As China builds biotech sector, cash floods U.S. startups
SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG: For three whirlwind days in June, U.S. scientist Zhi Hong went shopping at the Boston Bio Conference to find drugs to fill the pipeline of his two-week-old…
Swine flu claims 13 lives in Rajasthan in first 20 days of September
JAIPUR: Swine flu has resurfaced in the state as 13 persons have died while 131 tested positive for the disease in the first 20 days of September. The spurt in…
PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat health scheme: All you need to know
RANCHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the ‘ Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)’ scheme, deemed as the world’s largest government-funded healthcare programme covering over…
Alcohol responsible for one in 20 deaths worldwide: WHO
GENEVA: Alcohol kills three million people worldwide each year — more than AIDS, violence and road accidents combined, the World Health Organisation said on Friday, adding that men are particularly…
Diabetics can have fruits, tablets during NET
BENGALURU: Diabetics taking up the National Eligibility Test (NET) have a reason to cheer: They can have fruits, water and sugar tablets in the exam hall. NET conducted by the…
Aspen Pharma suffers week of woe as valuation tumbles by $3 bln
JOHANNESBURG: Aspen Pharmacare has lost about 45 billion rand ($3 billion) of its market value in just over a week in a sell-off sparked by concern over the South African…
Sir Ganga Ram Doctors dominated in felicitations by Vice President in Vigyan Bhavan
New Delhi: Sir Ganga Ram Hospital dominated in felicitations handed out by Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu at 19th Convocation and Award Ceremony of National Board of Examinations…
He won Grand Slam against Death, delivering the best ‘Serve’ of his life time
New Delhi: He delivered the best ‘serve’ of his life when he died. His three organs saved three end stage patients on the brink of death. Y. K. Bhalla, aged…
Punjab cabinet clears transfer of final land for AIIMS
Chandigarh: The Punjab Cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, decided Thursday to transfer piece of land belonging to the state government to the Centre for the AIIMS project at…
India leads world charts for muti-drug resistant tuberculosis: WHO
New Delhi: India accounted for 24 per cent cases of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in 2017 — the highest in the world and followed by China’s 13 per cent and…
