Healthcare
Medical devices market to hit $3.5b by year-end: GlobalData
This translates to a compound annual growth rate of 5.2% from 2016.
Medical devices market to hit $3.5b by year-end: GlobalData
This translates to a compound annual growth rate of 5.2% from 2016.
AI to become a top investment area in the next three years: study
Currently, 38% of healthcare leaders are already investing heavily on AI.
IHH drops acquisition of Ramsay Sime Darby Healthcare
A $1.35b buyout offer was earlier proposed by IHH.
Thomson Medical group chief steps down
The board said a potential successor has been identified and will be announced soon.
Thomson Medical profit balloons 572.7% to $41.27m in H1
Higher profits were boosted by several factors including increase patient load.
IHH Healthcare's net income jumps 27% to $3.8m in Q2
The application of MFRS 129 boosted the company's income.
Wearing of mask in indoor settings to be optional by 29 August
The new mask rule does not cover public transportation.
Parkway Life REIT's net income rises 1.1% to $56.0m in H122
The increase was driven by higher rents from its Singapore properties.
Overworked? MOH says attrition rate for local and foreign nurses increased in 2021
The attrition rate rose to 7.4% and 14.8%, respectively.
Over 25,000 nurses to receive special payment
It will be between 1.7 and 2.1 months of their base salaries as of 1 December 2022.
Raffles Medical H1 profit surges 54.4%
Patient numbers had increased on the back of recovering medical tourism.
Tan Tock Seng Hospital develops remedy for overwhelmed hospitals
Its surgical care program via ambulatory setting cuts hospital stays from six to one day.
Singapore has a ratio of 1 hospital for more than 220,000 Singaporeans
It has the lowest hospital versus population ratio amongst 33 developed countries.
Raffles Medical Group to see a 10% decline in H122 net profit: forecast
This is on the back of expected lower revenue from the hospital's COVID-19 services.
LIA Singapore launches extended panel initiative for IP policyholders
This allows policyholders access to over 1,000 private specialists.
Chart of the day: Mental health in North Region most ‘strained’ in Singapore
Almost 2 out of 5 Singaporeans have high mental health risks.
NNI taps VR tech to train neurosurgeons
It aims to create over 100 virtual neurosurgeon training modules.