07-Aug-17 Convergence of technology, mobility, big data and analytics has opened up avenues for innovative approaches to healthcare problems in Asia. Companies like JnJ and IBM, and investment groups are opening incubators to develop the next hot health tech. [image: Wikimedia]

05-Jul-17 Israel's Zebra Medical Vision and India's Teleradiology Solutions have signed a partnership to bring Zebra-Med’s cloud based deep learning analytics engine to over 20 countries and 150 hospitals and healthcare organizations in India, Asia, and Africa. [image: Zebra Medical Vision]

28-Jun-17 Columbia Asia will invest over INR400 crore (USD62 mn) in two new hospitals in India by 2019 as it looks to expand. The chain currently has 11 multi-speciality hospitals in India with over 1,000 beds. [image: ET Healthworld]

23-Jun-17 InterSystems Australia will soon begin an overhaul of the Northern Territory's core clinical systems, to create a single digital medical record. Estimated cost: AUD259 mn (USD197 mn). InterSystems vied for the contract with Telstra Health, Epic and Allscripts.

19-Jun-17 14 million people go abroad for medical care annually, but these days, the draw of combining care with a luxury vacation is holding more sway than urgent medical needs. Voluntary plastic surgery accounts for nearly half the industry. [image: Chetica Ranch]