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05-Oct-17 Health expenditure in Australia exceeded 10% of GDP for the first time in 2015-16. AUD170 bn (USD132 bn) was spent on health, 3.6% more in than in 2014–15, a slower increase than previous years. [image: Alamy Stock Photo / The Guardian]

08-Sep-17 Australia’s Macquarie University announced a strategic collaboration with Apollo Hospitals of India to facilitate long-term academic exchanges that will see students from Macquarie’s Doctor of Medicine program attend five months of clinical learning at Apollo Hospitals in Hyderabad. [image: ET Healthworld]

07-Sep-17 Implanted medical devices that are Internet-connected present new safety challenges. A recent global recall of pacemakers has sparked new fears about hacked medical devices, a need for a device registry and clear accountability laws in Australia. [image: Korawig Boonsua / Shutterstock]

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]

25-Aug-17 The CEO of Medical Departures, a company facilitating medical travel to Asia, says “the level of care and attention they enjoy is unlike anything they would receive at home,” and he doesn't expect medical tourism to Asia to slow. [image: Business In Asia]