This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number one cause of death globally. While CVDs are the primary cause of death in developed countries such as the United States, more than... Read More
This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. The development of low-cost, high-quality smartphones is changing the way that patients and doctors communicate with one another. This new trend is the result of medical device companies teaming up with software developers to harness... Read More
This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. Telemedicine connects doctors with patients who are unable to travel or live in rural areas. While it was once considered expensive and unconventional, the rapid spread of affordable technology has made telemedicine an increasingly attractive... Read More
A recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that childhood obesity is a growing problem in Asia. According to the report, in 2014, 48% of the world’s overweight children (5 years old or younger) were living in Asia. In high... Read More
In late 2015, the Medical Device Branch (MDB) of Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) released updated guidance documents on the Change Notification System for Registered Medical Devices. The updates to the guidance documents are intended to make the notification process more efficient... Read More
This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. Populations across Asia have enjoyed substantial improvements in healthcare in recent decades: infant mortality rates have dropped by more than two-thirds in East Asia; governments in China, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia have dramatically... Read More
This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. A new trend is emerging in Asia as diseases that were once considered “Western” are increasingly found in wealthy countries such as Japan and South Korea, as well as places with growing wealth like China.... Read More
South Korea and Japan continue to take top spots in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) annual rankings of average life expectancy. Japan leads the list with an average life expectancy of 83.4 years while South Korea has the 12th... Read More
This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. As economies around the world struggle for growth, countries in Asia are riding the wave of one of the world’s fastest growing industries—medical tourism. Industry growth rates in the region are hovering around 25%, according... Read More
This article was also published on MedTech Intelligence. Wearable electronic devices such as Apple’s iWatch or the Fitbit have become ubiquitous in advanced economies in the West, and they are catching up in Asia. Wearable medical devices such as electronic cardiogram skin patches,... Read More