07-Oct-15 Tablets and senior-friendly applications will soon benefit 25 senior activity centers in Singapore. IDA, A*STAR, NTUC Health and St Luke’s Eldercare have agreed to work together to identify challenges faced by seniors and carry out technical trials at identified eldercare facilities. [image: Healthcare Innovation]

02-Jul-15 Telstra Health has gone live with its ReadyCare telemedicine service, offering phone and video consultations with Australian GPs 24 hours a day. A JV with Swiss telemedicine provider Medgate, ReadyCare is initially targeted at health funds, mining companies, state governments and corporates. It has signed its first big contract with travel insurance firm Cover-More, which handles 35,000 medical episodes annually. [image: Gettty Images]

19-Jun-15 The Philippines is testing a locally-developed app that will improve delivery of health services to hundreds of remote island communities. Using the app, a town's health officer can upload medical records and clinical information, which can then be viewed from anywhere by a doctor. If successful, about 450 remote towns will get their own tablets to use the app. [image: Yahoo News]

17-Jun-15 Stroke patients in Singapore are using iPads for remote rehabilitation in part of a trial - removing the need to visit a clinic. Tablets are used to guide patients through exercises using videos, while motion sensors capture data about their progress. [image: CNN]

08-Jun-15 Samsung has partnered with China-based payor Ping An Insurance to create a digital health platform. The companies will combine Ping An's health services with Samsung's digital health offerings, including its heart rate sensing smartphones and smartwatches, and its S Health app. [image: MobiHealthNews]