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Wellness 26 Mar 2025 | 03:00 AM

Tackling TB with an app to ease treatment protocols

An initiative called Celik TB aims to improve tuberculosis awareness and treatment adherence among Malaysians.

Singapore 22 Dec 2024 | 06:05 AM

Singapore watching four diseases including Covid-19 and mpox,as part of pandemic preparedness, says health minister

The health authorities in Singapore are keeping watch on four diseases, including Covid-19, H5N1 and mpox, as part of efforts to prepare the Republic for another pandemic.

Singapore 12 May 2024 | 10:33 AM

Singapore MOH to tighten rules on MCs after feedback on doctors issuing them excessively or improperly

Don’t feel like going to work or school? Just do a teleconsultation and get a medical chit to go on sick leave for the day.

TECH 14 Feb 2020 | 09:30 AM

Telemedicine can help pregnant women manage opioid addiction

A recent research study in the United States has highlighted the benefits of telemedicine for pregnant women suffering from opiate drug addiction.

Brunei 17 July 2023 | 09:19 AM

Digital health tools can revolutionise healthcare, says Brunei health minister

Digital health tools have the potential to provide remote monitoring and data capture in healthcare, teleconsultations and information exchange and virtual care.

Singapore 26 Mar 2023 | 11:54 AM

Singapore hospitals resume elective surgery deferred due to Covid-19, take steps to cut duration of stay

Non-urgent elective operations that were deferred during the pandemic have resumed in the past year as the Covid-19 situation here improved, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).

5G 4 Nov 2022 | 10:07 AM

5G robots and other innovations may help S’pore healthcare system cope with ageing population

Nifty 5G-powered robots and augmented reality may be part of the healthcare landscape here soon, as Singapore continues to find smarter ways of better caring for patients in the face of a rapidly ageing population.

Starpicks 31 Mar 2022 | 12:25 AM

U Mobile awarded Qualcomm Wireless Reach Grant to provide telemedicine services to B40 community

U MOBILE, the data-centric and award-winning telco, recently received a grant from the Qualcomm Wireless Reach initiative, which aims to bring advanced wireless technologies to people and communities who need it most.

Nation 7 Apr 2022 | 11:00 PM

Healthcare reforms to include NCDs, says Health DG

PETALING JAYA: The “chronic underinvestment” in the treatment of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) will be addressed by the Health Ministry’s White Paper on health, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Aseanplus News 16 Apr 2022 | 05:49 AM

Coronavirus: Can Hong Kong become a hub for traditional Chinese medicine? Exposure and experience from fifth Covid wave suggest so

Traditional Chinese medicine can play a bigger role in treating patients with severe diseases including Covid-19, experts have said, adding Hong Kong should strive to become a regional hub for the discipline by clearing legal hurdles for practitioners to further contribute.

China 17 Apr 2022 | 03:48 AM

Coronavirus: can Hong Kong become a hub for traditional Chinese medicine? Exposure and experience from fifth Covid wave suggest so

Traditional Chinese medicine can play a bigger role in treating patients with severe diseases including Covid-19, experts have said, adding Hong Kong should strive to become a regional hub for the discipline by clearing legal hurdles for practitioners to further contribute.

Focus 28 Aug 2021 | 11:00 PM

Who should represent Myanmar at the UN General Assembly?

Myanmar's political, humanitarian and health crisis is surging terribly under the military dictatorship and its lack of capacity to contain the resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Singapore 4 Nov 2020 | 11:15 AM

New 'pandemic-ready' armed forces medical centre opens in Singapore

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A new next-generation Singapore Armed Forces medical centre officially opened on Wednesday (Nov 4), pandemic-ready with dedicated isolation rooms and an outdoor swabbing area.

Singapore 4 May 2021 | 11:00 PM

Non-urgent surgeries deferred after surge in virus cases

The Health Ministry said it has asked hospitals to defer non-­urgent surgeries and admissions until further notice in a bid to increase potential capacity for handling Covid-19 patients.

Singapore 4 May 2021 | 05:37 AM

Singapore defers non-urgent surgeries after Covid-19 flareup

Singapore’s Ministry of Health said it has asked hospitals to defer non-urgent surgeries and admissions until further notice, in a bid to increase potential capacity for handling Covid-19 patients.

Business 7 Apr 2021 | 11:00 PM

Digital pharmacy vaults into unicorn status

MUMBAI: API Holdings Pvt, one of India’s largest digital pharmacies, announced yesterday that it has raised US$350mil (RM1.4bil) from Prosus Ventures and TPG Growth LLC.

Technology 3 June 2020 | 12:00 AM

As doctors go virtual, pandemic turbocharges telemedicine

In a matter of weeks, the coronavirus pandemic sparked a technological revolution in healthcare systems across the world that might otherwise have taken years.

Metro News 22 May 2020 | 11:00 PM

A dose of relief for patients

PATIENTS can now have online access to some 200 specialists, with more to come, at 11 Pantai Hospitals and four Gleneagles Hospitals via the newly launched eHealth Video Consultation service.

Corporate News 15 May 2020 | 11:00 PM

IHH virtual consultation a pre-planned move before Covid-19

IN a rare occurrence, analysts have been silent and have not issued any reports or comments on IHH Healthcare Bhd’s move to launch its telemedicine initiative in its hospitals.

Nation 22 Apr 2020 | 11:00 PM

Sunway Medical Centre offers teleconsultation services for patients

KUALA LUMPUR: Over 70 doctors and healthcare professionals across over 40 specialties are live on a teleconsultation platform for the benefit of Sunway Medical Centre patients.

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