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Yong Loo Lin
School of Medicine

Growing tech start-ups in healthcare

Published: 28 Aug 2017

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Asia’s tech-driven consumer healthcare industry is estimated to be worth billions of dollars today. In Singapore, more tech-enabled healthcare start-ups have sprung up to offer a myriad of services.

From an app that connects patients with doctors, to another app that allows customers to have a personalised meal designed by dietitians, the world of health and wellness is literally at people’s fingertips. More patients are also using apps to enhance their clinical treatment in hospitals.

Associate Professor James Yip from NUS Medicine’s Department of Medicine sees patients increasingly using health-tech applications that help them attain better health. “More patients are now tracking their steps per day and engaging their physicians on their exercise profile. Some even have heart-rate monitors as an adjunct to exercise,” he said.

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