Healthcare
HC Surgical Specialist profits up 38% to $1.21m in Q1
HC Surgical Specialist profits up 38% to $1.21m in Q1
New acquisitions from the previous financial year brought growth.
Electrophysiology devices market to grow 9% annually
The prevalence of diseases in India and China is expected to raise demand for the devices.
Daily Briefing: LTA delays licences for PMD-sharing services; HSBC joins race for in-demand data talent
And telehealth provider WhiteCoat partners with caregiving services platform Homage.
Four healthtech startups to join BlueChilli accelerator programme
The startups target issues in mental health, chronic disease, and preventive care.
Healthcare firms to see bigger patient footfall if haze persists: report
Private hospital admissions spiked to 25.7% during the October 2014 haze.
$1.04b lost to migraines in 2018
Patients who experienced it for four to 14 days per month lost an average of $14,860.
Employer medical benefit costs may rise 10% in 2020
This is tipped to outgrow the average general inflation rate of 1.4%.
Court dismisses standby facility appeal against OUE Lippo Healthcare
The lawsuit revolves the appointment of receivers for OUELH’s subsidiaries.
Temasek advances in bid for stake in $2.5b Metro Pacific hospital unit
This could potentially be the biggest healthcare deal in the Philippines.
LIA Singapore now offers standard pre-authorisation insurance form
IP insurers will use the form beginning 1 October.
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Childhood vaccination to be subsidised in CHAS general practitioner clinics
Subsidies will be available in both polyclinics and CHAS clinics by end-2020.
Singapore medical device output grew 4.2% in June
The industry outperformed the output of the manufacturing sector, which fell 6.9%.
IFC proposes $34.72m funding for PE fund Quadria Capital
The healthcare-focused PE firm has a target fund size of $555.57m for its Fund II.
Grab partners with telemedicine firm WhiteCoat to speed up medication delivery
Patients will be able to receive medicine in 90 minutes.
94% of firms attach international medical plans to healthcare programmes
This comes as employees seek more comprehensive plans to reduce out-of-pocket costs.
1,000sqm biochemical R&D hub opens in Singapore
It was built by NUS, Agilent Technologies, and National University Hospital.
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