02-Mar-16 A study of over 2,000 parents in Australia found 61% used websites, blogs and online forums to source health information for their kids in the last six months. This was despite only 6% reporting they trusted the advice "a lot". [image: ABC: Sophie Kesteven]

02-Mar-16 Investors have become increasingly chittery about China’s investment prospects. Almost all the big “Western” hospital chains have steered clear of Emerging Markets. The biggest of all, Hospital Corporation of America, has only gone as far as London. Private hospitals in Emerging Markets need links to local politicians and governments to win projects. [image: World Crunch]

02-Mar-16 Public health facilities in Ho Chi Minh City will be under pressure to improve quality of services as they no longer receive city funds for most regular expenditures. On 1-Mar-16 fees rose by 30-50% nationwide at all public hospitals, as scheduled by the Ministry of Health. The city's hospitals will now have to rely mostly on revenue from patients. [image: Duong Ngoc]

02-Mar-16 Australia's Ramsay Health Care has scrapped its proposed hospital joint venture in western China because several conditions weren't met. In total, the JV was expected to cover five hospitals with approximately 2,300 beds and a focus on women's health, mental health, and traditional Chinese medicine. [image: Ramsay Health Care]

01-Mar-16 Chinese scientists have built an “invisible” circuit in a layer of material used to make contact lenses for the first time, a technological breakthrough that could spur the development of new wearable devices. The circuits could be placed on the skin, to sense pressure, temperature and even stretch, thus helping people with prosthetic limbs restore their sense of touch. [image: YouTube]