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20-Sep-17 MedAnt, a ground-breaking new patient information sharing app has launched on the WeChat platform in China, focusing mainly on oncology and ophthalmology. MedAnt is a social app where patients share experiences via paid Q&A and free group chats. [image: Weixin]
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05-Sep-17 Elsevier recognized MacKay Hospital in Taiwan for its mHealth program, and India's Aravind Eye Hospital for its 'Fundus on Phone'. "We are seeing an increasing trend of mHealth and telehealth submissions," said Dr Peter Edelstein, CMO for Elsevier. [image: HIMSS AsiaPac17]
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04-Sep-17 India's ASG Eye Hospital raised INR75 crore (USD11.7 mn) in funding and has plans to utilise the funds to expand in the nine states where it currently has a presence, as well as enter nearby states. [image: Aniruddha Chowdhury / Mint]
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03-Sep-17 Eyewear prices are rising in Japan as retailers cater to an increasingly glasses-needy population. Yasunori Kitagaito of retailer Jins Inc said "a growing number of customers in their 40s and 50s are buying bifocals and other high value-added lenses." [image: Nikkei Asian Review]
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