SevenHills admin office sealed over non-payment of Rs 9 crore property tax

MUMBAI: Adding to the ongoing woes of Marol’s SevenHills Hospital, the BMC sealed and attached its administrative office on Thursday over non-payment of Rs 9 crore property tax. Civic officials…

Aga Khan to set up children’s cancer hospital in city: Fadnavis

The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, met governor C Vidyasagar Rao at Raj Bhavan and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who had called on him at the Taj Mahal…

100 specialists set up Immuno-Oncological Society to outline treatment standards

An initiative by IIT-Bombay may help decrease the cost of a sort of immunotherapy used to treat blood tumor to a tenth of that in the US. Dr. Rahul Purwar…

Over 200 surgeries put off as strike cripples services

NEW DELHI: Health services were severely affected at Lok Nayak and Safdarjung hospitals on Tuesday because of a strike called by resident doctors. More than 200 routine surgeries were postponed…

North corporation to hand over 5 hospitals to Centre, cites cash crunch

NEW DELHI: Citing acute cash crunch, the north corporation is planning to hand over five of its major hospitals to the Centre. The standing committee is, however, yet to approve…

Unethical pricing and exploitation of patients by Private Hospitals still not stopped

Patients and help groups now actively seeking call for regulation of private hospital to prevent unethical pricing. A new evidence of Unethical pricing and exploitation of patients came in front…

Is Sir Ganga Ram Hospital an exception to Profiteering Private Hospitals?

New Delhi: One hospital Sir Ganga Ram, not a wee bit lesser in treatment and technology in comparison to big hospitals currently embroiled in excessive and unethical pricing, has come…

A few small cuts are enough to replace total knee replacement

New Delhi: Thanks to a dog cheap treatment catching up fast, knee replacement may be passé sooner than later.  The name of the surging surgical technique which is almost replacing…

IMA on all out nationwide Yatra against NMC Bill

New Delhi: The taste of the initial success in its efforts to stall controversial medical education National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill has enthused Indian Medical Association which is opposing it…

SMT announces completion of patient enrolment of EverOCT Trial

Mumbai : SMT has announced the enrolment completion of EverOCT – Tetrilimus Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Study. EverOCT study aims to evaluate the mal-apposition, degree of strut coverage and vessel…