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.

28-Aug-14 China's Lepu Medical has set up a JV in Beijing to develop wearable medical devices, mainly targeting diabetes and cardiac disease monitoring and management products such as mobile ECG, mobile blood glucose meters and test strips, and related apps and accessories. [image: Dream Designs]

21-Aug-14 The Chinese government has said it will pursue policies explicitly designed to favour domestic medical equipment manufacturers over foreign ones. The move accelerates the trend of foreign medical device manufacturers acquiring or joint venturing with Chinese companies, as well as moving additional medical device manufacturing capacity from their home countries to China.

3-Aug-14 Alibaba affiliate Alipay has announced many Chinese hospitals now accept Alipay for registering, paying for services and even checking clinical test results using a mobile device. Alipay is also planning to integrate EMR functionality into its platform.