Novel imaging technique can capture over 10k genes at once
Los Angeles: In a breakthrough, scientists have developed a new technique that enables them to image 10,421 genes at once within individual cells. The technique, called intron seqFISH (sequential fluorescence…
Medical seats: Why pure merit works in Assam, not in UP
If medical admissions were entirely merit based what would be the cut-off percentile required to fill all seats? Without the entire list of NEET qualified students in the country, gauging…
DCI picks up challenge to tame Tobacco triggered tide of oral cancer
New Delhi: Dental Council of India (DCI) takes up ‘challenge’ to tame the tide of oral cancer triggered by tobacco chewing. Tobacco use assuming epidemic proportions, the campaign towards cessation…
Formulating stringent law to regulate pvt hospitals: Maha govt to HC
Mumbai, Jun 8 The Maharashtra government today told the Bombay High Court that it was in the process of formulating a stringent law, on the lines of the Centre’s Clinical…
MBBS fee in private colleges capped at Rs 6.8 lakh per year
BENGALURU: The maximum annual fee for a first-year Indian student of an undergraduate MBBS course in a private medical college in Karnataka cannot exceed Rs 6.8 lakh a year. For…
We want to change the overall healthcare scenario in rural Bengal: Rohit Misra
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Rohit Misra, MD-United Laboratories India Pvt. Ltd, Kolkata, to get a glimpse of neglected healthcare in rural Bengal and how United Laboratories has stepped…
28 companies under lens for wrongly claiming services export sops
MUMBAI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has begun investigations into 28 companies that have wrongly claimed services export benefits, according to the agency, which has issued notices to them.…
Medical council cracks whip on errant doctors
HYDERABAD: The Telangana Medical Council executive and general body meeting on Wednesday took several decisions to rein in errant doctors, including suspension of a psychiatrist. Council chairman Dr E Ravindra…
Temasek in final talks to acquire 30-35% stake in AHH for $100 m
Singapore state-owned investment company Temasek Holdings is in the final stages of discussions to acquire a minority stake in Asia Healthcare Holdings, a healthcare platform set up by US-based private…
Pfizer wins appeal against UK fine for epilepsy drug price hike
LONDON, – Pfizer Inc and Flynn Pharma won an appeal on Thursday against fines totalling nearly 90 million pounds ($120 million) imposed in 2016 for ramping up the cost of…
