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 cancelledMan misdiagnosed with HIV sues hospital, receives 1 lakh in compensation
KOLKATA: A court in West Bengal ordered a private hospital to give a compensation of one lakh rupees to Swapan Sahu (name changed) after an error wrongfully diagnosed him with…
Chennai: Apollo hospital gets clean bill of health
CHENNAI: Nearly a week after six patients at Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital in Nandanam tested positive for cholera, the health department has ruled out the centre being the source of…
U’khand spent Rs 71.5 lakh on salaries of 4 doctors from WB aid
Dehradun: In January 2017 World Bank had approved a loan worth $100 million to scale up medical facilities in Uttarakhand and in the past one year, Rs 4 crore has…
With 1:921, India has healthy doctor-patient ratio
Bengaluru: India has one doctor for every 921 people, as of December 2017, which is way ahead of the doctor-population ratio of 1:1000 prescribed by the World Health Organisation. The…
Close shave for patients, kin as hospital basement catches fire
Aurangabad: A fire in Manik hospital at Jawahar Nagar witnessed a huge rescue operation on Monday with fire brigade personnel and locals bringing out patients from the wards through whatever…
C-sections high due to 2nd pregnancies, claims govt
HYDERABAD: The KCR government has claimed to bring down the number of Caesarian deliveries in government hospitals since the launch of the KCR Kits scheme, but the percentage of C-sections…
IT can win in healthcare only when it can really impact patients, doctors in a big way: Madhubala Radhakrishnan
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Madhubala Radhakrishnan, Founder and President, mCURA, Gurgaon, to understand the need and impact of IT in healthcare. Edited excerpts:, Do you think healthcare industry…
Drug regulator plans national digital database of pharma manufacturers
NEW DELHI: India’s drug regulatory body is creating a national digital database of pharmaceutical manufacturers and their medicines so that regulators can be more effective when acting on problems like…
App that knows a fake medicine when it ‘sees’ it
Three engineering students from the city are working on an application that can help people make informed decision at their local pharmacy. Called DrugSafe, the app helps detect counterfeit by…
In healthcare, today the trend is to shift towards oil free compressed air: Jairam Varadaraj
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Jairam Varadaraj, Managing Director of ELGI Equipments, Coimbatore, to understand the trends and challenges in the use of compressed air in healthcare industry. Edited…