Healthcare
ST Engineering and Philips team up for digital health solutions
Hospital systems driving similar remote services can expect to reduce length of stay by more than 20%.
Singapore General Hospital names new CEO
Associate Professor Tan Hiang Khoon will succeed Professor Kenneth Kwek in the role.
Cordlife to resume cord blood banking in 'controlled manner'
It can only collect 30 units per month of new cord blood.
Half of middle-aged S’poreans seek healthcare integration and convenience
Challenges raised include long wait times and affordability.
HSA revokes licence of retailer for e-vaporiser violations
It seized over 120 e-vaporisers from the retailers.
iX Biopharma widens net loss by 12% in FY2024
Loss per share stood at $0.0141.
Thomson Medical’s FY2024 earnings plunges 57.8% to $15.4m
Earnings per share stood at $0.058.
Nanjing Xinjiekou halts plan to buy remaining Cordlife shares
The company is under investigation by the Ministry of Health.
Pasture Holdings’ earnings rebound in FY 2024
The company has rebounded from a net loss of US$1.3m to a net profit of US$0.6m.
Informal caregivers provide $1.28b in value for aged care annually
This is equivalent to about 11% of the government's expenditure on healthcare.
IHH hospitals install advanced pathogen identification system
The system is installed in IHH Healthcare’s Gleneagles, Mount Elizabeth, and Mount Elizabeth Novena hospitals.
NUS and A*STAR develop non-invasive wearable sensor to detect skin biomarkers
The sensor can detect biomarkers such as cholesterol and lactate.
Singapore and Philippines ink MOU on healthcare workforce cooperation
The partnership involves sharing best practices and support programmes for Filipino health workers.
NE CDC, Singhealth launches TampinesCaresGoWhere platform
This gives up to 300,000 Tampines residents a central access point to support services.
Cordlife widens net loss by $10.2m in H1 2024
The loss is due to the decline in revenue and refunds for clients affected by the high-risk blood cord tanks.
Haw Par H1 2024 profit up 17.1%, but cost pressures weigh on margins
Its gross margin dipped to 54.6%
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