Government Launches Incentive Scheme for Medical Device Manufacturers
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Mirror exposé triggers plasma transfer overhaul
Minister JP Nadda launches drug registry to standardise medicine-related information
Pharmexcil urges companies to adopt NCB voluntary code to prevent chemical diversion into illegal drug production
Gurgaon call centre busted for cheating people with fake weight-loss products, 3 women held
Madhya Pradesh toddler loses vision after doctor administers drops, probe underway
CDSCO Mandates SUGAM Portal for Post-Approval Changes (PAC) to Vaccine and Anti-Sera Import Licences
WHO seeks details from India over oxytocin-linked deaths; licences of manufacturer cancelledStorms increase dust level in air, hospitals see rise in patients
GURUGRAM: City hospitals reported a spike in cases of respiratory diseases, even as dust storm in neighbouring states raised levels of PM2.5 to the ‘poor’ level from Sunday. Last Wednesday’s…
Latest bid for India’s Fortis “more risky”, says Manipal CEO
India’s privately held Manipal Hospitals had to take a “more risky” approach in its latest bid for domestic rival Fortis Healthcare to see off rival suitors, Manipal’s Chief Executive Ranjan…
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…