09-Jun-17 Augmented reality, apps and mobile wellness programs could be the answer to improving the quality and accessibility of healthcare in Latin America, said 120 government officials, CEOs, healthcare executives at the Latin American Innovation Forum. [image: Miami Herald]

09-Jun-17 The latest available data indicated that 41% of adults in Asia are overweight compared to 35% in 1993, likely a result of the economic growth in the area over the past two decades. [image: Telegraph / AP]

09-Jun-17 Brazilian scientists at the Federal University of Paraná have developed a biosensor that can detect dengue, the painful mosquito-borne virus that infects millions each year, in 15 minutes and costs only USD30. [image: ET Healthworld]

08-Jun-17 The UN predicts Asia’s population over 65 will increase by 430% through 2050. Many believe the expected shortfalls in healthcare can be, in part, addressed with technologies such as wearable monitoring, telemedicine, and emergency notification. [image: LinkedIn]

07-Jun-17 In 2016 Google announced it had trained image recognition algorithms to detect diabetes-related eye disease roughly as well as human experts. Work has now begun on integrating the technology into a chain of eye hospitals in India. [image: Cole Wilson / Wired]