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Awareness gap on myopia risk stalls early intervention in children
Awareness gap on myopia risk stalls early intervention in children
CooperVision entered Japan and is equipping clinicians with talk tracks to convert myopia awareness into action.
32 minutes ago
Singapore ranks first globally as childhood myopia surges
Mount Elizabeth now uses atropine MiSight lenses and near-work devices to slow progression in children.
35 minutes ago
Myopia care lacks tools to flag poor treatment responders
Repeated multi-country approval studies are slowing new myopia treatments from reaching patients worldwide.
39 minutes ago
Hong Kong CDMO gap delays GenEditBio samples
Hetao could fund shared CDMO capacity for first-in-human gene editing samples.
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Device cuts PCR complexity with 45-pathogen detection in 90 minutes
The system identifies 27 viruses, 15 bacteria and three fungi in one device cutting complexity for space-limited clinics.
1 hour ago
EEG tool detects language delay in infants from birth to age 2
Regulatory barriers in mainland China are limiting the product to private hospitals until an MPA license is secured
1 hour ago
Biologics adoption to fuels trillion-dollar injectable market expansion
China and India are emerging as key manufacturing and consumption centres.
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Mirror Caring targets knee health gap with non-invasive wearable
A wearable patch tracks knee swelling and motion after exercise giving users an early warning before serious damage sets in.
1 hour ago
Hong Kong health costs outpace GDP as prevention remains underfunded
Poor diets undertreated patients and underpaid public health workers are pushing Hong Kong costs beyond GDP growth.
17 hours ago
Five-year health plans no longer work, UNSW fellow warns
Davidson warns health systems to brace for pandemics supply chain risk and workforce strain simultaneously.
17 hours ago
Singapore heart centre deploys photo-counting CT for complex cardiac cases
Cardiovascular disease accounts for nearly one in three deaths in the country.
22 hours ago
Rising elderly cancer burden to expand T-cell malignancies market
Advances in molecular profiling help improve the understanding of these diseases.
23 hours ago
NZ budget 2026 commits $400m to hospital upgrades, health minister says
This forms part of a 10-year Health Infrastructure Plan launched in 2025.
23 hours ago
Global point‑of‑care testing market to hit $64.8b by 2031
This will be driven by increasing demand for quick testing.
1 day ago
Radiation safety market to hit $5.7b by 2031 on nuclear, medical demand
It is projected to expand at 8.4% CAGR.
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Rising demand for rapid diagnostics drives cardiac marker market toward $9.6b
Point-of-care testing is expected to be the fastest-growing segment.
2 days ago
IHH earnings edge higher in Q1 despite currency headwinds
Core revenue rose 16% on a constant currency basis.
2 days ago
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