04-May-17 Private equity companies TPG and General Atlantic have joined forces in a bid to acquire Fortis Healthcare, India’s second-largest hospital chain by market value. The deal, if concluded, will also involve the purchase of the diagnostics arm SRL. [image: ET Healthworld]

04-May-17 M-health company Doctor2U has announced a partnership with Microsoft Malaysia to digitally deliver new health services. Launched in 2015, the app’s core feature Doctor House Call service brings a doctor to your doorstep within 60 minutes for MYR200-380 (USD46-88). [image: Glenn Guan / The Star]

04-May-17 Gangnam's cosmetic surgery clinics attract thousands of patients, from overseas and at home. 300,000 foreign patients visited Korea in 2015. People from China, Japan and Southeast Asia flock to the affluent district in search treatments using state-of-the-art technology. [image: South Korea Ministry of Health and Welfare]

04-May-17 As populations age and workforces decline, Southeast Asia is counting on high-tech remedies to turn back the clock. Large hospital operators are working with IBM to leverage AI and IoT to enhance patient outcomes, for example. [image: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]

03-May-17 Singapore's National Research Foundation will be investing SGD150 mn (USD106 mn) into a programme aimed at boosting AI capabilities over the next five years, focusing on start-ups and development in finance, city management and healthcare. [image: Access AI]