09-May-17 Overseas healthcare companies are building new clinics and hospitals in the UK to cater to increased overseas patients from China and the Middle East, including the Cleveland Clinic opening a 205-bed hospital near to Buckingham Palace. [image: IMTJ]

09-May-17 Raffles Medical is developing two international tertiary hospitals in China. The new 700-bed hospital in Chongqing and the soon to be completed 400-bed capacity Raffles Hospital Shanghai are expected to start operations at the end of 2018. [image: Raffles Medical Groiup]

06-May-17 India's government has decided to come up with guidelines to deal with medical tourists. "I feel the need of having a standard operating procedure which would help prevent things turning negative," Health Minister Deepak Sawant said. [image: ET Healthworld]

04-May-17 Private equity companies TPG and General Atlantic have joined forces in a bid to acquire Fortis Healthcare, India’s second-largest hospital chain by market value. The deal, if concluded, will also involve the purchase of the diagnostics arm SRL. [image: ET Healthworld]

04-May-17 M-health company Doctor2U has announced a partnership with Microsoft Malaysia to digitally deliver new health services. Launched in 2015, the app’s core feature Doctor House Call service brings a doctor to your doorstep within 60 minutes for MYR200-380 (USD46-88). [image: Glenn Guan / The Star]