19-Sep-16 With China's demographic shifting towards an ever-higher ratio of citizens aged 60-plus, elder-friendly wearables are seen as a key means of monitoring the health and whereabouts of this affluent, yet vulnerable, sector of contemporary society. In the elderly sector, wearables tend to be either tracking devices or fall alarms. [image: HKTDC Research]

13-Sep-16 Intermountain Precision Genomics of the US and Singapore-based Asia Genomics are joining forces to deliver personalized medicine. First up is a test in Southeast Asia. Under the collaboration deal, the first for Intermountain outside the US, the firms are contracting to offer ICG100 testing. [image: Healthcare IT News]

09-Sep-16  Korea has unveiled a comprehensive plan to boost its medical sector. The 5-year plan includes providing tax cuts for companies making investments in building R&D facilities and conducting clinical trials to test new drugs. It also expects to attract 750,000 more foreigners to the country for treatment. [image: Arirang]

29-Aug-16 Leading knee surgeons from across India highlighted the problem that is frequently plaguing knee replacement surgeries, resulting in a team embarking on a one year project for size standardization and identifying methods for producing high quality affordable implants. This is part of the "Made in India" initiative. [image: Sulekha]

26-Aug-16 Korea's KT is focusing on three large healthcare areas – bioinformatics, disease diagnosis solutions, and customized personal healthcare services based on wearable devices. NeoFit, to launch in Sep-16, is a smart healthcare wrist band which can analyze workout rates by body part, allowing the device to gather massive datasets and offer customized healthcare services. [image: Business Korea]