05-Sep-17 Japanese electronics manufacturer Kyocera is working with the University of Tsukuba to develop an artificial intelligence based image recognition system that can remotely detect melanoma and other skin diseases by analysing digital images using a smartphone. [image: HealthData Management]

05-Sep-17 Elsevier recognized MacKay Hospital in Taiwan for its mHealth program, and India's Aravind Eye Hospital for its 'Fundus on Phone'. "We are seeing an increasing trend of mHealth and telehealth submissions," said Dr Peter Edelstein, CMO for Elsevier. [image: HIMSS AsiaPac17]

05-Sep-17 Samsung, Gangnam Severance Hospital, and content maker FNI Co have joined forces to develop virtual reality tools to diagnose and treat mental illness. The companies plan to make the product available for hospitals, dementia centers and schools.

04-Sep-17 Dental health company Arrail Group has raised USD90 mn from Goldman Sachs and Hill House Capital, and has officially launched its "1,000 clinics" project, that will see it expand its high-end dental service across China. [image: 2017 Qujing Ironman 70.3]

04-Sep-17 In 2017 Korea granted 1,560 medical institutions licenses to treat foreign patients, nearly half the 2,840 in 2016. 1,515 institutions did not seek a license because they failed to meet new strengthened safety requirements. [image: IMTJ]