As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) takes hold in Asia’s healthcare industry, researchers are collecting detailed health profiles of citizens and using the data to test treatments, monitor adverse drug reactions in patients, detect the risk of cognitive issues in children... Read More
After two years of delays, Taiwan’s legislature in January passed legislation establishing dedicated regulations on medical devices. The Medical Device Management Law, which has not yet been signed by Taiwan’s president, separates the regulation of medical devices from pharmaceutical products in the... Read More
Two years after Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration first proposed establishing dedicated regulations on medical devices, efforts to separate oversight of the growing industry from that of pharmaceuticals remain stalled. Since 1973, when Taiwan established the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, regulations of medical... Read More
As a shortage of hospitals, an aging population and a dearth of healthcare workers take a toll on the quality of healthcare in Taiwan, the country is increasingly turning to smart technology, including artificial intelligence, to help route adequate health options to... Read More
Leveraging the emerging powers of artificial intelligence (AI), Taiwan’s medical device companies are developing smaller, more portable medical devices to provide better, more accessible care to the elderly – in a country where hospitals are in short supply. The devices in development... Read More
This article was originally featured on Medtech Intelligence. As Asia’s prostate cancer burden grows, so do opportunities for Western medical device companies with products to diagnose and treat the disease. Leading Western medical device firms are moving into markets across the Asian... Read More
This article was originally published on MedTech Intelligence. How are Augmented and Virtual Reality Technologies Used in Healthcare? Augmented reality (AR) superimposes computer-generated images, sounds, or other sensory experiences on a user’s view of the real world. Virtual reality (VR) takes the... Read More
Social media platforms including Facebook and Japanese competitor Line would be prohibited from airing advertisements for medical devices in Taiwan, under legislation introduced in October. As written, the legislation would require that medical devices be approved by Taiwanese government authorities before they... Read More
With rates of hepatitis B infection higher in Asia than anywhere else on the globe, deaths from liver cancer are an overwhelmingly Asian phenomenon. Almost 80 percent of cases and deaths from liver cancer occur on the Asian continent, according to the... Read More
The incidence of stroke is on the rise in Taiwan, driven by unhealthy eating habits, the prevalence of cigarette smoking and high alcohol consumption. A new study presented at the ASEAN Federation of Cardiology Congress in September found the disease that affects... Read More