Healthcare

Myopia care lacks tools to flag poor treatment responders

Myopia care lacks tools to flag poor treatment responders

Repeated multi-country approval studies are slowing new myopia treatments from reaching patients worldwide.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Singapore heart centre deploys photo-counting CT for complex cardiac cases

Cardiovascular disease accounts for nearly one in three deaths in the country.
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Rising elderly cancer burden to expand T-cell malignancies market

Advances in molecular profiling help improve the understanding of these diseases.
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NZ budget 2026 commits $400m to hospital upgrades, health minister says

This forms part of a 10-year Health Infrastructure Plan launched in 2025.
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Global point‑of‑care testing market to hit $64.8b by 2031

This will be driven by increasing demand for quick testing.
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IHH earnings edge higher in Q1 despite currency headwinds

Core revenue rose 16% on a constant currency basis.

Brighton Health Campus adds scanning suite as demand strains system

The purpose‑built department will introduce a full suite of imaging modalities.

Jardine Matheson to buy Australian medical firm for $2.4b

The deal included I-MED’s minority stake in Harrison.ai.

Why health system research deserves more attention

Closing the gap between publication and implementation isn't the researcher's job alone.