PATNA: 50-bed facility for HIV positive people in state
PATNA: The state health department on Friday signed a non-financial memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Spain based Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to run a 50-bed hospital in Patna for…
In the era of super specialty hospitals, the focus on preventive healthcare has taken a back seat : Preeti Malhotra
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Preeti Malhotra, President, Gujarmal Modi Hospital and Research Center and Saket Mediciti, in Saket to know more about the need and role of preventive…
Delhi first at hospital: HC nixes scheme
New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Friday pulled the plug on a pilot project launched by AAP government extending preferential treatment to residents of the city at Guru Teg…
Trevena’s opioid painkiller fails to get FDA panel backing
By Saumya Joseph and Ankur Banerjee Trevena Inc’s opioid injection for managing acute pain failed to win the backing of an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration on…
CHENNAI: State to spend Rs 35 lakh more for common drug
CHENNAI: The state health department will soon have to spend about Rs 35 lakh more a month for a commonly used drug in labour rooms of government hospitals following the…
Walgreens revenue hit by weakness in personal care products, OTC drugs
By Manas Mishra Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc came up short of analysts’ estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday, as sales of personal care products and over-the-counter drugs fell both in…
Pune: Doctors on 108 ambulance deny transport to a swine flu patient
The unavailability of safety gears for doctors of 108 ambulance services is directly affecting the patients, who are not being taken aboard after presenting with flu-like symptoms. In one such…
UP to open 6 pharma parks; gets Rs 5,000-6,000 cr commitment
The Uttar Pradesh government is planning to open six pharma parks across the state and has received an investment commitment of about Rs 5,000-6,000 crore from domestic and multinational pharma…
Hospitals seek commission on blood given to patients
Kolhapur: The Kolhapur District Blood Banks Association (KDBBA) has decided to blacklist those hospitals which are demanding a commission in the amount charged by banks to provide blood or blood…
Dialysis at discounted rate facility
Pune: A facility to offer dialysis at the discounted rate of Rs400 would be made available at the Pune Municipal Corporation-run Balasaheb Thackeray hospital near Mitramandal Chowk. The standing committee…
