Asia Pacific

SGH leads regional push to expand intestinal ultrasound for IBD monitoring

The initiative with IBUS and Johnson & Johnson will train 19 gastroenterologists and aims to establish 15 IUS-capable centres across Southeast Asia and India....

Smart hospitals move beyond AI pilots to focus on people, workflows and capacity at AIMX Singapore

Healthcare leaders examining AI and robotics deployments in Singapore and the region highlighted user adoption, workflow redesign and post-implementation improvement as critical to achieving real-world impact....

Manulife, Breast Cancer Foundation and Parkway Radiology expand access to breast cancer screening

The three-year Singapore partnership will provide free tele-consultations and clinically appropriate mammograms through the MammoXpress mobile screening service, including for younger women and underserved groups....

Synapxe launches sector-wide agentic AI platform for Singapore public healthcare

AgentSea enables public healthcare professionals to create, use and share AI agents for clinical, operational and administrative workflows, with more than 12,000 agents created since launch....

Singlife study finds critical illness recovery costs can reach S$169,000 in Singapore

The study identifies a “Recovery Gap” extending beyond hospital treatment, with patients and families facing prolonged rehabilitation, caregiving, income disruption and out-of-pocket costs....

Aevice Health, NTU and Denka develop AI model to turn cough sounds into respiratory biomarkers

Project CALM will combine artificial intelligence, acoustic signal processing and wearable technology to classify cough sounds and support earlier, more objective management of respiratory conditions....

Pillar Biosciences joins LC-SCRUM-Asia lung cancer liquid biopsy screening programme

Pillar’s oncoReveal Essential+ assay has been validated at LSI Medience for cfDNA and cfRNA screening, with the project expected to include about 2,000 lung cancer patients over two years....

Edwards Lifesciences highlights patient perspectives in shaping structural heart care across APAC

Patients from five Asia-Pacific markets shared experiences of diagnosis, treatment and recovery at Edwards Lifesciences’ annual Patient Experience event in Singapore....

Philippines Medical Expo 2026 opens in Manila with focus on digitalisation and healthcare innovation

The three-day trade event brings medical technology, diagnostics, hospital equipment and digital healthcare suppliers together under the theme “Smarter Healthcare, Stronger Future”....

KHF 2026 opens in Seoul with focus on AI, robotics and intelligent hospitals

The three-day exhibition and summit brings together medical devices, digital health, medical AI, robotics, digital pathology and smart hospital technologies at COEX in Seoul....