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Penang sends SOS for medical workers
GEORGE TOWN: With Penang recording the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the country by population, the chief minister is seeking Putrajaya’s urgent help, for more medical staff to help government hospitals currently at full capacity.
30-Aug-2021
Masimo SafetyNet Alert™ Launches in Western Europe
Breakthrough Noninvasive Blood Oxygen Monitoring and Alert System Helps Safeguard Patients Taking Opioids at Home
30-Aug-2021
Toyoda Gosei Launches UV-C High-Speed Surface Disinfector
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7282) will launch a “UV-C High-Speed Surface Disinfector,” which uses deep ultraviolet (UV-C) LEDs that effectively kill viruses and bacteria, in November 2021. Preorders of the product will be accepted from September 1.
27-Aug-2021
Amazon makes moves for a major medical diagnostics play
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) wants to hire key employees to expand its medical diagnostics operations on a global scale, which very well could grow beyond COVID-19 testing.
27-Aug-2021
How Olympus is using AI to find patients for its COPD device
Spiration is an FDA-designated breakthrough device for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. SeleCT Connect — offered as part of Olympus’ SeleCT quantitative computer tomography (QCT) analysis service — is available immediately to more than 9,000 U.S. healthcare through the Nuance AI Marketplace, a workflow-integrated cloud platform for diagnostic imaging AI algorithms.
03-Aug-2021
Smart clothes powered by AI could monitor health
Purdue University engineers are touting a method for turning cloth items into battery-free, wearable and wireless “smart clothes.”
10-Jun-2021
Malaysia responds to COVID-19 threats through frugal innovations
An emergent, innovative, mixed-method research strategy and tried-and-tested processes were employed to ensure effective solutions for the frontliners and healthcare personnel.
29-Dec-2020
Malaysia joins CEPI donating $3M to advance vaccine R&D
Malaysia’s financial contribution will support CEPI’s programmes focussed on advancing vaccine candidates against its priority diseases
09-Dec-2020
ASTEEL Group donates 2,000 face masks and 8 stands with hand sanitizers to medical frontliners
ASTEEL Group donates 2,000 face masks and 8 stands of hand sanitizers to help medical frontliners safeguard the lives of vulnerable communities.
03-Dec-2020
INVO Bioscience and idsMED Group sign distribution agreement for Malaysia
Malaysia represents a significant addressable market opportunity with approximately 10% of the population suffering from infertility.
26-Nov-2020
Axios, NCSM partner to increase access to oncology care in Malaysia
Through its Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs), Axios supports eligible patients across Malaysia to overcome affordability barriers by assessing their individual ability to pay, allowing for completion of their treatment even if they can’t afford to pay for it in full.
06-Nov-2020
GHA, MSQH team up for medical travel accreditation in Malaysia
The Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) Program for Medical Travel Services and the Malaysia Society for Quality in Health (MSQH), have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaboration
30-Oct-2020
MHTC Projects 75% Hit To Malaysia 2020 Medical Tourism Revenue
Malaysia’s medical tourism revenue is estimated to decline up to 75 per cent this year during the Covid-19 pandemic from 2019, according to the Malaysian Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC).
29-Oct-2020
Penang CM moots using technology to boost state medical tourism
The Penang government encourages technology in healthcare in a bid to boost medical tourism in the state and the improvement of quality of patient care.
25-Oct-2020
MR D.I.Y. utilises business network to respond to PPE urgent need in Sabah
MR D.I.Y. Group (M) Bhd (MR D.I.Y.) has dispatched 9,000 sets of personal protective equipment (PPE) and 20,000 face masks worth RM480,000 to Sabah.
23-Oct-2020
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