04-Mar-16 NantHealth has announced the deployment of its VitalsConX software solution in Singapore hospitals to support patient rounding, a critical component in the delivery of patient care. The solution enables clinicians to collect data electronically while confirming vital signs at the bedside. To date, NantHealth has deployed 74 VitalsConX enabled devices at Changi General Hospital. [image: NantHealth]

26-Feb-16 Singapore based startup RingMD, that enables patients and medical professionals of their choice to be easily connected for online video consultations, has signed an MOU with Digital India to reach patients in rural India. [image: RingMD]

18-Feb-16 If current trends continue, half the world’s population (4.8 bn people) will be short-sighted in just over three decades, with one-fifth of those expected to have a significantly increased risk of blindness. 96% of teenagers in Korea are short-sighted and in Singapore, China and Japan the rate is around 80-90%. [image: Nomad_Soul / Shutterstock.com]

04-Feb-16 SThe US and Europe are the traditional leaders in medtech, but others are hot on their heels. China's market is expected to grow at 7.4% until 2019. Medtech companies in Mexico save 19% on manufacturing costs compared with the US. Turkey's industry is expected to grow at 8.5% until 2018, and Malaysia supplies 80% of the world market for catheters. [image: MD+DI]

19-Jan-16 Medical tourism facilitator Medigo has secured an additional EUR3.35 mn in capital after closing an extension round with CL Ventures, and now reports total funding at USD10 mn. MEDIGO opened its Australian office in late 2015, and is starting one in Singapore. “We are committed to supporting MEDIGO as it enters the Chinese market,” said CL Ventures CEO, Hong Zhou. [image: MEDIGO]