July 2019, Australian oncology-focused biotech company, Kazia Therapeutics Ltd, calls for greater awareness of the most lethal brain cancer in ...Read more

Janssen Korea launches QuickFire Challenge in Smart Healthcare

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 18 Jul, 2019

Janssen Korea Ltd. and Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC, on 17 July 2019, announced the launch of the Seoul Innovation QuickFire Challenge in Smart Healthcare in collaboration with...Read more

Gilead Sciences, Renown Institute for Health Innovation collaborate for NASH

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 16 Jul, 2019

Gilead Sciences and the Renown Institute for Health Innovation (IHI) have announced a strategic collaboration to collect and analyze genetic and electronic health data that can enhance...Read more

Eisai Centre for G2D2 commences operation towards dementia treatment

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 16 Jul, 2019

Japan based pharmaceutical firm Eisai Co., Ltd. has announced that the Eisai Center for Genetics Guided Dementia Discovery (G2D2), a new exploratory research facility in Cambridge, Massachu...Read more

Hope for restoring sight in acid attack victims

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 15 Jul, 2019

For the first time a tissue-softening enzyme, collagenase, will be used in patients who have suffered acid attacks or industrial accidents. It follows research by a team from Newcastle Uni...Read more

First World Longevity Forum and Life Science Conference opens in Hezhou

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 15 Jul, 2019

The First World Longevity Forum and Life Science Conference (WLF&LSC), organized by Hezhou Municipal People's Government, opened on Friday in Hezhou city, south China's&n...Read more

Novena Global Lifecare merges with Xingkeduo for $350M

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 15 Jul, 2019

Novena Global Lifecare, one of the world's largest integrated medical healthcare and aesthetic companies with over 100 clinics in 20 cities mainly in the Asia Pacific region, has completed ...Read more

Certara forms new practice area to achieve health equity

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 15 Jul, 2019

Certara®, the global leader in model-informed drug development, regulatory science, real-world evidence and market access services, has announced that it has formed a new practice area ...Read more

Duke-NUS researchers’ link ageing with changes in brain networks related to cognition

Healthcare |  News | 0 Comment | 13 Jul, 2019

Functional regions within the brain become less distinct and interconnected in the elderly over time, especially in those networks related to attention span and cognition. The finding, publ...Read more