Healthcare

Continental Hospitals launches 50-bed premium economy wing

The facility seeks to offer dignified treatment to patients of all economic statuses.

How this ENT specialist invented extra protection against airborne diseases during scope procedures

The healthcare expert seeks to prevent aerosol and droplet contamination during surgical procedures.

India launches mental health teleconsultation platform

The platform seeks to cater to people in remote areas.

Ageing population to boost ASEAN medical diagnostics market

The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.6% over the medium term.

Why Singapore’s Osteopore chooses to expand in South Africa

To mark the expansion, the firm sent the first shipment of cranial regenerative implants.

Aster DM Healthcare to expand Narayanadri Hospital

The company seeks to make the hospital a tertiary care facility.

South Korea’s next generation sequencing set to take off: report

There has been a growing interest towards researching cancer screening in the country.

Indian government, university to work on tech-enabled medical datasets

It seeks to help make medical data available to a broader community.

China’s pivot to domestic medical devices market could discourage MNCs: report

Some local ministries banned public institutions from procuring imported medical equipment.

Medical devices market to hit $3.5b by year-end: GlobalData

This translates to a compound annual growth rate of 5.2% from 2016.

Kauvery Group of Hospitals commissions new facility in Tamil Nadu

The India-based multispecialty hospital chain plans to expand the facility to 400 beds.

More awareness needed over stroke's disease burden in India: report

Only one in five is aware of the risk factors of stroke in the country.

Rainbow Children’s Medicare launches new hospital at Chennai

The “spoke hospital” offers pediatric and obstetrics services.

Opportunities for drugmakers in Cambodia limited despite rising diseases

Low government funding has affected the quality of healthcare in public hospitals.

Columbia Asia Hospital launches second dialysis unit in Johor Bahru

The Malaysia-based hospital's new unit houses 11 hemodialysis stations.