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Why Malaysia’s Sunway Medical Centre invested in the latest robotic surgical system
Despite its high cost, Sunway Medical Centre decided to bring in the latest Da Vinci Xi surgical system earlier this year – making them the first healthcare provider in Malaysia to do so. We speak with the hospital’s General Manager of Robotics Surgery and MIS Services to find out more.
Combining traditional physiotherapy and Keeogo AI robotic technology
Combining tradiotional physiotherapy and AI robotic technology
Registration of COVID-19 IVD test kits
REGISTRATION OF COVID-19 IVD TEST KITS
Egg Medical secures funds to commercialise radiation protection platform
The EggNest platform reduces up to 91% of scatter radiation exposure.
Sanofi strikes $30M strategic agreement with digital health company DarioHealth
French pharmaceutical company Sanofi struck a $30 million, five-year agreement with digital health company DarioHealth. The deal would give Dario access to Sanofi's sales teams to market its existing products, and it would also integrate Sanofi's products onto its platform.
Swift Medical introduces imaging device to treat skin and wound conditions
The device’s imaging capabilities can detect complications on any skin tone, allowing clinicians to treat all patients equally.
AI and advanced imaging tech could transform cervical screening
University Hospital Monklands has become the first hospital in the UK and one of the first in the world to pilot a technology using artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced imaging that could improve early diagnosis of pre-cancerous cells and cancer cells as part of its cervical screening programme.
Keeogo opens Keeogo Robotics Training Centre in Petaling Jaya
Keeogo Robotic Training Centre provides rehabilitation service for those who have partially lost their motor skill. Keeogo combined traditional physical therapy with robotic assisted therapy to achieve the best possible patients outcome.
Medtech, hospitals on alert for cyberattacks after Russia's invasion of Ukraine
While cybersecurity threats to healthcare and medical devices have grown during the pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict has raised the threat level, putting patient safety at risk.
Teladoc Health and Amazon Team Up to Launch Teladoc on Alexa
First of its Kind Alexa Experience Provides Hands-Free Access at Home to General Medical Care
What does a more aggressive M&A approach mean for J&J's devices unit?
After medtech deals took off last year, one of the industry's biggest companies could make a splash in the sector in 2022.
Artificial intelligence hiring in the medical industry rose in January 2022
This latest figure was higher than the 41.8% of companies who were hiring for artificial intelligence related jobs a year ago and an increase compared to the figure of 43.7% in December 2021.
Medical Devices industry venture financing deals total $585.7m in Asia-Pacific in Jan 2022
Total medical devices industry venture financing deals worth $585.7m were announced in Asia-Pacific in January 2022, led by $100m venture financing of Yikun Bio, according to GlobalData’s deals database.
“Greener” choices in inhalers garner increasing pharma, device company support
To address global climate change, some pharma and device makers have developed pressurized Metered Dose Inhalers (pMDI) using propellants with lower global warming risk to treat asthma and COPD patients.
Point-of-Care diagnostics: a boon awaits under remote healthcare
As remote healthcare gathers traction, patients with chronic diseases could get easier access to diagnostic data than ever before.
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