The Healthcare Board

04/05/2021

What can be done to help who refuse the (not one jab, but two) due to ? Australian-headquartered NeedleCalm Pty Ltd aims to reduce the pain and anxiety associated with needle-related procedures and improve vaccination rates for the six million Australians who fear injections. Health - Healing - Humanity!

A world-leading Aussie innovation is helping people combat their fear of needles. Research has found at least a quarter of us suffer the phobia that may caus...

01/05/2021

Heavy bleeding following medical procedures can be life-threatening. Changi General Hospital (CGH) and the SUTD Singapore University of Technology & Design have developed the Blood WArning Technology with Continuous Hemoglobin (BWATCH) sensor, a non-invasive monitoring device for early detection of bleeding following invasive procedures.

A collaboration between CGH and SUTD, the BWATCH innovation enhances patient safety for those who are at risk of bleeding following invasive medical procedu...

23/04/2021

The front door represents the growing expectation from consumers for well-integrated patient-centered healthcare experiences. To seamlessly engage consumers at every interaction touchpoint in their journey, Siemens Healthineers have identified five areas which will help to unlock digital front doors to healthcare : (1) enable patients, (2) empower workforce, (3) upgrade infrastructure, (4) optimize workflows, and (5) protect . Embracing a digital-first experience.

https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/insights/news/unlocking-the-digital-front-door

18/04/2021

The Rolls Royce of bed

Photo by Tatsuya Tanaka, a Japanese artist famed for his miniature photography.

08/04/2021

, and tools take on new urgency in the post-pandemic world. Having a single data platform will enable visibility of the entire , allowing providers to plan, respond optimally and predict in real time.

Ministry of Health wants to change the way people's medical records are shared nationwide.

07/04/2021

It is estimated that millions of people worldwide suffer from resistant , which substantially increases the risk of , and . , which has been developed to treat , is expected to gain traction very quickly. The global market for renal denervation technologies is estimated at US$59.8 million in 2020, and expected to reach US$558.4 million by 2027. is expected to grow at a CAGR of 43.9 percent for the 2020-2027 period and is poised to reach US$134.5 million by 2027, accounting for 24 percent of the global market.

/PRNewswire/ -- Brattea, a leading renal denervation (RDN) medical technology company in China, announced today its successful completion of over $US20 million...

03/04/2021

The hardware or software that operates can be biased. A biased device is one that operates in a manner that disadvantages certain demographic groups and influences inequity.

29/03/2021

has accelerated the convergence of the retail and industries, transforming the sector into a key battleground for and tech companies. Both industries will continue to converge and evolve, and will reinvent the healthcare experience!

Chinese e-commerce platforms that have ventured into the healthcare sector should have long-term business strategies and governmental supervision needs to be enhanced to ensure the sustainable development of the sector, industry experts said.

28/03/2021

Technology has to apply to patients' . Leveraging and can optimise planning, deliver evidence-based treatment and improve surgical outcomes. It's all about data, data acquisition and , and integrating the data into surgical techniques. Coupled with solutions ( , , ) post-surgery for real-time connectivity with patients, we can advance the standard of care for procedures.

Through partnerships with big tech or developments of smart implants, the orthopaedic companies say tapping troves of patient data is the next logical strategic step.

27/03/2021

Heart disease has become a major health threat in China, and the authorities are encouraging innovation to combat the threat. Several medtech companies are looking at addressing unmet clinical needs in this space, focusing on valve disease, which has a high prevalence, high mortality, and low treatment rate. Congratulations to Shanghai-based startup NewMed Medical for raising over US$100 million in a Series C round of financing. Early this year, Chinese heart valve specialist Microport Cardioflow Medtech also raised HK$2.5 billion (US$324 million) in an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Heart disease is an enormous health problem for China, and represents a huge market for medical companies like NewMed and its competitor Hanyu Technology.

26/03/2021

Utilisation of connected health devices and remote patient monitoring technologies will continue to grow to support a more decentralised, yet personalised model of care. To provide a long-term view of a patient’s overall health and to enable evidence-based personalised care, wearable data will need to be integrated with electronic health data records. Creating a healthier world!

At-home aged care tech company InteliCare (ASX:ICR) has launched real time reporting and insights of personal health metrics

21/03/2021

are moving into . Foxconn expanded into contract manufacturing in 2014, and recently announced it will invest GBP1.0 million (US$1.39 million) in UK-based device startup GyroGear. Another Taiwanese contract manufacturer Catcher Technology has invested in Israel's Viva Surgical, a developer of surgical fixation technologies for mesh placement in hernia repair. The global medtech contract manufacturing market is forecast to increase to almost US$100 billion in 2027, and the Asia Pacific is expected to be the fastest growing region with a high single digital CAGR.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/israeli-via-surgical-receives-investment-from-taiwans-catcher-technology-662657 #

Via Surgical was chosen by Catcher as part of a scouting process conducted with the Israel Economic and Trade Mission in Taipei.