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An unbroken heart: Learning to live fully after a heart attack
Resource persons: , Dr Yew Kuan Leong and Dr Shathiskumar Govindaraju, both Consultant Cardiologists at Bukit Tinggi Medical Centre Klang (BTMC) The heart attack is over. So why are some survivors still anxious about living normally again? Every patient’s recovery […]
AI, robotics, MedTech innovation and connected care show new possibilities for patient care
AI for pre-surgery assessment, wearable rehabilitation technologies and live robotic gait demonstrations put the practical application of healthcare innovation at the centre of Medical Fair Asia, Medical Manufacturing Asia and the inaugural RehaCare Asia, held at Marina Bay Sands from […]
BiDaKidney targets affordable automated peritoneal dialysis
As healthcare costs rise and chronic diseases become more widespread, frugal technology is gaining importance as a way to make essential medical care more accessible. One example is BiDaKidney, developed by University of the Philippines Diliman engineering graduates Andrew Jacob […]
Is your heart racing faster than F1 cars?
As Formula 1 returns to Sepang this October, the excitement of speed and high performance will once again take centre stage. While a racing heart can be part of the thrill, our hearts can also beat faster when we are […]
FHIM 2026: showcasing European healthcare in Shanghai
For hospitals, pharmaceutical and med tech companies, investors and healthcare organisations across Asia, FHIM (Future Healthcare Investment Market) 2026, to be held 4–5 November 2026. provides a focused platform to engage with European healthcare institutions, procurement networks and investors, while […]
New enzyme identified in drug-resistant bacteria
Researchers from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research & Technology’s (SMART) Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) interdisciplinary research group, together with collaborators from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) and institutions in the US, Poland and France, have identified […]
Study links air pollution to mental, physical illness
New research from the University of St Andrews has found that long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with a higher incidence of both mental and physical illness. The study, which examined 16 years of health and pollution data in […]
Social media’s “perfect parenting” pressure weighs on young parents
Parenthood may be one of the most anticipated stages of life, but the idea of “perfect parenting” is putting pressure on many parents, particularly young ones. For some, the unrealistic idea of error-proof parenting may even make them question whether […]
Thailand rolls out local botulism treatment at lower cost
Thai researchers have developed and registered a domestically produced botulinum antitoxin, cutting treatment costs while strengthening the country’s pharmaceutical security and emergency preparedness. On 28 July, Deputy Government Spokesperson Ploytalay Laksameesangchan announced that the Thai Food and Drug Administration had […]
KAIST develops chip to predict brain tumor treatment response
A Korean research team has developed a patient-specific chip that recreates glioblastoma tumor cells and their surrounding blood vessel environment, potentially allowing treatment responses to be predicted more accurately for individual patients. South Korea’s national research university, KAIST, announced on […]
