Fortis will grow stronger under IHH ownership: Singh brothers

NEW DELHI: Former Fortis promoters, Singh brothers Friday said the hospital chain will grow stronger under the new ownership of IHH Healthcare. Similarly, Munjals-Burmans combine which did not participate in…

National Health Agency (NHA) launches Beneficiary Identification System for Ayushman Bharat

New Delhi: The National Health Agency (NHA) under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched pilot for Beneficiary Identification System (BIS). It is a process which will confirm application…

Malaysia’s IHH trumps Manipal to win Fortis Healthcare bid at Rs 170/share

The Board of Directors of Fortis Healthcare Limited has selected the binding investment proposal from Malaysia’s IHH Healthcare Berhad to invest Rs 4,000 crores by way of preferential allotment at…

Carbetocin will help in preventing postpartum haemorrhage: Suresh Pattathil

Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Suresh Pattathil, CEO, Ferring India, Mumbai to know more about Carbetocin in the light of Champions Clinical Trial and its impact on Post- Partum…

At Sion hospital, ‘palatable’ oral pellets for HIV+ kids

MUMBAI: The long-standing demand for a more palatable form of HIV medicine for infants has finally been met with the National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) rolling out oral pellets in…

USD 550 million awarded in lawsuit linking cancer, baby powder

R St Louis (US): Nearly two dozen women who claimed asbestos in Johnson & Johnson talcum powder caused their ovarian cancer were awarded USD 550 million in damages by a…

City-based doctor elected as international chair of AOSpine

Coimbatore: City-based orthopaedic and spine surgeon Dr Rajasekaran would take over as the international chair of AOSpine, the world’s largest body of spine surgeons. He is the first ever person…

Lupin, Boehringer Ingelheim to co-market two oral anti-diabetic drugs in India

New Delhi: Drug major Lupin Wednesday said it has expanded its collaboration with Germany’s Boehringer Ingelheim for co-marketing two oral anti-diabetic drugs in India. The two new oral anti-diabetics drugs…

Religare Finvest claims Rs 1,900 crore from 19 companies ‘known to’ Malvinder and Shivinder Singh

NEW DELHI: Religare Finvest, the lending arm of Religare Enterprises, has filed claims totalling Rs 1,900 crore against 19 companies that were linked to its former promoters Malvinder and Shivinder…

Sun Pharma’s subsidiary files patent infringement suit against German drug maker Biofrontera

Sun pharma’s US subsidiary DUSA pharmaceuticals on Wednesday said that the company has filed a law suit against German drug maker Biofrontera for patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation and tortious…