Health dept to monitor use of e-cigarettes
Trichy: With several reports indicating that a ban on e-cigarettes is likely to be imposed anytime soon in Tamil Nadu, the Trichy district health department has started taking steps to…
Now, steel could find new role as nano needle
VIJAYAWADA: Stainless steel, the versatile metal which has found wide applications, is now seen as the improbable candidate that can be used in brain surgeries, going by new research done…
Health ministry invites suggestions for renaming drug regulator CDSCO
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has invited suggestions for renaming the country’s drug regulator CDSCO in line with its expanded roles. In a public notice issued Thursday, the Central…
Jayalalithaa death probe commission censures Apollo for non-cooperation
CHENNAI: The commission inquiring into the death of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa has come down heavily on Apollo Hospitals, which treated the former chief minister during her 74-day stay…
Malvinder, Godhwani colluded to divert Rs 1,223 crore from Religare and Fortis
Shivinder Mohan Singh, the former promoter of Fortis Healthcare and Religare Enterprises, has made scathing allegations against elder brother Malvinder Mohan Singh and Sunil Godhwani in his petition filed with…
GSK Pharma in search of buyer for non-core brands
MUMBAI: British drug maker GSK Pharma’s India arm is looking to sell some of its non-core brands as the company looks to consolidate its position in the chronic and vaccine…
Gurugram : Hospitals ordered to register under Clinical Establishments Act
GURUGRAM: All hospitals with more than 50 beds will have to register themselves with the district administration by January 2020. This will be a provisional registration that will be valid…
CCI to probe pricing ways of super specialty hospitals in national capital
New Delhi: The Competition Commission will probe super specialty hospitals in the national capital for possible unfair pricing in services and products provided to their in-patients, according to an official…
Coke, Zydus to bid for Kraft’s brands Complan, Glucon-D
MUMBAI: Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola and Zydus Cadila group are advancing on a potential deal to acquire Kraft Heinz’s brands Complan and Glucon-D, among others, in a deal worth more…
Fortis feud: Shivinder accuses Malvinder of forging wife’s signature
NEW DELHI: Former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh has alleged that his elder brother Malvinder forged his wife’s signature, perpetrated illegal financial transactions and led the company into an…

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