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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Multi-vitamins can cause you heartache: Study
NEW DELHI: In a major finding, which goes against conventional thought and prescription trend, research published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology suggests that health supplements have minimum…
NCDs account for 55% of premature deaths: Report
NEW DELHI: Diabetes and hypertension cases diagnosed under the government’s national screening programme have more than doubled in a single year, with more number of people visiting staterun clinics for…
‘Gujarat’s brain stroke trend worrying’
AHMEDABAD: Like Gujarat’s reputation as capital of cardio-vascular complications in India, experts are pointing at another direction where the trend can be worrisome – brain stroke which can have implications…
DCI picks up challenge to tame Tobacco triggered tide of oral cancer
New Delhi: Dental Council of India (DCI) takes up ‘challenge’ to tame the tide of oral cancer triggered by tobacco chewing. Tobacco use assuming epidemic proportions, the campaign towards cessation…
A test that could help 30% of breast cancer patients in India avoid chemotherapy
NEW DELHI: One out of every three breast cancer patients in India may be able to avoid chemotherapy if tests are available in India at reasonable cost to predict the…
