Health

HEALTH

A short-term monitoring method that’s driving habit change for Singapore’s diabetics

While some have committed to biohacking and hyper-optimisation, others are saying “enough”.

They tracked fitness, food and sleep obsessively. Now, they’re tuning out

Founder Lee Shao Rong says the move to further expand despite competition is undergirded by Supergreen’s hybrid franchising business mode.
SME

Supergreen targets Singapore’s residential neighbourhoods as expansion plan takes off

A pharmaceutical firm in India has launched a weight-loss injection that costs from 1,290 rupees (S$17) a month.
THINKING ALOUD

A GLP-1 tsunami is headed for the vice industry. Good.

Patients should have clarity on who is accessing their data, for what purpose and under what safeguards.
THE BROAD VIEW

What Singapore’s new health data law means for patients in the AI age

China’s flagship project, the National Biobank, has grown into one of the world’s largest since launching in Shenzhen in 2016 and Beijing is pushing to make it the biggest.

China races to build record biobank to rival US drugs research

FV Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is owned by Thomson Medical Group.
INSIDE ASEAN

The Asian healthcare gold rush: Vietnam’s reforms are attracting foreign investors

When a patient is unsure of how soon they can see a doctor, or whether a visit will cost S$200 or S$2,000, they will not have the confidence to seek the care they need, says the writer.
THE BROAD VIEW

Top-tier healthcare is within reach. Why do Singaporeans still hesitate?

Women’s health has historically been under-researched and under-funded.
WHO’S WHO IN PRIVATE BANKING

Women’s health is wealth

The collaborations will “pave the way for patients, healthcare and industry practitioners in the respective markets to enjoy greater access to medicines, medical devices and other healthcare innovations”, says HSA.

HSA deepens pacts with Malaysia, Uzbekistan for faster medical innovation access