With the rapid development of technology, intelligent and technological advancements have inevitably become the direction for innovation and development in the health examination industry. In such a context, would you have the courage to accept the truth if you were to display your medical examination results, namely the so-called "health score," in front of the public? Under this trend, iKang Group and Beijing Satellite TV have launched a breakthrough “hardcore variety” show—《iKang AI Love Night》, which achieved an astonishing first-episode viewership of 135 million.

This variety show demonstrates how to combine high technology with medical examinations. For example, Zheng Kai underwent the testing for risks of myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, and blindness on the show; Jin Zhiwen went through a joint CT scan and received a 3D printed leg bone model in a 1:1 ratio; Cai Guoqing, on the other hand, experienced a "liver cutting" operation by a surgeon. Several experts from top-tier hospitals and founders of medical technology companies shared their wisdom and experience on the program, conducting lively science popularization in various forms.

《iKang AI Love Night》is the first domestic evening variety show that focuses on the perspectives of young people, delivering knowledge on health, medical care, and technology products. It has not only created a new form of science variety show but has also continuously refreshed the program format with its easy and humorous approach, such as sitcom and talk show formats, attracting a large audience. Well-known actors and singers underwent medical examinations and intuitively experienced the charm of high technology. The success of the program highlights the public’s growing awareness of health and the vigorous development of the health examination industry.

The "black technology" of the physical examination industry is changing the way we prevent diseases. With artificial intelligence deep learning and big medical data assistance, we can now predict the risks of diseases such as myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, blindness, and dementia by taking an AI fundus photo. This technology has moved beyond being just a concept and is now a real, early-stage disease screening technology that is in practical use. On the program's live stage, Zheng Kai witnessed the application of this technology—a comprehensive disease risk assessment can be provided in less than a minute with just one photo.

Zhang Ligang, founder of iKang Group, pointed out that by analyzing fundus images, the AI fundus camera can provide detailed information about blood vessels and nerves. This innovative technology, with the help of deep learning, has become an advanced image reading tool. The application of this technology has already demonstrated its effectiveness in practice. For example, at iKang's physical examination centers, the AI fundus camera has detected several suspected brain tumor cases. The most notable was a 27-year-old woman who was advised to investigate the risk of a brain tumor due to papilledema and was diagnosed with a brain tumor after further hospital examinations, subsequently undergoing successful surgery.

Furthermore, common diseases such as liver cancer, which often go undetected in the early stages in our country, now have a greater chance of being predicted and prevented with the advance of technology and the innovation of the physical examination industry.

Dr. Zhang Jing, director of the Liver Disease Center, shared popular science knowledge about the pathogenesis of liver cancer in an activity, explaining the gradual deteriorating process of "fatty liver—steatohepatitis—cirrhosis—liver cancer." Zhang Jing pointed out that such pathological changes often occur quietly among our habits of staying up late and overeating. Meanwhile, because the liver itself lacks pain nerves, it is difficult to notice the pain or discomfort even when disease changes occur.

Research shows that fatty liver is one of the important risk factors for liver cancer. Among Chinese adults, the proportion with fatty liver is close to 30%, meaning one in every three adults may suffer from fatty liver. In a health knowledge program, singer Cai Guoqing demonstrated a severely fattened goose liver compared to a normal one. The fatty liver was not only significantly enlarged, but also hardened, pale, losing its physiological function and vitality. Such an example illustrates that unhealthy habits in life do indeed cause harm to the liver.

The early detection and treatment of liver cancer is crucial, and in recent years, Aikang Clinic has introduced many genetic testing projects. Pan-Cancer Gene Company's liver cancer early screening technology, for instance, requires only an additional blood sample during routine physical exams to track the progression from fatty liver to liver cancer. This technology can reveal the risk of fatty liver and liver cancer, whether due to congenital genetic expression issues or acquired gene mutations.

Beijing Satellite TV's program "Aikang AI Smart Love Night" presents the development process of diseases and screening methods to the public through various forms such as comedy, talk shows, and song and dance performances, while also introducing the latest technologies in the physical examination field. These so-called "black technologies" are revolutionizing the medical examination industry.

In exploring how to use artificial intelligence to improve medical quality, companies around the world have already made attempts. Although the comprehensive understanding of life mechanisms and disease progression is still limited, and the technical and knowledge requirements of developers in every field of disease are extremely high, medical technology is continually making breakthroughs in these limitations. For example, in 2018, IDx-DR, the world's first artificial intelligence product for detecting diabetic retinopathy in patients, was approved by the FDA, and since then, the field of AI medical imaging applications has flourished. At the same time, genetic testing technology shows great potential and significance in the diagnosis of cancer and genetic diseases.

Life science companies such as Pan-Cancer and Nuohui Health are leading a medical breakthrough, developing detection products for early screening of various cancers such as liver and colorectal cancer, transforming the uncertainty of disease progression into a predictable and controllable process. Innovative disease screening technologies are first applied in large chain physical examination centers and hospital physical examination departments, continuously improved within professional fields, enhancing the ability for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment.

Smart devices and technological detection methods are giving new momentum to the physical examination industry and generating market growth. They enable the precise detection of hidden health issues, accelerating the identification of complex diseases that were previously only diagnosable by top hospital experts.

The trend of innovation in the physical examination industry is increasingly leaning towards intelligence and technology. For example, companies like Airdoc and Pan-Cancer have been Aikang's partners for several years in a row, reflecting the innovative trend of the industry.

After the pandemic, the public's awareness and consumption consciousness regarding health have significantly improved. The scale of China's health examination market reached 190.4 billion yuan in 2022, up 10.7% from the previous year. The proportion of professional physical examinations is also growing, reaching 23% by 2022.

On the demand side, consumers have an increasing need for smart and convenient health testing technologies and products.

Recently, iKang teamed up with Eagle Eye Airdoc to release the "Health Blue Paper of Four Million Physical Examination Populations," which indirectly reflects the current trend in physical examination consumption. Since iKang introduced the Eagle Eye Airdoc's retinal AI health assessment in 2018, the number of users has increased by more than one million annually since the first report was released in 2019, and it has now exceeded 5 million uses.

Looking back at the history of China's physical examination industry, it began in the late 1990s when medical check-ups were mainly provided in public hospitals in big cities for specific groups of people such as employees, offering basic physical examinations. Entering the 21st century, with the emergence of private medical examination institutions, the industry underwent a transformation. Private institutions represented by iKang have improved the quality and experience of physical examination services, from electronic examination reports to refined processes to accessible and comparative medical records, continuously setting new industry standards.

iKang Group has seen rapid business growth since its establishment over a decade ago, and in 2014, the company reached a new milestone — successfully listing on the NASDAQ stock market in the United States, proudly becoming the first listed company in the domestic physical examination industry. However, as time passed, the shortcomings of the physical examination industry gradually came to light. The original model focused too much on the examination process itself, rarely involving follow-up treatment recommendations for diseases. After receiving their examination results, people often felt confused and helpless about how to interpret the results, whether further treatment was needed, or which medical department to consult, often having to rely on Internet search engines for self-guidance.

All this changed in 2017. iKang Group announced a strategic upgrade, proposing to create a "managed" physical examination model, providing services such as free report interpretation, reminders for follow-up of significant disease risks, and green channels for medical treatment, making the physical examination service more than just a "process". Thereafter, these services gradually became standard, serving nearly ten million users each year.

Following this, in 2018, iKang Group launched the iKang AI+ plan, committed to integrating cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence into traditional physical examination services. It introduced genetic testing projects, included early cancer screening in the exam options, and gradually introduced various intelligent devices, integrating so-called "black tech" diagnostic products into the market. After six years of practice and exploration, iKang has expanded its health management services, formed strategic partnerships with many leading domestic artificial intelligence technology companies, and launched more than ten artificial intelligence products covering health areas such as fundus, lungs, heart, cerebrovascular, breast, teeth, and bones, effectively constructing a vast "iKang AI Matrix".

With the introduction of these emerging technological tools, the physical examination industry is showing a new trend—the service model originally led by doctors is gradually shifting towards a technology-centric service model. This change has provided customers with more choices of physical examination centers, and the physical examination industry itself is quietly transforming.

iKang Group has not only established partnerships with technology companies, but also innovatively launched the industry's first AI digital health manager - ikkie, which provides precision and dynamic health management tailored to each individual, based on approximately seventy million health check data entries. Up to now, ikkie has served over 220,000 users, with more than 770,000 interactive Q&A sessions. This year, ikkie has further enhanced its capabilities by incorporating Retrievable Augmentation Generation (RAG) technology and a knowledge base specific to iKang's scenarios, improving its accuracy and comprehensiveness in answering health-related questions.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of iKang Group, stepping into its "coming-of-age" celebration. To commemorate this special occasion, iKang Group has not only earned innovative recognition in terms of warmth and intelligence but is also committed to shaping a new experience in one-stop health management.

iKang Company is dedicated to providing personalized and high-tech medical examination services, including personalized health check plans, intelligent testing, and convenient green medical pathways. With these services, iKang is able to meet the common health check needs of users and cater to special medical needs that large hospitals are unable to handle or have not paid attention to.

In October last year, "iKang • HER Center" which focuses on women's health, particularly breast diseases, introduced a new model of breast health management that combines prevention and diagnosis. For example, patients with breast nodules found during a physical examination can undergo minimally invasive surgery and biopsy in the outpatient day surgery center to effectively prevent breast cancer. Additionally, iKang Dentistry also offers a one-stop oral health management service, covering the entire treatment process from examination to therapy, and has accumulated rich experience in specialist outpatient clinics and surgical management.

In reviewing the 20-year development journey of iKang, we witness the transition from paper medical records to electronic medical records, from traditional screening to the application of intelligent technologies, and from solitary health check-ups to comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services. iKang extended medical examination services throughout the entire chain of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, truly achieving thoughtful service by upgrading from "going through procedures" to "intimate management," helping users to precisely identify and solve health problems.

For a long time, humanity’s aspiration for life and health has driven the development of life sciences technology, and more and more people have embraced the concept of "prevention first." With technological support, the medical examination industry has achieved transformation, enabling earlier detection of potential health risks and bringing us closer to health and longevity.