Private equity firm EQT launches $654 mln cash bid for Sweden’s Karo Pharma
STOCKHOLM: Private equity firm EQT on Monday made a recommended 5.97 billion Swedish crown ($654 million) cash bid to buy Swedish specialty pharma group Karo Pharma. The offer, made by…
India and Japan for the first time to cooperate in Yoga, Ayurveda
TOKYO: India and Japan on Monday decided to cooperate for the first time in the areas of Indian traditional medicinal systems such as Yoga and Ayurveda to provide holistic healthcare…
Lucknow: No claim allowed for treatment at private hospitals, government employees up in arms
LUCKNOW: State government employees and pensioners are up in arms against a recent order which has stopped them from submitting claim against medical expenses if treatment has taken place in…
No amenities in govt hosp to treat cancer
Vijayawada: An estimate of 58,072 people in Andhra Pradesh have had cancer in 2016 and nearly 30,000 people died due to some form of cancer in the same year. Despite…
Need to create a robust pipeline for career progression for doctors : Nishi Saini
By Nishi Saini What makes a good doctor? How might he or she be assessed? Could it be the level of confidence inspired in a patient? Perhaps, it is the…
Private Bus staff involved in Drug Smuggling
Srinagar Police recently busted a drug racket that made use of private bus staff members to transfer drugs from Jaipur to Srinagar. Police seized highly addictive narcotic pills that were…
Paralysis fear in zika ground zero
AHMEDABAD: Researchers analysing patients suffering from Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) in South India recently found antibodies that combat zika virus (ZikV) in their blood samples. This has already put Gujarat health…
Health department intensifies campaign to control maternal deaths in dist
TRICHY: With as many as 47 maternal deaths reported in Trichy district since last April 2017, the health department has intensified efforts to screen and treat pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) among…
Brand new health centre ill-equipped, short-staffed
Coimbatore: When an additional primary health centre was inaugurated at Anaikatti – a small village nestled in the foothills of the Western Ghats and Kerala – on Friday, residents of…
State government seeks report on action taken against quacks in city
Agra: Taking cognizance of complaints regarding illegal hospitals and clinics operating in different districts, the state government has sought a detailed report from the health department for the action taken…
