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  • July 9, 2018
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Left Kidney of a 45 year old patient housed 856 Stones!

New Delhi: Doctors at Fortis Hospital Shalimar Bagh successfully removed 856 stones from the kidney of a 45-year-old patient. This was done by adopting minimally invasive surgical techniques. A team…

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  • July 7, 2018
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Syringes Sale-Purchase Ban: Treatment far worse than the disease

New Delhi/ Bhatinda/ Ferozepur : Syringe manufacturers and public health epidemiologists have viewed Punjab administrations’ orders banning sale and purchase of syringes in medical stores and chemists’ shops without doctor’s…

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  • July 6, 2018
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Ramifications of rationalizing trade margins of medical devices from landed cost will have a catastrophic impact on Indian export

New Delhi: Prominent public health experts and industry insiders are of the opinion, if India isn’t cautious in the method of calculating trade margin rationalisation, it may face implications on…

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  • July 5, 2018
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Nitin Gadkari flags off taxi ambulance services

NEW DELHI: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday flagged off Wagon Cab’s taxi ambulance services here. A startup, Wagon Cab claims to be India’s first road emergency cab services provider.…

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  • July 3, 2018
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Padmashree Dr Mahipal Sachdeva, ace eye specialist, turns Vishisht Chikitsa Ratan

New Delhi: As is his motto –every eye deserves the best- Dr Mahipal Singh Sachdev, a renowned eye specialist and Chairman, Centre for Sight chain of Eye Care, always deserved the…

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  • July 3, 2018
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Are you a healthtech startup looking to file patents? Here’s what you should know

In healthcare startups, patents can act as the core assets at least specifically in the early years of the business lifecycle. Globally, medtech is one of the most active sectors…

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  • July 2, 2018
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A New Heat-stable drug to control post-childbirth bleeding- World Health Organization

Postpartum hemorrhage or high post-childbirth bleeding causes millions of death worldwide and Oxytocin is widely used for this purpose. A study co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed a…

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  • June 27, 2018
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Polio virus new weapon in fight against cancer

One of the world’s most dreaded viruses has been turned into a treatment to fight deadly brain tumours. Survival was better than expected for patients in a small study who…

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  • June 27, 2018
  • 264 views
Obese and diabetic women in India linked to Vitamin D deficiency

New Delhi: Close on the heels of a study in America that linked Vitamin D deficiency to diabetes and obesity, another study published in British Medical Journal (BMJ) has established…

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  • June 26, 2018
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Medical milestone: US OKs marijuana-based drug for seizures

WASHINGTON – U.S. health regulators on Monday approved the first prescription drug made from marijuana, a milestone that could spur more research into a drug that remains illegal under federal…