Category: Community
Safe and sustainable pain treatment by cooling peripheral nerves
Cooling the nerves numbs sensation, and, by extension, pain: an international team at Pusan National University in South Korea have developed an implant that dulls neuropathic pain by cooling peripheral nerves. The sort, bioresorbable implants showed great potential in animal […]
EU-ABC: Adoption of diagnostics vital to strengthen healthcare systems in ASEAN
The EU-ASEAN Business Council (EU-ABC) has just recently published a report, “Transforming Diagnostic Access: A Roadmap for ASEAN,” in which it lays out key recommendations for public and private stakeholders to consider undertaking to improve and further strengthen existing healthcare […]
MiyaHealth secures funding for improved patient-centric healthcare
Singapore-based healthtech start-up, MiyaHealth, has successfully raised additional funding which will be channelled into improving patients’ healthcare journey, and to better serve the needs of payors and healthcare providers. The fresh funds from leading healthcare and technology investors including HealthXCapital, […]
Month-long Milo campaign to embolden Malaysians with unity and tenacity
A product of the world’s largest food and beverage manufacturer, Nestlé, Milo aims to reignite the Malaysian spirit of unity and tenacity through the “#MalaysiaBolehBersamaMILO” campaign. Milo is running a series of activities across the country from now until Malaysia […]
ALTY Orthopaedic in support of Malaysian Blind Football Team
ALTY – “Adding Life To Years” – Orthopaedic Hospital (ALTY) is now the strategic healthcare partner for the Malaysian Blind Football Team (National Team). Through its “Sports4All” campaign, the specialty healthcare provider will be extending support and medical services to […]
Lazy eye in children and the significance of early treatment
Children are susceptible to eye development conditions including amblyopia, or more commonly known as lazy eye, which occurs when there is obstruction to vision and abnormal development of the eye-brain pathway. As amblyopia can develop from birth, children might not […]
ThoughtFull, AIA Malaysia to provide mental health support to corporate insurance
ThoughtFull, a digital mental health platform based in Southeast Asia, has teamed up with life insurers from AIA Malaysia (AIA) to enrich corporate insurance with end-to-end mental health support – AIA plans to integrate ThoughtFull’s mental health care capabilities into […]
CooperVision launches soft contact lenses for myopia control in China
Contact lens manufacturer CooperVision is set to bring the innovative MiSight 1-day contact lenses (MiSight 1-day) for myopia management to patients in mainland China, distributed exclusively by EssilorLuxottica. MiSight 1-day is backed by extensive data gleaned from a seven-year clinical […]
Step up dengue prevention programmes, International SOS urges
Leading security and health services company, International SOS, is encouraging organisations to be more proactive about dengue awareness and prevention as cases continue to rise and affect tens of millions of people globally. International SOS has reported of an overall […]
More Malaysian youths engaging in sex, Durex finds
A recent survey conducted by Durex Malaysia (Durex), joined by over 1,000 adults between 18 and 30 years old, found a statistical rise in sexual activity despite dismal understanding of sexual health. According to the Durex Survey (Durex Malaysia’s Sexual […]
