Japan bags new opportunity to improve healthcare system

Omi Medical Center, a part of the Seikoukai Social Medical Corporation and one of Japan's leading institu...

February 27, 2023 | Monday | News
Singapore-based startup Genetica launches decentralised science platform for precision medicine

Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI) biotech company Genetica has launched the decentralised science platform Ge...

February 24, 2023 | Friday | News
Hong Kong Govt injects additional $500 M into Chinese Medicine Development Fund

During the Budget speech of 2023-24, the Hong Kong government has announced plans to inject an additional amount of $500...

February 24, 2023 | Friday | News
Singapore releases first set of guidelines for perinatal mental health

Singapore’s first set of guidelines on perinatal mental health was launched recently at SingHealth Duke-NUS Matern...

February 20, 2023 | Monday | News
Oxford Nanopore enhances access of new-gen DNA sequencing technology across Asia Pacific

UK-based Oxford Nanopore Technologies has announced an extension of its collaboration with US-based UPS Healthcare to ac...

February 17, 2023 | Friday | News
Anthill and SparkLabs to boost international growth for Indian and Korean startups

Anthill Ventures, an India-headquartered startup accelerator fund and growth ecosystem, and SparkLabs, a renowned global...

February 17, 2023 | Friday | News
Indonesia unveils key steps to develop genomics ecosystem

Unravelling Indonesia’s genomics opportunity to upgrade the nation’s healthcare infrastructure, a whitepaper...

February 16, 2023 | Thursday | News
Hong Kong to build Centre for Immersive Learning and Metaverse in education

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) have signed a Memorandum ...

February 14, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Singapore unveils 2023 action plan for successful ageing

The Ministerial Committee on Ageing (MCA) in Singapore has launched the 2023 Action Plan for Successful Ageing to addres...

February 10, 2023 | Friday | News
Integrated Health Corridors can deliver quality healthcare across emerging markets

Accessibility to quality healthcare is commonly regarded as a fundamental human right for every person. This is outlined...

February 9, 2023 | Thursday | Analysis
A Stitch in Time to Save Lives

When United States President Joseph R. Biden introduced the relaunch of the Cancer Moonshot Initiative in 2022, NCCN was...

February 7, 2023 | Tuesday | Opinion
Cancer Therapeutics Gaining Ground in APAC

An estimated 8.7 million Asians were afflicted with cancer in 2020. That's nearly half of all new global cancer cases. I...

February 7, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Australia moves from two doses to one of HPV vaccine for routine immunisation

The Australian government has announced to shift from two doses to a single dose of the Gardasil9 human papillomavirus (...

February 6, 2023 | Monday | News
New Zealand undertakes locally driven research to improve eye health

Pacific eye health leaders recognise that strengthening eye health systems requires evidenced-based research informed by...

February 3, 2023 | Friday | News
Australia invests $3.9 M to prevent and support workers with incurable dust disease

The government is taking action to reduce the rates of occupational respiratory disease in Australia ...

February 2, 2023 | Thursday | News
Farrer Park Company in Singapore appoints new Group COO and CEO

Singapore-based Farrer Park Company Pte Ltd (TFPC) has announced the appointment of Kelly Yang as its Group Chief Operat...

February 1, 2023 | Wednesday | News
UK announces genomic collaboration with Thailand to unite against health threats

UK patients will benefit from a new partnership with Thailand to share expertise of genome sequencing, collaborate in re...

February 1, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Common antidepressants can increase antibiotic resistance: Australian study

Researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia have found that a range of commonly prescribed antidepress...

February 1, 2023 | Wednesday | News
$50 M funding to advance innovation & research in SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre

SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC) in Singapore has announced a transformational gift of $50 million...

February 1, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Australia further expands access to Japanese encephalitis vaccine

New South Wales (NSW) in Australia is further expanding free access to Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine to ensure resi...

January 31, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Pfizer launches new initiative to improve atrial fibrillation health literacy in Malaysia

Pfizer Malaysia has launched the new Atrial Fibrillation (AF) awareness website, www.afjourney.com.my, together wit...

January 27, 2023 | Friday | News
Mobile app to help adolescents access public health services in Bangladesh

Millions of adolescents and youth in Bangladesh will be able to access health information and services through two onlin...

January 25, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Terumo and Siemens Healthineers collaborate to strengthen cardiac care in India

Terumo India, a part of Japan-based medical technology firm Terumo Corporation, and Siemens Healthineers India ...

January 25, 2023 | Wednesday | News
$24 M boost to research targeting better health outcomes for women in Australia

Australian government is investing over $24 million in health and medical research focusing on women’s health to d...

January 25, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Australian study links weight gain with total knee replacement

Preventing weight gain from early adulthood could reduce knee replacements in Australian adults by almost 30 per cent an...

January 26, 2023 | Thursday | News