30-Sep-14 As more people gain access to connected devices, entrepreneurs and organisations across Southeast Asia see potential to speed improvements in healthcare with new web and mobile applications such as Ring.MD in Singapore, Dokita in Indonesia and mClinica in the Philippines. [image: Techonomy]

23-Sep-14 A new partnership between HelloMD in the US and Crosswave Management in China will provide people in China with access to the top 1% of US doctors. Patients can use smartphones and tablets for video consultations, or simply speak to a doctor by phone. But will they understand each other? [image: HelloMD]

18-Sep-14 The provincial government of Sichuan is constructing 10 new hospitals with an integrated telemedicine system that aims to promote resource sharing between hospitals. This is part of an initiative from the central government announced in August, requiring local government to include telemedicine services in their planning and to provide capital support.

29-Aug-14 Singapore digital health startup MyDoc, which offers a web and mobile service where patients can consult doctors online and easily share their personal health data, has secured additional funding.

28-Aug-14 India's Apollo Hospitals has launched an 'eAccess' remote monitoring system that allows one specialist to monitor 40 to 50 patients in its ICUs around the country from a central location, and help the onsite practitioners to take relevant actions in real time to prevent complications.