Pharmaceuticals
Japan's Eisai to invest in U.S. Alzheimer's blood testing firm C2N
Expanded use of tests could boost drugmaker's lecanemab medication
Health Care
The Big Story
Asia's menopause challenge: The economic case for better female health
Aging societies from Japan to Singapore rush to safeguard mature women's wellness
DealStreetAsia
Vietnam's AI prowess boosts precision medicine startups
Bevy of 'promising companies,' including Gene Solutions, attract investments
Politics
South Korean doctors holds a mass rally against medical policy
Demanding the government scrap the plan to increase medical school admissions
Health Care
South Korea standoff worsens as doctors defy return-to-work deadline
Yoon's tough stance proves popular amid reports of hospital disruptions
Health Care
South Korea's trainee doctors continue walkout over pay, hours
Many quit as Yoon pushes plan to train more physicians to ease shortage
Health Care
South Korean trainee doctors walk off job over medical student increase
Health authorities scrambling to prevent major disruptions to services
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Science
Japanese startup creates pigs engineered for organ donation
PorMedTec plans interspecies kidney transplants on humans from 2025
Health Care
Tokyo startup offers efficient tests for mitochondrial diseases
Genex's software identifies relationships between genetic mutations and disorders
Opinion
Need to improve oxygen access has not ended with the pandemic
Better supplies could prevent countless deaths from common illnesses
Technology
Samsung bets on smart ring as fitness tech gathers pace
Set to become first major technology company to roll out such a device
Opinion
Digital technology key to addressing Asian health care strains
New tools are making information more accessible, understandable and engaging
Opinion
Investment in Asia's 'care economy' carries broad benefits
In supportive environments, service providers are proving financially sustainable
Health Care
Japan's Teijin invests in U.S. medical device startup
Garwood seeking to treat infections after prosthetic joint implant surgery
Food & Beverage
Kirin to use Blackmores as channel to sell proprietary ingredient
Brewer to more than double Asian markets for its plasma lactic acid
Health Care
Japan's pharmaceutical regulator to open office in Bangkok
Tokyo aims for more of its drugs to enter Asian markets, but experts skeptical
Pharmaceuticals
Japan seeks more cutting-edge treatments with better drug price support
Changes aim to encourage foreign pharma startups to enter market
Technology
New Japan capsule hotel will monitor guests' sleep
NTT Data seeks insights for health, product development
Gender
Japan's over-the-counter emergency contraception trial: 5 things to know
Prescription-free sales are step forward for reproductive rights, but hurdles remain
Business deals
Japan's Otsuka buys U.S. supplement maker Bonafide Health for $425m
Drugmaker aims to expand health food for women with its unit Pharmavite
Health Care
China orders hospitals to step up treatment of respiratory illnesses
Clusters of children in north presenting symptoms prompt WHO questions
The Big Story
Asia's climate-driven health crisis raises alarm ahead of COP28
Summit's first health ministerial follows record summer spike in heatstroke and dengue cases
Health Care
Malaysia's Penang lures medical tourists from Indonesia
Geographic proximity, linguistic similarities, quality and costs among advantages
Health Care
Dengue fever sweeps through Asia, helped by hotter and wetter weather
More than 1,000 die in Bangladesh; major outbreak hits Taiwan
Pharmaceuticals
Myopia eyedrops headed for clinical trials in Japan
Drug hoped to slow nearsightedness affecting 2bn people worldwide