31-Oct-16 Ramsay Sime Darby Healthcare, having earlier this year cancelled a partnership deal with Jinxin Healthcare in Chengdu, now wants to partner other hospital chains in China. "We can borrow up to RM2 bn (USD449 mn) for new partnerships, including the hospital chains in China. We are initiating due diligence soon," said group CEO Bronte Kumm. [image: Sairien Nafis]

31-Oct-16 Chinese cancer patients who cannot afford a hospital bed live in refugee camp-like hotels, awaiting treatment unavailable in their local hospitals. Some of them spend months hoping to be seen by a reputable doctor. "Good doctors don’t want to work in small places," explained a man who cares for his wife in one of Beijing’s cancer hotels. [image: flickr @Jacksoncam / Asean Today]

28-Oct-16 Shanghai's first international hospital specializing in cardiovascular diseases has opened, providing a high quality health service to both expatriates and local citizens. The DeltaHealth Hospital is the first such facility in China and is being run in cooperation with Columbia HeartSource. The hospital’s first phase of 200 beds is completed and 350 beds are planned. [image: Shanghai Daily]

26-Oct-16 Columbia China is reopening the 232-bed Shanghai Kaiyuan Orthopedic Hospital, after spending USD75 mn to acquire and retrofit it. Columbia China plans to expand through acquisitions and greenfield projects. “Shanghai Kaiyuan Orthopedic Hospital is positioned to be the Orthopedic Center of Excellence in joint, spine, minimally invasive surgeries and sports medicine,” said Bee Lan Tan, President of Columbia China. [image: Columbia China]

25-Oct-16 Among patients diagnosed with diabetes, only 20-30 percent of East Asian patients have normal insulin secretion, lower than the 50 percent of Western patients. A Japanese retrospective study showed that while about 80 percent of Westerners with type 2 diabetes were obese, only 30-40 percent of Taiwanese were obese and the average age of onset was younger. [image: BBC]