Digital Health

Presage gains FDA clearance for contactless vital signs monitoring

The SmartSpectra SDK enables pulse rate and breathing rate measurement through mobile device cameras without wearables or specialised hardware....

Asia-Pacific medtech creating more competitive innovations

A new report finds Asia-Pacific medtech demand is expected to reach $132 billion by 2030, but companies need stronger funding, regulatory, clinical and commercial capabilities to scale globally....

Nebius celebrates healthcare and life sciences innovators at expanded AI Discovery Awards

The 2026 programme recognises AI startups across biopharma, genomics, digital health, medical devices and medical imaging with $1.4 million in compute and inference credits....

SEA HI Hub to build Southeast Asia’s health innovation ecosystem

The non-profit platform has signed MOUs with hospitals, medical schools, academic medical centres and healthcare operators to support health innovation across the region....

Inaugural Smart Health Asia opens in Singapore

The event brings together more than 3,000 visitors, over 140 senior speakers from 18 countries and exhibitors across digital health, healthtech and medtech....

UpDoc secures FDA clearance for patient-facing clinical AI platform

The SaMD platform is designed to help clinicians deploy AI agents for chronic disease management and care coordination between scheduled visits....

APAC healthcare systems move towards integrated, AI-enabled care

Vikram Kapur from Bain & Company discusses how single touchpoints, clinician engagement, AI transformation and workflow redesign could shape the next phase of healthcare delivery across Asia-Pacific....

Balancing convenience and safety as AI becomes a first stop for health queries

Dr Warren Ong, Head of Clinical, APAC, Cigna Healthcare, says consumer-facing AI tools can support access and convenience, but must remain anchored to clinical oversight, transparency and patient safety....

Ovum Lands $4M Seed Round to Tackle the $1 Trillion Gender Health Gap

Funding will support the development of Ovum’s AI infrastructure and longitudinal women’s health data set....

APAC healthcare systems face growing strain as rising patient expectations collide with stretched clinical workforce - Bain & Company survey

95% of consumers want a single touchpoint to manage their healthcare, while one in five doctors are actively considering leaving their current employer due to burnout....