Australia connects metabolic hormone leptin with vaccine response

Reduced levels of a metabolic hormone known as leptin, largely produced by fat tissue, is linked to poor vaccine antibod...

May 28, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia pushes clinical guidelines to improve diagnosis, treatment of endometriosis

The Australian government has commissioned the development of the guidelines in line with its National Action Plan for E...

May 27, 2021 | Thursday | News
Foundation Holdings invests Rs 218 Cr in healthcare and education in Bahrain

The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) ...

May 27, 2021 | Thursday | News
Tsinghua University opens Beijing Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine

The opening ceremony of the Beijing Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Intersection Institute) of Tsinghua Unive...

May 24, 2021 | Monday | News
Seoul Innovation QuickFire Challenge on Smart Surgery sets in

Johnson & Johnson Medical Korea Ltd. and Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC have announced the launch of the Seoul...

May 24, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia launches national flu vaccination programme

Seasonal influenza vaccines are now available through community pharmacy and GPs in Australia, with a record supply to e...

May 21, 2021 | Friday | News
Livingstone Health opens Ardennes Healthcare in Singapore

The primary healthcare arm of SGX-listed multidisciplinary healthcare specialist Livingstone Health Holding (Livingstone...

May 21, 2021 | Friday | News
Thailand pushes development of medical genomics and precision medicines

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) in the UK and Thailand Centre of Excellence for Life Scienc...

May 19, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia launches national strategic action plan for pain management

The Australian government has launched its National Strategic Action Plan for Pain Management, providing Australians liv...

May 19, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Surgery may lower mortality rate for obese adults: Singapore study

Adults with severe obesity who undergo metabolic-bariatric surgery (MBS) to lose weight, may have substantially lower mo...

May 14, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia invests record $503 B over next four years into healthcare

The Australian Government is investing a record $121.4 billion in 2021–22 and $503 billion over the next four year...

May 13, 2021 | Thursday | News
Mitsubishi's air purification filtering technology can inactivate SARS-CoV-2

Japanese firm Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Indust...

May 13, 2021 | Thursday | News
Taiwan expands visibility in global public health sector

The World Health Organization has designated 2021 the International Year of Health and Care Workers and launched a...

May 13, 2021 | Thursday | News
Taiwan revamps medical device management system

Taiwan has announced the new "Medical Devices Act” to establish a system to effectively regulate med...

May 12, 2021 | Wednesday | News
AbCellera to develop therapeutics to combat Diabetic Retinopathy blindness

AbCellera and Angios GmbH announced a multi-year, multi-target collaboration to facilitate the discovery of monoclo...

May 10, 2021 | Monday | News
Taiwan shares 150 oxygen concentrators, 500 cylinders with India

Taiwan shared a total of 150 oxygen concentrators and 500 oxygen cylinders with India to support the country's figh...

May 10, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia invests $354 million to support women's health and wellbeing

Australia is investing $353.9 million over the next four years as part of the 2021-22 Budget to support women’s he...

May 10, 2021 | Monday | News
WHO, Germany launch global hub for pandemic intelligence

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Federal Republic of Germany will establish a new global hub for pandemic and...

May 7, 2021 | Friday | News
Malaysia's IHH Healthcare completes divestment of Apollo Gleneagles Hospital

IHH Healthcare, at Malaysia, has announced that it has completed the sale of its entire 50% equity stake in its Apollo G...

May 6, 2021 | Thursday | News
Japan lays focus on improving brain health

Saitama Resona Bank, Limited, a corporation of the Resona Group, and Eisai Co., Ltd., both based in Japan, have announce...

May 3, 2021 | Monday | News
Singapore initiates new models of care for diabetic foot ulcers and bedsores in elderly

Spokespersons:  Goh Cheng Cheng Karine, Nurse Clinician (Specialist Wound Care Nurse), Tan Tock Seng Hospital D...

April 29, 2021 | Thursday | Opinion
GEN inCode collaborates with UK's Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals

GEN inCode UK Limited, the cardiovascular disease company focused on predictive genetics for the prevention of cardiovas...

April 29, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia invests $12 M to support mobile medical clinic in Queensland

A new era is being heralded for life-saving specialist medical services in rural and remote Queensland with the launch o...

April 29, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia drives call for action on cardiovascular disease drug solutions

A team of Australian drug researchers from the University of Sydney, Monash University and La Trobe University have led ...

April 28, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Thailand projects lens effectiveness in slowing myopia progression

Thailand based HOYA Vision Care has shared the results of a three-year follow-up clinical study on its award w...

April 28, 2021 | Wednesday | News