NetMeds acquires JustDoc for just under a million

NEW DELHI: Online pharmacy Net-Meds has acquired telemedicine portal JustDoc in a cash-and-stock deal, the second acquisition by the Chennai-based company, which had acquired hyperlocal drugs delivery startup Pluss last…

This 16 month old weighs 25kg!

CHANDIGARH: Chahat weighed 20kg when she was 9-month-old and is now 25kg at 16 months. She is twice the weight of a normal child at her age. Chahat is one…

Asia Healthcare in final talks to buy Nova IVI fertility

Asia Healthcare Holdings, the platform backed by global investors TPG Growth and Temasek Holdings, is all set to acquire Nova IVI Fertility, one of the largest operators of fertility clinics…

Why docs of pvt hospitals aren’t ready to be on negligence panel

GURUGRAM: No specialists or super-specialists from private hospitals want to be on the panel of the district medical negligence board that takes up complaints of negligence against other private hospitals.…

Dr Kafeel Khan arrested again, now in connection with 9-year-old fraud case

GORAKHPUR: Dr Kafeel Khan, who is out on bail in connection with the death of infants at a state-run hospital in Gorakhpur last year, and his brother Adeel Khan were…

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…