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Medical Fair Asia 2020 to go digital
Against the back of Covid-19 pandemic, travel and physical restrictions, exhibition organiser Messe Düsseldorf Asia says that the 13th edition of Medical Fair Asia, to have been held from 9-11 December at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, will now take place as a digital edition […]
Strict social distancing greatly lowers chance of COVID-19 infection, study finds
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) in Maryland, US, found that those who regularly dismiss outdoor social distancing were more than four times as likely to test positive for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection, while those who […]
Taiwanese assistive technologies to benefit ageing transformation
According to the 2019 United Nation World Population Report, more than 703 million people were aged 65 years and over and the number is expected to double to 1.5 billion by the year 2050. The ageing transformation is classified when the […]
New lung cancer campaign hoped to encourage conversation, promote early diagnosis
The “Knowing Lung Cancer” awareness campaign has just been jointly launched by the Lung Cancer Network Malaysia (LCNM), the Malaysian Oncological Society (MOS), and the National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM), to increase lung cancer awareness among Malaysians and encourage more […]
An eye on future vision: Taiwanese ophthalmic innovations
According to estimates from IEK Consulting of the Industrial Technology Research Institute, the global ophthalmic medical equipment market is estimated to reach US$58.4 billion by 2023. Armed with the strength of ICT/optical technology and scale of manufacturing capability, ophthalmic device manufacturers in Taiwan are […]
Peanut skins, coffee wastes enhance antioxidant properties of milk chocolate
Phenolic compounds – in chocolate, for example – can provide valuable antioxidant health benefits, but also a harder, more bitter chocolate. The antioxidants in turn provide anti-inflammatory health benefits to the consumer and notably, help keep food products from spoiling. […]
Series of webinars on surgical equipment from Taiwan
A series of webinars on smart medical product launch will be held in Taipei, aimed at offering the global market a better understanding of Taiwan’s smart medical industry as the fight against the Covid-19 outbreak still continues. Driven by both […]
Affected olfactory support cells responsible for loss of smell in COVID-19
A majority of COVID-19 patients experience a temporary loss of smell, medically termed anosmia. Analyses of health records indicate that COVID-19 patients are 27 times more likely to have some level of anosmia but are only around 2.2 to 2.6 […]
Clinical guidelines about COVID-19’s impact on the body beyond the lungs published
When COVID-19 first gained traction in the US, in early March 2020, there was little clinical guidance on treating the effects of the disease. Physicians on the frontline of the outbreak in New York quickly realised that COVID-19 was more […]
Worldwide biosurveillance network needed to protect from diseases from unchecked wildlife trade
The severity of COVID-19 highlights the need for widespread pathogen screening and monitoring to better understand, predict and contain outbreaks in wildlife and humans. A group of eight researchers from San Diego Zoo Global in California, US, recommend a “decentralised” […]
