Innovators step up to develop novel fitness products

As exercise habits evolved dramatically over the last year, Taiwan innovators have stepped up to develop products and se...

April 8, 2021 | Thursday | News
Essity gets distribution rights of wound care technology in Australia, NZ

Hygiene and health company Essity, based in Sweden, is acquiring the distribution rights to the wound care technology So...

April 7, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia reveals ineffectiveness of paracetamol for low back pain

The largest review of paracetamol for pain relief, led by University of Sydney, Australia, has found only four condition...

April 6, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Singapore to produce new educational content for eye care professionals

Review of Myopia Management (RMM), launched by US based Jobson Optical Group has announced a new partners...

April 6, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia issues new guidelines for cancer surviving children

In a world-first, new National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) endorsed guidelines provide recommendations t...

April 5, 2021 | Monday | News
Tackling NCDs and accompanying risk factors through surgical means

Over the past year, global healthcare systems have largely focused on fighting COVID-19 – in a sweeping and pressi...

April 2, 2021 | Friday | Opinion
Viet Nam launches COVID-19 prevention and control products

Students and scientists at the Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNUHCM) have carried out extensi...

April 2, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia invests $67.2 M to launch new scheme for aged care providers

The Australia Government has invested $67.2 million to implement the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) which offer...

April 1, 2021 | Thursday | News
NZ to start immunization programme for influenza in mid-April

The Ministry of Health in New Zealand (NZ) is confirming this year’s influenza immunisation programme will begin a...

April 1, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia bolsters cancer control research and policy

The University of Sydney and Cancer Council New South Wales (NSW) have formed The Daffodil Centre, which was officially ...

March 30, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Australia grants $27 M for next-generation medical research

Ten new medical research projects, including an education program to improve health literacy for socio-economically and ...

March 29, 2021 | Monday | News
Singapore rolls out vaccination programme to younger age groups

Singapore is now rolling out the vaccination programme to younger age groups. As they are more familiar with the use of ...

March 29, 2021 | Monday | News
Gilead Sciences launches Asia Pacific Rainbow Grant 2021

Hong Kong's Gilead Sciences, Inc announced the launch of its 2021 Gilead Asia Pacific Rainbow Grant, an initiative ...

March 29, 2021 | Monday | News
Avalon SteriTech and SoftBank Robotics launch 2-in-1 AI-powered disinfection robotics solution

The COVID-19 pandemic saw the world face an unprecedented health crisis, resulting in a dramatic decrease in global trav...

March 26, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia pitches $2.1 M to support people with diabetes

From November 1, point-of-care glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) tests will be listed on Medicare, funding 190,000 tests for ...

March 25, 2021 | Thursday | News
Mindray releases ceiling supply unit to optimize ICU environment

Chinese firm Mindray has released a new series of ceiling supply units which exceeds ISO 11197-2019 standards. The HyPor...

March 24, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Australia, India ink health-themed academic partnership

Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Garton, University of Sydney, Australia has recently signed a University-wide par...

March 24, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Healthtech startup Mesh Bio in Singapore raises $1.8 M in seed funding

Singapore-based healthtech startup Mesh Bio has raised $1.8 million (SGD2.4 million) in Seed funding, led by deep t...

March 23, 2021 | Tuesday | News
NZ establishes knowledge-sharing network for mental wellbeing

The New Zealand government’s commitment to increase innovation and collaboration across mental wellbeing services ...

March 22, 2021 | Monday | News
Nichi Glucan - A biological response modifier Beta Glucan

  Nichi Glucan - A biological response modifier Beta Glucan - based Japanese food supplement with...

March 22, 2021 | Monday | Analysis
Scientists find new approach to treat thumb osteoarthritis

Thumb-base osteoarthritis, which is common particularly in post-menopausal women, can greatly limit the use of their han...

March 9, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Singapore study signifies caregiving awareness to osteoporotic seniors

Singapore's researchers are involved in a study highlighting the urgency to involve caregivers of older adults...

March 11, 2021 | Thursday | News
Experts to discuss Senescent Cells role in female reproductive fitness

Singapore's NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) and Buck Institute’s Global Consortium for Reproduc...

March 15, 2021 | Monday | News
IVI inks MoU with the Nepal Health Research Council

The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) in South Korea and the Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) have s...

March 15, 2021 | Monday | News
China unveils first proton therapy centre for children

Mevion Medical Systems has announced that the company has signed a cooperation agreement with Shanghai Fu...

March 15, 2021 | Monday | News