Healthcare

Raffles Medical H1 profit surges 54.4% 

Raffles Medical H1 profit surges 54.4% 

Patient numbers had increased on the back of recovering medical tourism.

Tan Tock Seng Hospital develops remedy for overwhelmed hospitals

Its surgical care program via ambulatory setting cuts hospital stays from six to one day.

Using offline and online channels to counter misperceptions of hepatitis B – a ‘silent disease’ – in Singapore

Gilead Sciences’ US$1m grant will help NFDD and other community-based organisations across Asia battle public apathy towards liver disease.

Fullerton Health reaches settlement with directors

The settlement will allow Fullerton to complete a proposed merger.

India locally develops 35 previously imported pharma ingredients

The country is expected to remain keen to lessen pharma import dependency.

Singapore has a ratio of 1 hospital for more than 220,000 Singaporeans

It has the lowest hospital versus population ratio amongst 33 developed countries.

Remote hospital’s ‘smart’ move to weather storms and power outages

Koh Phangan Hospital saved millions of Thai baht in maintenance expenses after switching to a smart hospital.

Japan tops global survey for most number of hospitals

 Thirty-three of the most developed countries were part of the survey.

Apollo Hospitals integrates digital health tool in cardiovascular risk tool

This allows the tools to provide health assessments continuously at home.

Australia expands digital initiatives in COVID-19 response

The country’s pandemic landscape is expected to transform further in the coming months.

ALTY launches orthopaedic hospital in Kuala Lumpur

The hospital is a joint effort between TE Asia Healthcare and a group of surgeons.

J&J, A*Star invest $15m for eye health digital innovation consortium

The consortium will create projects for trusted data access in eye care.

Digital healthcare demand to rise in India: report

The structural shift in the country’s healthcare system has been influenced by tech.

Lenovo, India research institute speed up cancer research via genetic analysis tool

A high-performance computing tool will address demanding genomics workloads.

Raffles Medical Group to see a 10% decline in H122 net profit: forecast

This is on the back of expected lower revenue from the hospital's COVID-19 services.

HK requires tracking bracelets for home quarantined individuals

Quarantined residents will have to wear the bracelets starting 15 July.

TTSH, ASUS build new AI tool for quick diagnosis of blood disorders

The two institutions partnered to speed up AI solutions for clinical treatment.