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D-dimer tests demand in China grows amidst COVID-19: GlobalData

The demand, due to the monitoring of COVID-19, is seen to drive the market at a 10% CAGR between 2020 and 2025.

AI, telehealth key to improve diagnosis for APAC radiologists: Royal Philips

80% of radiologists in Singapore, Australia, and South Korea believe that introduction of AI will lead to a more confident diagnosis.

Scivita Medical bags CN¥400m in Series B funding round

Scivita Medical is a Hong Kong-based maker of endoscopy products.

Disease awareness boosts Japan’s KRAS oncogene test market

Nucleic acid amplification tests dominate the market.

Mastercard and AIF launches first mobile hospital in Jalna, India

The new facility includes triage and treatment centres.

India ranks third in global pharma manufacturing

The majority of the country’s pharma manufacturing produces generic drugs.

Philippines mulls drug price cuts for foreign pharma

This is expected to affect local pharma growth in the short term.

Elderly Australians least comfortable with telemedicine

Nonetheless, more than half of the age group found its use to be comfortable.

SG's Raffles Medical Group revenue surges to $343.8m in H1

The group’s profits after tax ballooned by as much as 138.4%.

E-health platform Eucalyptus raises $22.2m in Series B round

Funds will be used to build out its behavioural health and chronic care modules.

Drug approvals boost Japanese migraine treatment online

Some players have been highly active in digital channels of various countries.

ASX-listed HealthCo buys eight oncology clinics for $81m

It has also formed a JV with Acurio to develop a private hospital in NSW.

China-based Zhongchao to launch internet hospital

With this, the company now offers an all-in-one patient management service.

Bangladesh’s healthcare sector braces for ageing population

The country is expected to have one in five of its population to be elderly by 2050.

Singapore’s GIC buys 16% stake in Sunway Healthcare for $180.9m

Sunway is planning to ramp up its hospital capacity to about 3,000 beds.