Category: Features
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, […]
Millennials and Gen-Z at risk of heart disease
Heart attacks are on the rise among young adults in Malaysia – those in their 20s and 30s, to be exact: experiencing a heart attack at this age is becoming more common. Additionally, a study on coronary artery disease (CAD) […]
Dogs shed happy tears when reuniting with owners
Japanese researchers revealed that the eyes of man’s best friend do indeed well up with tears whenever they’re flooded with positive emotion – almost regularly when dogs are reunited with their human owners. The world-first discovery that animals shed tears […]
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 […]
TPE: the trusted material for medical diagnostic equipment
Medical diagnostic equipment features a variety of diagnostic tools and equipment for accurate testing, tracking, measurements, and evaluations. These include ophthalmoscopes, electrocardiographs, thermometers, digital sphygmomanometers, dopplers, ultrasonography, echocardiography, and other instruments used by clinicians to screen and accurately assess a […]
Optional mask-wearing from Aug 29 as Singapore eases requirements
In a new announcement by the Ministry of Health (MOH), people in Singapore can opt to wear masks on private transport modes such as taxis, school buses, and private bus services, but will be required to do so on public […]
Novavax’s COVID shot open for adolescents, CDC says
Novavax Inc.’s (Novavax) protein-based COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use in adolescents between 12 to 17 years old, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Monday. It was just last week that the vaccine received […]
Tumour destroyed in days in mice implanted with “drug factory” beads
Specially-developed “drug factory” beads continually generate a type of protein that helps eradicate cancerous tumours: scientists at Rice University in Texas, US, noticed that mice implanted with the drug factory beads were soon free of mesothelioma cancer growths, a very […]
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 […]
