28-Apr-17 We have reached an age when it takes only two days for wound healing following LASEK eye surgery, EOS Eye Clinic in Korea announced. The 2DAY LASEK method can reduce corneal epithelium damage by up to 40 percent. [image: EOS Eye Center]

20-Apr-17 The improving medical infrastructure across Asia has seen new destinations of choice emerge for tourists seeking treatments. Meanwhile, more hospitality players are entering into medical tourism to provide a holistic wellness experience. Asian resorts are seeing good therapy in linking up with hospitals to provide medical packages, enabling travellers to receive holistic treatments while on holidays. [image: TTG Asia]

18-Apr-17 The Korean government, with the assistance of bio health industry companies, will build a “distributed bio big data system” using healthcare information accumulated at medical institutions. The system seeks to develop new personalized medicines based on patient level data as well as help develop medical devices that leverage artificial intelligence and augmented reality technologies. [image: Business Korea]

18-Apr-17 In Korea, an evaluation and compensation system will be applied to medical devices using innovative technologies such as robotics, artificial intelligence and 3D printing. “We will continue to improve systems and give supports so that the healthcare industry will develop into a future growth engine" said Kim Gang-rip, director of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. [image: Business Korea]

18-Apr-17 Samsung Medison is going to pursue a quantitative growth by focusing on the low-end market using “HS40.” Samsung Medison CEO Jun Dong-soo said “The HS40, has kept multiple functions and improved usability for effective diagnosis." [image: Business Korea]