05-Apr-17 "Online doctor discovery and healthcare tech firm Practo will soon open its platform to insurers, pharmaceutical and medical device companies. The company's CEO Shashank ND said "we are looking to be a platform that connects any two stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem, be it patients, providers, insurers, medical devices or others". [image: Practo]

04-Apr-17 Australian online medical appointment booking website HealthEngine secured USD27 mn in investment to fund its local and global expansion ambitions. The Perth-based start-up was founded in 2006 and is already used by more than 1 mn people in Australia every month who can book appointments with more than 15,000 doctors and other healthcare professionals. [image: HealthEngine]

04-Apr-17 The American medical deep learning company Enlitic has agreed to cooperate with healthcare big data company Beijing Hao Yun Dao Information & Technology ("Paiyipai") to provide diagnostic imaging in Health Check centers across China. The partnership was agreed following a successful 10,000 chest x-ray trial of Enlitic's patient triage platform. [image: Enlitic]

04-Apr-17 Fitbit has decided to increase its investment in marketing, promotions and distribution in India, said Steve Morley, vice president and general manager of APAC at Fitbit Inc. The company, which launched its products in the country in July 2015, has products in over 1,000 stores across 90 cities, while customers from over 350 cities have bought their products. [image: ET Healthworld]

29-Mar-17 Singapore's medical tourism market is seeing it's well-heeled customers looking elsewhere for healthcare of late. A range of Asian countries are offering increasingly competitive levels of quality at more competitive prices. To address this problem, companies such as Raffles Medical Group, Parkway Pantai, and PanAsia Surgery Group are now investing in medical facilities outside Singapore to remain competitive. [image: Alphonsus Chern]