10-Jul-17 Harnessing the Internet, Chinese gynaecologist Gong Xiaoming has grown his influence and his own practice. Using the WeChat platform he now takes 90% of his appointments online and he thinks more doctors should follow his lead. [image: IC / Shanghai Daily]

10-Jul-17 25% of doctors in India are serving Indians living on the urban fringes or rural locations, the vast majority. Telehealth and IoT will be the solution to this problem, say experts. [image: ET Healthworld]

03-Jul-17 Availability of surgeons, cost and equipment are all challenging the spread of robotic surgery in India. Distributor Vattikuti Technologies will showcase da Vinci technology in 20 tier 2/3 cities by mounting the surgical robot on a vehicle. [image: ET Healthworld]

03-Jul-17 Japan's Konica Minolta plans to acquire Ambry Genetics of the US, which uses genetic data to screen for cancer, in an acquisition expected to cost JPY100 bn (USD889 mn), the office equipment maker's most expensive acquisition ever. [image: Konica Minolta]

30-Jun-17 One in five Singaporeans will be over 65 by 2030, and most will have at least one chronic condition. Zuellig Pharma recently signed an MOU with a leading hospital group to develop early health screening using data analytics. [image: HPB / The New Paper]