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Liver Disease: A Growing Problem in Asia

This article was originally published on MedTech Intelligence. Driven largely by hepatitis in its various forms, liver disease has long been a fixture of life in China and Southeast Asia. Over the past three decades, public health programs in the region have... Read More

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Obesity Growing in Asia

Asian countries are growing more concerned by rising obesity levels among their populations. While Asia still has some of the lowest rates worldwide of people classed as overweight or obese, the region has seen an alarming increase in recent years. The trend... Read More

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New Medical Startups in Asia 2017

This article was originally published on MedTech Intelligence. Asian governments have decided that developing new and more medical device products will bring growth (and profits) to their countries and enhance their domestic healthcare systems. Thus, we now see many new Asian governments... Read More

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Sports Medicine in Asia 2017

This article was originally published on MedTech Intelligence. Introduction Sports medicine is the treatment of injuries or health problems related to exercise, sports, or any other health activity. Asia accounts for approximately 15 percent of the global sports medicine market, which was... Read More

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Orphan Drugs in Asia Report 2017

Following the example of the U.S. FDA's Orphan Drug Act established in 1983, some Asian countries have developed orphan drug legislation, such as Singapore's Orphan Drug Exemption to the Medicines Act and Japan's Orphan Drug Amendment to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law. While... Read More

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Hong Kong Drug Market Update 2017

A former British colony, Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China on the coast of the South China Sea. According to the IMF, Hong Kong has the second-highest GDP (PPP) per capita in the Greater China... Read More

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Asia Aging Quickly, Many Medtech Opportunities

This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. Asia’s population is aging quickly. The demographics are changing rapidly with declining birth rates and increasing life expectancies, resulting in shifting healthcare trends. The WHO says “ageing well” must be a global priority, because the... Read More