05-May-16 Work has started on the construction of a medical high-tech center that specializes in endoscopic surgery and digestion treatment at the Saint Paul General Hospital in Hanoi. “The center will be built following European standards and will become the country’s leading endoscopic surgery facility that satisfies the increasing demand for examination and treatment of people in Hanoi,” Nguyen Khac Hien, the city’s health department director, said. [image: VNS]

22-Apr-16 Medical imaging company Carestream Health will build a cloud platform to establish a new clinical ecosystem in China. The company is discussing the project with several large hospitals and IT companies including Alibaba, with whom Carestream has already announced a partnership. The aim is gradually to provide complete medical IT solutions via the platform. [image: Carestream Health]

17-Mar-16 Canon Inc is to buy Toshiba Corp's medical equipment unit for JPY665.5 bn (USD6 bn). Canon, which makes X-ray machines and eye examination devices, has been trying for years to expand into high-margin medical devices, particularly as demand for traditional cameras has declined with the advent of smartphones. [image: Reuters]

11-Mar-16 In Korea, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an underdeveloped and poorly invested sector. But in hospitals, AI is used for various purposes such as analyzing medical videos to pinpoint diseases and suggesting optimized treatment plans. In Korea, various venture startups are developing healthcare technologies based on AI, including Buno, Lunit and Neofect. [image: Business Korea]

04-Mar-16 The US and Nigeria have launched a new General Electric (GE) mother-and-child health initiative to expand pre-natal screenings to more than 2 million expectant mothers by 2020. The Healthymagination initiative will reduce mother and infant deaths and train midwives, nurses, and other health professionals on the Vscan Access portable ultrasound device to determine at-risk pregnancies. [image: All Africa]