Pune: Doctors on 108 ambulance deny transport to a swine flu patient
The unavailability of safety gears for doctors of 108 ambulance services is directly affecting the patients, who are not being taken aboard after presenting with flu-like symptoms. In one such…
UP to open 6 pharma parks; gets Rs 5,000-6,000 cr commitment
The Uttar Pradesh government is planning to open six pharma parks across the state and has received an investment commitment of about Rs 5,000-6,000 crore from domestic and multinational pharma…
Hospitals seek commission on blood given to patients
Kolhapur: The Kolhapur District Blood Banks Association (KDBBA) has decided to blacklist those hospitals which are demanding a commission in the amount charged by banks to provide blood or blood…
Dialysis at discounted rate facility
Pune: A facility to offer dialysis at the discounted rate of Rs400 would be made available at the Pune Municipal Corporation-run Balasaheb Thackeray hospital near Mitramandal Chowk. The standing committee…
No MRI at GB Pant hospital: NHRC notice to Centre, Delhi
NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the chief secretary of Delhi and the Union health secretary over a TOI report dated October 4 that highlighted…
SSG hospital warned of sealing X-ray facility
Vadodara: As teams from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) – the nuclear watchdog of the country – has started conducting surprise inspections of medical diagnostic centres across major cities…
Zydus leads race for Complan with Rs 4,500-crore bid
NEW DELHI|MUMBAI: Zydus Cadila Group has mounted an aggressive Rs 4,500 crore offer for the Kraft Heinz Company’s consumer brand business in India, outbidding the Coca-Cola Company for a portfolio…
Study recognizes efficacy of homeopathy in dental probs
Nagpur: City homeopath Kavita Chandak’s study on ‘Reducing steroids in dental problems’ suggests homeopathic medicines can offer a non-toxic remedy and the relief can be the same as compared to…
Mental health crisis could cost the world $16 trillion by 2030
By Kate Kelland LONDON :Mental health disorders are on the rise in every country in the world and could cost the global economy up to $16 trillion between 2010 and…
‘New drugs to prevent tuberculosis in the offing’
LONDON: Researchers have identified a novel regulatory mechanism, which when deactivated, results in the death of tuberculosis pathogen, an advance that could pave the way for newdrugs to prevent the…
