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20-Nov-17 Volpara Solutions of New Zealand has received regulatory clearance for its quantitative breast imaging tools in Japan and Taiwan, as Class II medical devices. 5 million women in Japan are screened for breast cancer using mammography each year. [image: Volpara Solutions]
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08-Nov-17 According to a Microsoft survey, 77% of leaders in Asia-Pacific’s healthcare industry believe they need to transform to a digital business to enable future growth, yet only 25% said they have a full digital strategy in place. [image: Digital News Asia]
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31-Oct-17 Asia could account for a third of global medtech sales by 2025. "Asia-Pacific used to be very much about Japan, then China," says Fredrik Nyberg of APACMed. "About five years ago, Asia-Pacific started to represent 15-20% of global revenue." [image: Starnews / AFP /Getty Images]
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11-Oct-17 A large scale-up of eye care is needed to address avoidable vision loss, a global Imperial College study has found. Preventable vision loss due to cataract and refractive error continue to cause most cases in adults aged 50 plus. [image: The Lancet]
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24-Oct-16 Leading Singaporean medical service provider Raffles Medical Group is eager to enlarge its footprint in Japan, encouraged by the success of the clinic it launched in Osaka in 2015. The facility has received a steady flow of patients thanks to the large number of Chinese tourists visiting the city. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]
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