17-Jul-17 The Kardiolita Hospital in Lithuania warns those visiting another county for surgery, "having holidays and serious surgery at the same visit is usually a bad idea", speaking about the risk factors involved in travelling after surgery. [image: IHMT]

14-Jul-17 Since 2015, when the Chinese government ended its one-child policy, more couples have been turning to IVF. As a result the China market for IVF, currently worth USD670 mn, is expected to surge to USD1.5 bn by 2022. [image: Agence France-Presse]

13-Jul-17 The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has launched the BIMSTEC Telemedicine Network, linking health professionals from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, and Thailand, and encouraging them to interact and share knowledge. [image: ET Healthworld]

13-Jul-17 Only half of doctors in China have a five-year medical degree. In an effort to grow the number of licensed physicians, China lowered educational requirements, possibly undermining its efforts to overhaul the Chinese healthcare system. [image: Visual China]

12-Jul-17 Alibaba Health has unveiled its first artificial intelligence service for disease diagnosis. The AI solution called Doctor You, will be used to identify irregularities in CT scans such as inflammatory cells in human organs. [image: South China Morning Post / AP]