Manipal-TPG’s new offer for Fortis, values it at Rs 8,358 cr

Mumbai, The consortium of Manipal Health Enterprises (MHEPL) and private equity (PE) firm TPG Asia on Sunday revised their offer to acquire a stake in Fortis Healthcare, proposing to infuse…

Men, listen up! If you take asprin daily, you may double the risk of melanoma

WASHINGTON: Men who take aspirin daily may have double the risk of melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer, according to a study. Published in the Journal of the…

Thalassemia patient gets transfusion-free life after high-risk transplant

New Delhi, Thanks to his donor brother, a 25-year-old thalassemia patient is now living a transfusion-free life after undergoing a high-risk bone marrow transplant, doctors at BLK Super Speciality Hospital…

Liver transplantation in children has become very successful today : Dr Robert H Squires

Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke Dr Robert H Squires, Prof. of Pediatrics, Transplant Hepatology, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburg, USA to know more about the progress and challenges in pediatric hepatology.…

Fortis appoints Arpwood Capital to advise on sale bids

New Delhi, May 4 : Fortis Healthcare today said it has appointed Arpwood Capital Private Ltd to advise the board on various sale bids. The firm will act as financial…

‘Centre for Sight’ skyline will catch all eyes deserving the best

New Delhi: Centre for Sight was already cynosure of all eyes needing the best correction. Addition of Dwarka high rise centre makes it a cut far above the rest. It…

It is very important to have a heart team with a variety of stents on the shelf: Dr Ivo Petrov

Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Dr Ivo Petrov, Medical Director and Head of Cardiology, City Clinic, Sofia, Bulgaria to know more about the protocols in CVD management in Bulgaria.…

IHH MD Tan See Leng says Fortis & SRL will aid local, global play

MUMBAI: Malaysia’s IHH has made a fair and equitable offer to acquire Fortis that will take care of its immediate funding needs, said Tan See Leng, managing director, IHH Healthcare…

BMC Hospital told to pay Rs 2 lakh each to three patients for rat bites

The state human rights commission has asked Babasaheb Ambedkar Municipal General Hospital, more popularly known as Shatabdi hospital, to cough up compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to three patients…

CDSCO issues show cause notice to Glenmark over clinical trial in Jaipur

The clinical trial of Glenmark Pharma’s osteoarthritis pain medication at a hospital in Jaipur has been flagged by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) over violations like falsification of…