10-Oct-17 Medtronic has begun work on an Innovation Center in Chengdu, China, slated to open in 2020. The new Chengdu Innovation Center aims to provide clinical training and research platforms for medical workers in the region and in neighbouring regions. [image: Medtronic]

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30-Sep-17 The use of artificial intelligence such as IBM's Watson for diagnosing and treating cancer and other illnesses could help ease the load on China’s overburdened healthcare professionals, while reducing the increasingly common issue of doctors being physically assaulted. [image: South China Morning Post]

26-Sep-17 As China becomes a more geriatric society and associated diseases become commonplace, the treatment of chronic diseases, with Alzheimer’s at the forefront, is the largest future challenge to China’s healthcare system, says Peter Fuhrman, CEO of China First Capital. [image: Flickr / Timquijano / The Diplomat]

15-Sep-17 At the NHS Health & Care Innovation Expo, Healthcare UK raised the profile of exporting for UK healthcare service providers and digital health organisations, engaging with 52 overseas delegates from 7 countries hosted by the UK government. [image: GOV.UK]