27-Mar-15 Telemedicine that provides healthcare at a distance and is restricted to video conferencing between patients and doctors could soon be a thing of the past. An Indian team is close to developing a hand-held device that can diagnose 15 different medical conditions and monitor vital signs for around 72 hours. [image: American Megatrends Inc.]

26-Mar-15 Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said drastic measures to facilitate the development of private healthcare are needed, including removing "all obstacles", in an effort to reduce patient overload. The PM also encouraged IT and technology in medical examinations, hospital management, medical records and health insurance. [image: VNA]

24-Mar-15 25 Korean medical institutions entered 19 countries in 2014, up from 58 and 11 respectively in 2010. China accounted for 42 out of 125 cases, the United States 35, Southeast Asia 18, Mongolia 12 and the Middle East 5. Areas of investment into China included skincare, cosmetic surgery, medical checkups, stem cell joint therapy, ob/gyn and dentistry. [image: Business Korea]

24-Mar-15 The Chinese University of Hong Kong will collaborate with London's Imperial College Institute of Global Health Innovation on medical data analytics, health policy education and research related to healthcare innovation and biomedical robotics. [image: Imperial College London]

23-Mar-15 Healthcare workers in central Russia have threatened to stage a hunger strike to protest against what they describe as "repercussions" against co-workers who demanded better working conditions and higher salaries at previous protests. [image: Sergei Porter / Vedomosti / The Moscow Times]