23-Oct-14 Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health is accelerating the development of traditional Thai medical services, and giving a major boost to the use of Thai herbal remedies combined with modern medicine, in an effort to reduce dependence on imported pharmaceuticals. [image: Orchid Travel]

23-Oct-14 The University of Bristol in the UK and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have signed a partnership agreement to explore technologies that advance ageless ageing and other healthcare innovations, including a smart sensor wristband that monitors activity in the home. [image: Heythorp Healthcare]

21-Oct-14 A mobile heart health monitoring system developed by the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) has won Gold in the Hong Kong Internet-of-Things (IoT) Awards. The technology is a low-power wireless ECG that connects to a smartphone, tablet or PC. [image: Healthcare Innovation]

17-Oct-14 Over the past five years the Chinese government invested USD371 billion on healthcare incentives, but while these measures are important and necessary, they have not yet been sufficient to address all the key issues. One such issue is guiding patient flows to avoid overloading big hospitals. [image: frog healthcare group / design mind]

16-Oct-14 India’s Health Department has started the process of digitalising medical records at government hospitals. “If you are examined at one hospital, the results of these tests will be available to the other hospitals where the patient goes for follow-up treatment,” said Health and Family Welfare Minister UT Khader. [image: Plessey]