Apollo bulletins on Jaya had govt PR dept’s nod: Ex-secy
Chennai: The regular medical bulletins pertaining to former chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s health during her hospitalisation from September to December 2016 were issued by Apollo Hospitals only after approval by…
Govt hospitals to provide varma therapy from Oct
Trichy: From October this year, six government hospitals in four districts – Trichy, Perambalur, Ariyalur and Karur – will offer varma therapy for patients at the AYUSH block in the…
J Jayalalithaa death probe: ‘Who ordered Apollo hospital cameras to be switched off?’
CHENNAI: Justice A Arumugasamy, heading the commission probing the death of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa, on Friday asked Apollo Hospitals chief operating officer Subbiah Viswanathan to surrender CCTV camera…
Jayalalithaa death probe commission censures Apollo for non-cooperation
CHENNAI: The commission inquiring into the death of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa has come down heavily on Apollo Hospitals, which treated the former chief minister during her 74-day stay…
CCI to probe pricing ways of super specialty hospitals in national capital
New Delhi: The Competition Commission will probe super specialty hospitals in the national capital for possible unfair pricing in services and products provided to their in-patients, according to an official…
J&J’s subsidiary hip replacement row: A detailed timeline of events that hit this global giant
Nearly a decade after Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary recalled its ‘ASR’ hip implants globally due to many patients requiring remedial surgeries, the Indian government wants the company to compensate local…
Fortis Healthcare CFO Gagandeep Singh Bedi quits
NEW DELHI: Fortis Healthcare on Thursday said its Chief Financial Officer Gagandeep Singh Bedi has resigned citing personal reasons. The Board of Directors of the company at its meeting held…
CM: 80% of beds at state cancer hosp to be for Delhiites
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said 80% of the beds at Delhi State Cancer Institute (DSCI), the only cancer hospital run by the state government, would be…
Stem Cells egg on Ovary gone bust after Menopause
New Delhi: The increasing trend of early onset of Menopause is further complicating the issue of infertility. But thanks to stem cells nestled in ovary, eggs are not hard to…
Registry to track use of high-risk medical devices soon
NEW DELHI: Taking cue from the Johnson & Johnson faulty hip implants case which left patients in India in physical and financial distress, the health ministry is planning an independent…
