19-May-17 Aetna International has announced the launch of 'vHealth by Aetna' in India, a service that is designed so that doctors have extended time with patients, and treat them with courtesy and professionalism. [image: ET Healthworld]

17-May-17 Alibaba Health Information Technology reported a massive 739% year-on-year revenue increase on the back of its pharmaceutical e-commerce business. Revenue in Ali Health’s financial year to March rose to RMB475 mn (USD69 mn) from RMB57 mn (USD8.3 mn). [image: South China Morning Post]

16-May-17 At 20 tertiary hospitals in China, radiologists are using AI technology from Infervision to improve medical diagnosis in reading CT scans and x-rays and to identify suspicious lesions and nodules in lung cancer patients. [image: Infervision]

14-May-17 There has been a progressive decline in the number of cases of malaria and the disease is likely to be eliminated from at least 15 states in three years, according to the health ministry of India. [image: ET Healthworld]

14-May-17 Since the 2014 launch of Dubai's medical tourism vision, there were 630,831 medical tourists. "This could potentially boost the economy by USD710 mn a year by 2020." said Linda Abdullah of the Medical Tourism Wellness Council. [image: Hotelier Middle East]