https://www.scmp.com/rss/525640/feed Your authoritative guide on health, wellness and wealth in Hong Kong and Asia, exploring how to enhance your lifestyle to live long lives in physical and financial health. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Peter Shadbolt Peter Shadbolt As healthcare shifts focus from treatment to prediction – for the ultra-wealthy, at least – an opportunity presents itself: if risk can be identified early enough, can it be managed or even avoided altogether? Genome sequencing analyses an individual’s full DNA, revealing variations that may shape disease risk and treatment response. For wealthy clients, it can turn health uncertainty into something more controllable – identifying risks early and even having the chance to act on them. For... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/special-reports/topics/wealth-healthcare/article/3352877/how-dna-sequencing-can-yield-insights-your-future-health?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/special-reports/topics/wealth-healthcare/article/3352877/how-dna-sequencing-can-yield-insights-your-future-health?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 May 2026 22:00:09 +0000 Richard Lord Richard Lord By 2060, old-age to work-age ratios will double and 20 per cent of the population will be aged 65 or older, according to OECD predictions. The prospect of fewer young people to care for increasing numbers of elderly in their retirement makes financial planning and healthcare increasingly paramount concerns. “Chronic diseases are getting more prevalent and the age of onset is getting younger,” says Dr Shiba Poon, a general practitioner with OT&P Healthcare. “The majority of non-communicable... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/special-reports/topics/wealth-healthcare/article/3352859/how-longevity-healthcare-reshaping-physical-mental-and-financial-resilience?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/special-reports/topics/wealth-healthcare/article/3352859/how-longevity-healthcare-reshaping-physical-mental-and-financial-resilience?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 May 2026 22:00:17 +0000 Andrea Lo Andrea Lo Picture this: a private jet touches down at dawn. Within an hour, the passenger is settled into a mountain retreat, not for a board meeting or ski trip, but for a week of comprehensive metabolic testing, epigenetic analysis – how your lifestyle and environment have affected your genes’ activity – and personalised longevity planning. Or perhaps they’re checking into a five-star hotel, one where their suite comes with biological age assessments alongside the usual luxury amenities. This is medical... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/special-reports/topics/wealth-healthcare/article/3352746/switzerland-and-singapore-are-competing-offer-next-level-medical-tourism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/special-reports/topics/wealth-healthcare/article/3352746/switzerland-and-singapore-are-competing-offer-next-level-medical-tourism?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 May 2026 23:00:06 +0000 Ben Young Ben Young For ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs), health and wellness has evolved past yearly doctor’s appointments into a live, data-driven system powered by AI and medical-grade wearables. According to Duncan Yu, general manager (Asia) of consumer electronics company Withings, UHNWI health has shifted from reactive treatment to a proactive, data-driven and highly personalised model of monitoring and health management. At the centre of this shift is an infrastructure of AI-powered devices that... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/special-reports/topics/wealth-healthcare/article/3352694/ai-powered-wearables-revolutionise-health-ultra-wealthy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/special-reports/topics/wealth-healthcare/article/3352694/ai-powered-wearables-revolutionise-health-ultra-wealthy?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 May 2026 07:49:16 +0000