PWD demands Rs 151 crore for Sassoon hospital building work

PUNE: The public works department demanded Rs 151 crore from the state government in the supplementary budget ahead of the monsoon session of the assembly to complete the pending work…

Cheaper, faster DNA tests make diagnosis better

Mumbai: Delhi IT professional Salim Khan Cheaper, faster DNA tests make diagnosis better considers his brush with genomics at KEM Hospital in Parel a medical wonder. He had painfully accepted…

All disease processes need to be managed in a multi-disciplinary team approach: Dr Venkatesh Munikrishnan

Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Dr Venkatesh Munikrishnan, Colorectal Surgeon, Apollo Hospital, Chennai. He talks about the incidence colorectal cancer and its treatment modalities. Colorectal cancer trends Colorectal cancer…

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.…