Australian allied healthcare provider Healthia (ASX: HLA) has taken its industry-leading 3D printing technology to the world with the launch of an orthotics manufacturing lab in Astoria, New York, capable of printing 30,000 pairs annually. The new facility will be operated by iOrthotics USA, which Healthia owns a 58% stake in, and has been secured
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Medtech company G Medical Innovations (ASX: GMV) is preparing to launch Prizma – a smartphone case that can monitor vital signs – in Taiwan, having secured Taiwan Food and Drug Administration approval for their flagship device. The approval comes via G Medical’s partner in Taiwan, First Channel Ltd (FCL) which will immediately commence discussions with
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2019 has been a year like none other, with President Trump seemingly having more direct influence on international markets than any of his predecessors. It’s why we have continually seen market swings and the tiring words ‘Trade War’ repeatedly popping up in headlines on a daily basis. Under Trump’s administration, the yardstick for a President’s
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Australian-based Medical Cannabis producer and supplier, Althea Group (ASX: AGH), have announced this morning that their Bristol-based medical clinic site has secured a licence from a UK independent health and social care regulator. The news suggests that medical cannabis is becoming increasingly accepted in the UK as a treatment option for chronic health conditions. Wholly
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Carried and administered by Australian paramedics for decades, the green whistle pain reliever has been on the Australian market for years but clinical trials in Europe have now revealed Penthrox® to be a superior pain relief product than traditional treatments of morphine (IV), paracetamol, ketoprofen and NSAIDS. Marketed as Penthrox® with the key ingredient of
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Typically during a recession, consumers reduce their spending. But people can’t stop getting sick, becoming injured, or requiring health care products and services, just because there is a downshift in the economy. So what happens to the healthcare sector when there is a recession? During the Global Financial Crisis between 2007-2009, the ASX 200 recorded
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