Sequoia India MD, VT Bharadwaj resigns, to start independent fund

MUMBAI: MUMBAI: VT Bharadwaj, a managing director at the India unit of Silicon Valley’s top venture capital fund, Sequoia Capital, has quit the firm. Bharadwaj’s departure comes less than a…

AIIMS professor Balram Bhargava appointed DG of ICMR

New Delhi: AIIMS professor Balram Bhargava was appointed the Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Secretary of the Department of Health Research on Tuesday. Bharagava, at…

ET exclusive: Manipal-TPG sweetens Fortis deal terms to win investors vote

TPG Capital-backed Manipal Hospitals has decided to sweeten the terms of its offer to acquire the hospitals and the SRL Diagnostics unit of Fortis Healthcare after institutional and minority shareholders…

PM Modi pips Baba Ramdeo as health and fitness influencer

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi left even Baba Ramdeo Behind so far as health and fitness Icons in India are concerned. Respondents of the country have chosen PM Modi…

Thyroid Cancer is all set to be in top 3 of Cancer Chart in India

New Delhi: Thyroid cancer is no more an uncommon form of cancer. With spike in its incidence over few years, it is all set to be in top three of…

FSSAI unveils ‘Project Dhoop’ to fortify School Children with Vitamin D

New Delhi: It would be manna from heaven for Vitamin D-starved children of the country if schools heeded the advice of FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India). The…

Panels vetting organ donation must look for donor safety too

NEW DELHI: Hospital panel vetting organ donation requests must bear in mind that it is not only looking at the interest of the donee/patient but also at the well being…

Prolonged use of antacids harms kidneys: Doctors

MUMBAI: Recent global studies suggesting that the prolonged use of widely prescribed anti-acidity pills to treat “gas” and heartburn might be linked to long-term kidney damage, acute renal disease and…

Fortis stock up on IHH counter bid prospects

Mumbai: Shares of Fortis Healthcare have recovered in recent days on speculation that Malaysian giant IHH Healthcare was finalising plans for an all-cash counter offer to acquire India’s second-largest hospital…

Roche looks to bring evidence-based medicine tech to India

MUMBAI: Swiss drug maker Roche is looking for startups in India that will help the company bring evidence-based medicine in India through its proprietary technology, according to the company’s newly…