Oklahoma Medicaid tests new tactic to curb U.S. drug costs
By Deena Beasley LOS ANGELES: A new front in the battle over the cost of expensive medicines in the United States is opening up in Oklahoma, the first state where…
Delhi: Maimed by doctor’s injection, patient to get Rs 20 lakh
New Delhi: The Vimhans Hospital, New Delhi and a doctor have been ordered to pay Rs 20 lakh as compensation for medical negligence while treating a 12-year-old boy in 2001.…
Sunil Godhwani responsible for Group’s woes: Singh Brothers
NEW DELHI: Former promoters of Fortis Healthcare and Religare Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh today blamed former Religare Enterprises Chairman and Managing Director Sunil Godhwani for the group’s troubles. “The…
Brain health tablets launched with mind blowing claims
New Delhi/ Gugaon: Half a dozen tablets exclusively for brain have been launched by a Gurgaon based Pharma Astroglia. Among the mind blowing claims, one that might raise eyebrows, is…
Let Modicine (ultra cheap quality Generics) reach every block of India
Gurgaon/ New Delhi: Ultra cheap high quality generic medicines are all set to herald ‘Achhe Din’, the much flaunted core mandate of incumbent union government, at least for patients all…
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital heralds golden age of Knee Replacement
New Delhi: Gilded knee implant replacement is fast catching up, not as a mark of luxury but for better outcomes. Indraprastha Apollo happens to be the first hospital in India…
Govt lifts ban on retail sale of oxytocin, with curbs
The health ministry has lifted the ban on retail sale of oxytocin, an essential drug used to prevent and treat bleeding after child birth, but imposed strict regulations on its…
New drug combo shrinks tumours, halts growth
An “exciting” new cancer drug combination appears to shrink tumours and halt their growth for months, according to an early-stage clinical trial which could mean months of extra life for…
In 30 years, India will have fewer children than today
India’s population will touch almost 1.7 billion by 2050 but its child population (those below 15 years of age) is projected to come down by 20% over the next 32…
Right to healthcare to prevail over right to voluntary retirement: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that the larger public interest of health and medical care would prevail over the right to voluntary retirement by the doctors as medical services are…
