This article was originally published on MedTech Intelligence. How are Augmented and Virtual Reality Technologies Used in Healthcare? Augmented reality (AR) superimposes computer-generated images, sounds, or other sensory experiences on a user’s view of the real world. Virtual reality (VR) takes the... Read More
Seeking to stem widespread tobacco dependency in a country that is the largest producer and consumer in the world, Chinese cities are increasingly implementing strict new restrictions on smoking in public. This November, Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi province in northwest China... Read More
Growth and interest in biotechnology is growing in key Asian markets, driven by increased government spending, a loosening of regulations, price reforms and private sector funding. China leads Asia in biotech research and development, number of companies, jobs and IPOs. The government... Read More
With rates of hepatitis B infection higher in Asia than anywhere else on the globe, deaths from liver cancer are an overwhelmingly Asian phenomenon. Almost 80 percent of cases and deaths from liver cancer occur on the Asian continent, according to the... Read More
Stroke remains the leading cause of death in China, killing more than 2 million people each year, despite a decade of advances by the world’s most populous country in combating the disease. China made significant strides decreasing mortality rates from strokes a... Read More
The incidence of stroke is on the rise in Taiwan, driven by unhealthy eating habits, the prevalence of cigarette smoking and high alcohol consumption. A new study presented at the ASEAN Federation of Cardiology Congress in September found the disease that affects... Read More
Driven by economic growth and expanding access to healthcare, the in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) market is rapidly expanding across the Asia-Pacific region. With an aging population, the region is experiencing significant rise in chronic conditions that can be diagnosed and monitored using IVD... Read More
According to Galen Growth Asia, Asian healthcare funding rose significantly in the third quarter of 2018. There were 78 deals done in the third quarter for about $1.4 billion. They expect healthcare funding deals to total about $6 billion in 2018. There... Read More
With obesity on the rise among Japan’s aging population, so is diabetes. More than ten million Japanese were estimated to be living with the disease as of 2016, according to a survey released by the country’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare... Read More
Seventeen years after it first became the leading cause of death in Japan, cancer remains the number one killer in the archipelago nation, according to a study commissioned by the country’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Ever since 1947, when the... Read More