Senior health official in Assam arrested for accepting bribe

Guwahati: A senior health official posted in Assam’s Dhemaji district was arrested when he was accepting a bribe of Rs 12,000 for clearing vehicle bills, at his office this evening,…

Health Ministry deliberating report on ‘faulty’ hip replacement surgeries by MNC: Nadda

New Delhi:Union Health Minister JP Nadda today said his ministry is holding deliberations on an expert panel’s report on alleged faulty hip replacements surgeries by a multinational company in India…

Check on phone if you can trust nearby lab

NEW DELHI: Finding a worthy testing lab or collection centre in your neighbourhood is going to be just a click away soon. The National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration…

Registry to track use of high-risk medical devices soon

NEW DELHI: Taking cue from the Johnson & Johnson faulty hip implants case which left patients in India in physical and financial distress, the health ministry is planning an independent…

BRD hospital row: Adityanath blames ‘internal politics’ for infants’ death

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India]: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday refuted the reports claiming that 60 infants died due to shortage of oxygen at the BRD Medical College…

New technique developed to detect early-stage cancer tumour cells in blood, researchers claim

New Delhi: Researchers at an Australian university have claimed that a “new technique” to detect early-stage cancer tumour cells in the blood using a malaria protein has been developed. The…

Nation’s most prestigious medical award to 3 Lucknow doctors

LUCKNOW: In three cheers for the medical fraternity of Lucknow, three eminent doctors of the city were conferred the prestigious BC Roy Award on Friday While SGPGI director Prof Rakesh…

BRS Group highest bidder for SevenHills hospital

MUMBAI: Billionaire BR Shetty’s Dubai-based group, owner of London-listed NMC Healthcare, has emerged as the highest bidder for debtridden SevenHills Hospital, multiple sources have confirmed to ET. Philanthropic initiative Reliance…

Uttarakhand HC orders sealing of unregistered hospitals

Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court today ordered to seal all the hospitals and clinics running without registration in the state. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma and…

Hospitals which were using a clinical evidence based tools saved more lives : Shireesh Sahai

Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Shireesh Sahai, CEO, Wolters Kluwer, Gurgaon, to know more about the impact of Clinical Decision Support in healthcare and how it can impact and…