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]

03-Jul-17 Availability of surgeons, cost and equipment are all challenging the spread of robotic surgery in India. Distributor Vattikuti Technologies will showcase da Vinci technology in 20 tier 2/3 cities by mounting the surgical robot on a vehicle. [image: ET Healthworld]

03-Jul-17 Japan's Konica Minolta plans to acquire Ambry Genetics of the US, which uses genetic data to screen for cancer, in an acquisition expected to cost JPY100 bn (USD889 mn), the office equipment maker's most expensive acquisition ever. [image: Konica Minolta]

15-Jun-17 Kabarak University has partnered with international organisations such as GE Healthcare to build and fit out a mission hospital in Kenya designed to train local healthcare providers and attract medical tourists, with 500 beds. [image: The Star]

03-May-17 On the island of Hainan, officials and companies are investing billions to transform a string of villages into a medical tourism destination. Businesses have already committed USD3.3 bn for 27 projects ranging from hospitals to plastic surgery clinics. [image: Skift]