13-Oct-14  A system recently unveiled in Taiwan compiles and makes available information on the medical care patients have received over the past year. Another system launched in 2013 enables doctors and pharmacists to check patients’ prescriptions in real-time. [image: CommonWealth]

10-Oct-14 Entrepreneurs in India are channelling the country’s rich technological and medical talent towards frugal approaches that could have much to teach the rich world’s bloated healthcare systems. [image: healthRIO]

10-Oct-14 Telemedicine networks are vital for ensuring quality healthcare services can reach people in rural and remote areas. There should be a well-planned approach to make services available to people at the grassroots level, India’s Chief Secretary Gokul Pati has said. (Image: By Intel Free Press via Wikimedia Commons)

07-Oct-14 Online health is shaping up to be a hot new industry in China, as an increasing number of hospitals begin providing cyber services. According to Alibaba, 15 hospitals across China have joined the "Future Hospital" scheme initiated by its online payment platform Alipay. However it does not (yet) link up with China’s health insurance system. (Image: Alipay)

06-Oct-14 The CEOs of China’s iCareNewLife and Innospring have expressed optimism about smart health monitoring devices, especially in the maternal market, because Chinese parents arewilling to spend on their children's future, starting as early as pregnancy. The key is interaction between patients and machines, for example sharing babies' heartbeats on social media. (Image: Mobisante)