Healthcare

Spinal fusion demand to drive South Korea's bone grafts market growth

It held an 8% share of the Asia-Pacific market in 2025.

HKUMed pioneers robot-assisted living-donor liver transplant

It addresses the core limitations of the manual technique.

APAC turns to AI as healthcare worker shortfall nears 11 million

Medical inflation nearing 12% in 2025 pushes hospitals toward digital tools.

Burjeel adds sleep medicine to specialist portfolio in Abu Dhabi

The clinic will manage sleep apnoea, insomnia, narcolepsy, and circadian rhythm disorders.

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi deploys AI scientist to tackle prostate cancer

Aila wmerges as the world's first clinical AI scientist.

Apollo Hospitals expands India footprint with 200-bed facility

This comes amidst a rise in non-communicable disease cases.

China Medical University Hospital scales AI with clinical oversight

The hospital links AI deployment to lower mortality and stronger ICU governance standards.

Sankara Eye Hospital-CUHK deal expands paediatric eye care focus

It covers myopia treatment research, ROP care, and school screening programmes.

Medical inflation rises to 11.3% as employers face cost squeeze

One-third of regional markets posted lower healthcare price trends.

Asian Hospital targets 14,000-case hernia gap with dedicated centre

The specialised centre aims to reduce treatment delays and improve outcomes for complex abdominal wall surgeries nationwide.

Philippine-based The Medical City strengthens endocrine care with new specialty clinics

It includes the Pituitary Clinic, which will help streamline diagnosis.

Abu Dhabi-Sanofi deal advances vaccine innovation

It also aims to strengthen artificial intelligence-enabled vaccine discovery.

Australia commits $14m to primary health care research

It will provide grants to projects that investigate and trial approaches.

How far can institutional capital shape digital health innovation?

Scale increasingly depends less on venture capital backing.

AU’s research institutes face financial decay as costs outrun grants

Average annual real funding growth over the past decade stood at just 1.4%.