A clinic in Taiwan just became the fourth dental practice to accept Dentacoin (DCN), after locations in the UK, Bulgaria and India opted into the dental industry exclusive cryptocurrency. Does it have a future?
Thailand has 18 publicly traded hospital operators, while the UK and Germany have only three each. And all of Western Europe combined? Barely more than a dozen. We look at why.
Bangkok Chain Hospital, the third-largest Thai hospital operator by market cap, has entered into a joint venture with Pakistani hospital operator Cosmos Health Services to manage hospitals and clinics in Pakistan. We talk to an analyst in Thailand, and Cosmos.
Professional postpartum care - luxury live-in care for both mother and child in the month following childbirth - has evolved into a lucrative business in China in less than a decade. Healthcare Nova speaks to John Yue Zhao, founder and CEO of the Xi Yue Ge care centre to find out more.
Thonburi Hospital Group (THG) went public on the Bangkok stock exchange on Thursday, December 7. Market cap when trading opened on the first day suggested it was nearly a US$1bn company (32.3bn baht), but this has dropped to US$808m (26bn baht), at the time of writing, as shares have dropped 28% from the initial offer price. We talk to a source close to THG to find out more.
Shares in Max India, the holding company for Max Healthcare, Max Bupa Health and Antara Senior Living, have fallen by over four per cent since Monday, after the Delhi Government cancelled the licence of its Max Healthcare Shalimar Bagh hospital following the death of a premature baby last week.
RH Bophelo, a black-owned healthcare-focused special purpose acquisition company, has made its first purchases since a R500m (US$40m) listing in July. We talk to CEO Quinton Zunga.
Reforms designed to overhaul universal health coverage in Argentina, which will also see the introduction of country-wide electronic health records, are meeting with strong union opposition. We speak to an Argentinian healthcare expert to find out more.
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